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Falkirk face a trip to Kilmarnock at Rugby Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bairns will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 41 and win only 10 of the 73 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2008, the Killie carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 17 May | Kilmarnock | 2 - 1 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | Falkirk | 0 - 0 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 02 Jan | Kilmarnock | 0 - 1 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Falkirk | 1 - 1 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 30 Jan | Falkirk | 0 - 3 | Kilmarnock | SLGC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 27 Jan | Falkirk | 0 - 2 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 18 Nov | Kilmarnock | 2 - 1 | Falkirk | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Kilmarnock have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Killie in those games, with 6 conceded.
In complete contrast to Kilmarnock, Falkirk are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Bairns have hit 9 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Kilmarnock find themselves in a respectable 3rd position, courtesy of the 16 points they have accumulated from 9 games. Falkirk find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 9 games have yielded only 7 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Kilmarnock | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
| Falkirk | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Killie, as the Bairns have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Kilmarnock | 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Falkirk | Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |