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Falkirk travel to take on Motherwell at Fir 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 44 and win only 18 of the 79 games.
The last time the two teams met at Motherwell was back in March 1996, over five years ago, the The 'Well carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Mar | Motherwell | 1 - 0 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 23 Jan | Falkirk | 0 - 1 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 25 Nov | Motherwell | 1 - 1 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 23 Sep | Falkirk | 0 - 0 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 15 Apr | Falkirk | 3 - 0 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 07 Mar | Motherwell | 2 - 2 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 1994/1995 | Mon 26 Dec | Falkirk | 0 - 1 | Motherwell | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Motherwell have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 15 to 13.
Falkirk have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Bairns have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Motherwell see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 7 points from their 6 games played so far, Falkirk are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 4 points from 6 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Motherwell | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 |
| Falkirk | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Falkirk have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Motherwell may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Motherwell | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Falkirk | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |