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Falkirk face a trip to 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 46 and win only 18 of the 81 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2006, with Motherwell running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 26 Aug | Falkirk | 0 - 1 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Falkirk | 1 - 1 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Mar | Motherwell | 3 - 1 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Falkirk | 0 - 1 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Sep | Motherwell | 5 - 0 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Mar | Motherwell | 1 - 0 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 23 Jan | Falkirk | 0 - 1 | Motherwell | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Motherwell have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While The 'Well have scored 9, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
The Bairns have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Bairns, and 7 goals against.
Motherwell are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 12 points from 15 matches. Falkirk see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 18 points from their 15 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Motherwell | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2 |
| Falkirk | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Falkirk are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Motherwell. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Motherwell | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Falkirk | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |