FootyMAD's Motherwell match preview

Last updated : 26 January 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Falkirk v Motherwell fixture

Falkirk prepare to entertain Motherwell at The Falkirk Stadium on Wednesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 88 games played, Bairns have recorded 36 wins, and Motherwell have come away with 31 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Falkirk Stadium was less than a year ago, in May 2009, the Bairns carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 03 OctMotherwell1 - 0FalkirkSPL
2008/2009Sat 02 MayFalkirk2-1MotherwellSPL
2008/2009Sat 24 JanMotherwell1 - 1FalkirkSPL
2008/2009Sat 15 NovFalkirk1 - 0MotherwellSPL
2008/2009Sun 05 OctMotherwell3 - 2FalkirkSPL
2007/2008Sat 01 MarFalkirk0 - 0MotherwellSPL
2007/2008Sat 22 DecMotherwell0 - 3FalkirkSPL

Recent respective form guides

Falkirk's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Bairns have scored 8, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.

Motherwell's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The 'Well have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Falkirk find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 19 games have yielded only 13 points. Motherwell's 26 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Falkirk6123595
Motherwell62047126

FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at The Falkirk Stadium for the Bairns and the Madmen are unable to see past Motherwell claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics:
Falkirk Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Motherwell 6 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 9 outings ago.