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Falkirk face a trip to Rangers at Ibrox Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with the intention of improving a poor record there. The have ended up losing on 68 of the 84 occasions the two teams have clashed.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2009, with Rangers running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Scottish League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 30 May | Rangers | 1 - 0 | Falkirk | SFAC |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 05 Apr | Falkirk | 0 - 1 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 27 Jan | Rangers | 3 - 0 | Falkirk | SLGC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 17 Jan | Rangers | 3 - 1 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 09 Aug | Falkirk | 0 - 1 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 09 Feb | Rangers | 2 - 0 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 24 Nov | Falkirk | 1 - 3 | Rangers | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Rangers are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the The Gers, with 5 goals against.
Falkirk have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Bairns have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rangers | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 16 |
| Falkirk | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Falkirk have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Rangers may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rangers | Won 6 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Falkirk | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |