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Falkirk face a trip to Ayr United at Somerset Park on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Bairns have won 18 of the 59 games compared to the host's 27 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2003, the Honest Men carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Falkirk | 3 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 25 Feb | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 0 | Falkirk | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Oct | Falkirk | 3 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 24 Sep | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 2 | Falkirk | SLC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 03 Aug | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 3 | Falkirk | SCD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Apr | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 0 | Falkirk | SCD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Falkirk | 0 - 2 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Ayr United's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. Honest Men have conceded a disappointing 6 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 2 of their own chances.
The away form of Falkirk however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The Bairns's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Ayr Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Bells Scottish Division One with a return of just 0 points from their 1 games thus far. Falkirk's 3 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 4th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4 |
| Falkirk | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Falkirk are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Ayr Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ayr Utd. | 8 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Falkirk | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |