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Falkirk face a trip to Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 59 out of 88 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2009, with Falkirk inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Jambo's in a Scottish F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Apr | Falkirk | 0 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 07 Feb | Hearts | 0 - 1 | Falkirk | SFAC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 22 Nov | Hearts | 2 - 1 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Falkirk | 2 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Mon 05 May | Falkirk | 2 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Mar | Hearts | 0 - 0 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Dec | Falkirk | 2 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Heart of Midlothian have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Jambo's, with 4 goals against.
In complete contrast to Hearts, Falkirk are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Bairns have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Hearts see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 8 points from their 8 games played so far, Falkirk find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 8 games have yielded only 3 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hearts | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| Falkirk | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bairns are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Hearts. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hearts | Won 4 successive home games. 8 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Falkirk | Not won in previous 6 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 10 most recent games. |