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Last updated : 09 March 2007 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Hibernian v Falkirk fixture

Falkirk face a trip to Hibernian at Easter Road Stadium 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 47 and win only 19 of the 81 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Falkirk inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the The Hibees in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007Sat 16 DecFalkirk2 - 1HibernianSPL
2006/2007Sat 23 SepHibernian0 - 1FalkirkSPL
2005/2006Sat 25 FebFalkirk1 - 5HibernianSFAC
2005/2006Sat 11 FebFalkirk0 - 0HibernianSPL
2005/2006Sat 19 NovHibernian2 - 3FalkirkSPL
2005/2006Sat 20 AugFalkirk0 - 2HibernianSPL
1998/1999Sat 08 MayHibernian2 - 1FalkirkSCD1

Recent respective form guides

Hibernian have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the The Hibees, with 4 goals against.

Falkirk have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Bairns's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.

Hibernian's 40 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Falkirk see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 33 points from their 29 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Hibernian63128610
Falkirk60063140

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Hibees, as the Bairns have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Hibernian 6 games since last home draw.
Falkirk Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 7 games.
No win in the 7 most recent games.