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Falkirk play host to Motherwell at The Falkirk Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 80 games played, Bairns have recorded 33 wins, and Motherwell have come away with 28 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Falkirk was back in January 1996, over five years ago, with Motherwell inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Bairns in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Sep | Motherwell | 5 - 0 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Mar | Motherwell | 1 - 0 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 23 Jan | Falkirk | 0-1 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 25 Nov | Motherwell | 1 - 1 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 23 Sep | Falkirk | 0 - 0 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 15 Apr | Falkirk | 3 - 0 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 07 Mar | Motherwell | 2 - 2 | Falkirk | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Falkirk need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Bairns have scored 6, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Motherwell's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The The 'Well's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Falkirk are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 17 points from 17 matches. Motherwell see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 20 points from their 17 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Falkirk | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| Motherwell | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
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 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Motherwell | No win in the 3 most recent games. |