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Falkirk face a trip to Motherwell at Fir Park 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 45 and win only 18 of the 80 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Motherwell annihilating their visitors 5 - 0 in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Falkirk | 0 - 1 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Motherwell's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The The 'Well's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Falkirk's away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Bairns have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Motherwell see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 36 points from their 28 games played so far, Falkirk are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 21 points from 28 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Motherwell | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| Falkirk | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The 'Well, as the Bairns have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Motherwell | 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Falkirk | 7 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |