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Falkirk travel to take on Rangers at Ibrox Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with the intention of improving a poor record there. The have ended up losing on 62 of the 77 occassions the two teams have clashed.
The last time the two teams met at Rangers was back in March 1996, over five years ago, as the The Gers edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Falkirk | 1 - 1 | Rangers | SPL |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 23 Mar | Rangers | 3 - 2 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 06 Jan | Falkirk | 0 - 4 | Rangers | SPL |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 04 Nov | Rangers | 2 - 0 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 16 Sep | Falkirk | 0 - 2 | Rangers | SPL |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 11 Mar | Rangers | 2 - 2 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 14 Jan | Falkirk | 2 - 3 | Rangers | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Rangers are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the The Gers, with 4 goals against.
The Bairns have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Bairns's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Rangers find themselves in a respectable 4th position, courtesy of the 23 points they have accumulated from 16 games. Falkirk see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 16 points from their 16 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rangers | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
| Falkirk | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Bairns could well see them head back from Ibrox Stadium with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rangers | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Falkirk | 3 successive away victories. 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |