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History of the Rangers v Falkirk fixture

Falkirk face a trip to Rangers at Ibrox Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having taken no points from 62 of the 78 contests.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2005, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006	Sat 04 Mar	Falkirk	1 - 2	Rangers	SPL
2005/2006	Sat 03 Dec	Rangers	2 - 2	Falkirk	SPL
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

Recent respective form guides

Rangers are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 9 goals have been scored by the The Gers in those games, with 3 conceded.

The Bairns have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Bairns, and 4 goals against.

Rangers find themselves in a respectable 3rd position, courtesy of the 9 points they have accumulated from 5 games. Falkirk's 7 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Rangers	6	3	3	0	11	6	12
Falkirk	6	3	1	2	9	4	10

FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Rangers is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Rangers	Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. Unbeaten run of 19 matches.
Falkirk	Undefeated in last 3 away games. Last drawn game 4 outings ago.