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Hibernian face a trip to Falkirk at The Falkirk Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 81 games played, The Hibees have recorded 27 wins, and Falkirk have come away with 30 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2006, where Hibernian annihilated the The Hibees 1 - 5 in a Scottish F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Hibernian | 0 - 1 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Falkirk | 1 - 5 | Hibernian | SFAC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Feb | Falkirk | 0 - 0 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 19 Nov | Hibernian | 2 - 3 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Falkirk | 0 - 2 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 08 May | Hibernian | 2 - 1 | Falkirk | SCD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 20 Feb | Falkirk | 1 - 2 | Hibernian | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Falkirk are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
Hibernian have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. Those games have seen the The Hibees pummel 14 goals, and let in 7.
Falkirk see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 21 points from their 18 games played so far, Hibernian's 26 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Falkirk | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
| Hibernian | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hibernian are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Falkirk. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Falkirk | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Hibernian | 8 games since last away draw. |