FM Preview: Falkirk v Dunfermline Athletic 07 Aug 2010

Last updated : 06 August 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Falkirk v Dunfermline Athletic fixture

Dunfermline A. pack their bags to visit Falkirk at The Falkirk Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Pars will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The previous match played between the two at The Falkirk Stadium was more than three years back, in January 2007, the Bairns carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Sun 26 AprFalkirk2 - 0Dunfermline A.SFAC
2006/2007Sat 19 MayDunfermline A.0 - 3FalkirkSPL
2006/2007Sat 13 JanFalkirk1 - 0Dunfermline A.SPL
2006/2007Sat 04 NovDunfermline A.0 - 3FalkirkSPL
2006/2007Sat 05 AugFalkirk1 - 0Dunfermline A.SPL
2005/2006Sat 15 AprFalkirk0 - 0Dunfermline A.SPL
2005/2006Sat 01 AprDunfermline A.1 - 1FalkirkSPL

Recent respective form guides

Falkirk's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Bairns have scored 5, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.

Dunfermline A.'s away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Pars's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.



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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Falkirk6042134
Dunfermline A.650113615

FootyMad's prediction ...

Dunfermline A. are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Falkirk Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Drawn each of their last 4 games.
Not won in the 6 most recent games.
Dunfermline A. 6 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 4 matches.
Last drawn game 14 outings ago.