| This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Falkirk and Rangers at 12:30 on Saturday, 5th December 2009 in the Scottish Premier. |
History of the Falkirk v Rangers fixture
Rangers face a trip to Falkirk at The Falkirk Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, determined to keep up their impressive record at the venue, having pummelled their opponents 55 times out of 83.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2009, with Rangers inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Bairns in a Scottish Premier match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | | 2009/2010 | Sat 15 Aug | Rangers | 4 - 1 | Falkirk | SPL | | 2008/2009 | Sat 30 May | Rangers | 1 - 0 | Falkirk | SFAC | | 2008/2009 | Sun 05 Apr | Falkirk | 0 - 1 | Rangers | SPL | | 2008/2009 | Tue 27 Jan | Rangers | 3 - 0 | Falkirk | SLGC | | 2008/2009 | Sat 17 Jan | Rangers | 3 - 1 | Falkirk | SPL | | 2008/2009 | Sat 09 Aug | Falkirk | 0 - 1 | Rangers | SPL | | 2007/2008 | Sat 09 Feb | Rangers | 2 - 0 | Falkirk | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Falkirk have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While Bairns have scored 6, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Rangers however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the The Gers, and 9 goals against.
Falkirk find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 13 games have yielded only 8 points. Rangers's total of 25 points from their 12 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Falkirk | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 |
| Rangers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Gers have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from The Falkirk Stadium with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: |
| Falkirk |
No sequences of note |
| Rangers |
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.
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