FootyMAD's Bairns match preview

History of the Aberdeen v Falkirk fixture

Aberdeen prepare to entertain Falkirk at Pittodrie Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Dons are clearly on top, having won 45 and lost only 15 of the 82 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pittodrie Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2008, the Dons carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009	Sat 18 Oct	Falkirk	0 - 1	Aberdeen	SPL
2007/2008	Mon 07 Apr	Aberdeen	2-1	Falkirk	SPL
2007/2008	Tue 22 Jan	Aberdeen	3 - 1	Falkirk	SFAC
2007/2008	Sat 12 Jan	Falkirk	2 - 2	Aberdeen	SFAC
2007/2008	Sat 05 Jan	Falkirk	0 - 0	Aberdeen	SPL
2007/2008	Sun 28 Oct	Aberdeen	1 - 1	Falkirk	SPL
2006/2007	Sat 03 Mar	Falkirk	1 - 2	Aberdeen	SPL

Recent respective form guides

Aberdeen have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.

Falkirk have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Bairns's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Aberdeen's 21 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position. Falkirk see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 17 points from their 17 games played so far,

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Aberdeen	6	3	1	2	8	6	10
Falkirk	6	1	3	2	6	7	6

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but I think that Dons's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Falkirk. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Aberdeen	Won 3 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw.
Falkirk	Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games.