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Aberdeen 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 78 games played, Dons have recorded 25 wins, and Falkirk have come away with 34 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2005, with Aberdeen inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Bairns in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Feb | Aberdeen | 1 - 0 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 26 Nov | Falkirk | 1 - 2 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Aberdeen | 3 - 0 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 07 Feb | Falkirk | 0 - 2 | Aberdeen | SFAC |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 04 May | Aberdeen | 2 - 1 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 16 Jan | Falkirk | 1 - 1 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 08 Nov | Aberdeen | 3 - 1 | Falkirk | SPL |
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. These low-scoring games have seen just 4 goals scored and conceded.
Aberdeen have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Dons's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 4 against.
Falkirk see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 7 points from their 6 games played so far, Aberdeen's 9 points from 6 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 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Dons has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Falkirk. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Falkirk | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Aberdeen | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |