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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 80 games played, Dons have recorded 27 wins, and Falkirk have come away with 34 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2007, 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 28 Oct | Aberdeen | 1 - 1 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Mar | Falkirk | 1 - 2 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Dec | Aberdeen | 2 - 1 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Sep | Falkirk | 0 - 2 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Falkirk have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Bairns in those games, with 5 conceded.
In complete contrast to Falkirk, Aberdeen are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Dons have conceded 13 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Falkirk's 31 points from 21 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position. Aberdeen's 32 points from 21 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 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 13 |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Bairns, as the Dons have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Falkirk | Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Aberdeen | 6 games since last defeat. |