Falkirk vs Hibernian - prediction, team news, lineups

Falkirk and Hibernian travel face-to-face astatine the Falkirk Stadium connected Saturday for a matchday 36 gathering successful the Scottish Premiership.

The hosts are 5th with 51 points from 35 league games, portion the visitors are sixth successful the standings with 49 points.

Match preview

Falkirk earned promotion backmost to the Scottish Premiership for the archetypal clip since 2009-10 erstwhile they lifted the Scottish Championship rubric past term, and the Bairns person gone connected to bask a stunning archetypal play backmost successful the top-flight.

John McGlynn's broadside won 13, drew 7 and mislaid 13 of their 33 pre-split fixtures, ensuring their spot successful the title circular of the post-split run with a comfy sixth-placed finish. 

The Bairns started their post-split run with a 3-1 nonaccomplishment to Celtic, but they bounced backmost with a 1-0 triumph against Motherwell, and they volition beryllium hoping to marque it 2 consecutive league wins for the archetypal clip since February erstwhile they conscionable Hibernian. 

A triumph would besides spot McGlynn's men ascent supra Hibernian into fifth, portion it could spot them adjacent the spread connected fourth-placed Motherwell to conscionable 5 points successful the ongoing conflict for European football.

Falkirk volition fancy their chances of claiming each 3 points fixed Hibernian's signifier heading into Saturday's encounter, arsenic Hibs person mislaid each of their past 3 matches and won conscionable 1 of their past seven. 

David Gray's broadside entered the post-split run trailing Motherwell by lone 3 points successful the contention for European qualification, but losses to Hearts (2-1) and Celtic (2-1) person seen Hibs autumn six points adrift from 4th spot. 

Eager to adjacent that gap, particularly up of a final-day clash with Motherwell, Hibernian volition beryllium hopeless to drawback their losing streak by signaling their archetypal distant triumph since defeating Celtic 2-1 successful February.

However, Hibernian's caller grounds astatine the Falkirk Stadium suggests they whitethorn struggle, arsenic Hibs person mislaid 2 and drawn 1 of their past 3 distant clashes with the Bairns, including a devastating 4-1 decision successful January.

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Team News

Falkirk are dealing with wounded issues to Louie Marsh (thigh), Liam Henderson (hamstring) and Scott Bain (ankle) heading into Saturday's encounter.

Henry Cartwright scored the victor successful Falkirk's triumph against Motherwell conscionable 1 infinitesimal aft replacing Dylan Tait successful midfield, and McGlynn could marque that power from the commencement against Hibernian. 

Meanwhile, Hibs are without Rudi Molotnikov (ankle), Munashe Garananga (hamstring) and Josh Mulligan (ankle) owed to wounded issues, portion Jamie McGrath is suspended aft being sent disconnected past weekend. 

Hibernian will, however, beryllium boosted by the instrumentality of Raphael Sallinger and Felix Passlack, who were suspended from the decision to Celtic aft receiving reddish cards successful the nonaccomplishment to rivals Hearts. 

Falkirk imaginable starting lineup:

Hogarth; Lissah, Neilson, Allan, McCann; Spencer, Cartwright; Broggio, Yeats, Miller; Stewart

Hibernian imaginable starting lineup:

Sallinger; O'Hora, Bushiri, Iredale; Passlack, Chaiwa, Newell, Cadden; Campbell; Elding, Boyle

We say: Falkirk 2-1 Hibernian

Falkirk person dominated caller clashes with Hibernian astatine the Falkirk Stadium, and with Hibs besides enduring a three-game losing streak coming into Saturday's game, we expect the hosts to instrumentality each 3 points.

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