Kilmarnock have edge over Falkirk so far this season
Four matches, two wins for the Ayrshire team
The race for the European spots are still up for grabs but depending on the Scottish Cup final result, the importance of finishing fourth may be diluted somewhat. Therefore, please forgive us for focussing on the real matter of the weekend, the battle to stay in the SPL.
All eyes will be on Rugby Park for the Saturday lunchtime clash where Falkirk know they have to win away from home to be playing SPL football next season. For Kilmarnock, avoiding defeat will give the club a lifeline against a terrible financial crisis.
We’ll start our preview of the game by looking back at the times the clubs have clashed this season. Three league matches and a Scottish cup tie give us plenty to look at and at the moment, Killie have their noses in front.
The first game between these two sides came at The Falkirk Stadium way back on the 26th of September with the score finishing 0-0.
This was both clubs sixth league match of the season and by the end of it, Falkirk were on three points and still awaiting their first win. They weren’t bottom of the table though, a better goal difference saw them above newly promoted St Johnstone, both clubs having three points. Kilmarnock were in 8th place, two points better off than Falkirk.
The next clash came at Rugby Park on the 19th of December and the away team took all three points.
Some Falkirk fans may take this as a pointer for tomorrow and it shows the Bairns have what it takes to win in Kilmarnock. A 2-1 win with Carl Finnegan and Ryan Flynn netting either side of Danny Invincible’s equaliser for Killie drew the Bairns to one point behind Kilmarnock.
Flynn’s winner was flighted in direct from a corner – it would be fantastic if a goal like that tomorrow was responsible for the safety of either of these two teams.
The two clubs met again in the Active Nation Scottish Cup on Monday 18th of January where a late Pascali goal knocked the Bairns out and put Kilmarnock through to the next round. Any nervous Kilmarnock fan will be hoping that this is the Rugby Park result which has an influence on tomorrow’s game.
The latest clash between the two clubs was at Falkirk’s Stadium on Wednesday the 10th of February when a Craig Bryson second half goal separated the teams. Killie were on a roll at this point and this win saw them in 9th place, five points ahead of bottom club Falkirk.
So there you have it, four games and its one draw, a Falkirk win and two Kilmarnock wins, one of them coming in the Cup.
This means in the league it is all square after three games with Falkirk needing to get that second victory over Kilmarnock to make any change to the current situation at the bottom.
It is noticeable that after every clash with Kilmarnock, Falkirk have been at the bottom of the SPL so a neutral would say that it is possibly fair that Falkirk finish bottom. Afterall, they have been there for most of the season.
Fairness quite often has nothing to do with football though and Falkirk only need to be above Kilmarnock once in a season to make a difference. If it happens tomorrow, Kilmarnock are down and Falkirk will survive.
How do you see this one panning out?
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