Linlithgow Rose vs Falkirk Predictions

Falkirk will make a short trip east where Linlithgow Rose ‘ll host them at Prestonfield. Can the visitors continue their unbeaten away run with a win here? Read on for all our Scottish FA Cup predictions and tips.

Linlithgow Rose come into this game after a turbulent few weeks in all competitions. The club’s decision to sack now ex-manager Mark Bradley and replace him with Brown Ferguson hasn’t quite paid off yet, with the Rose winning 3 of their last 6 games but also losing the remaining trio of fixtures.

However, the Prestonfield outfit will return to home soil for the first time since the end of September. The club has done well in their home ties, losing just once in their last 21 games there. Moreover, Linlithgow has scored an average of 2.88 goals from their last 8 fixtures at home, conceding an average of 1 but only keeping a clean sheet in twice in the same amount of games.

Falkirk comes into this tie on the back of a couple of negative results for the club, losing 2-1 to Airdrieonians and grabbing a late point in a draw with Dumbarton last weekend. The Bairns then proceeded to sack Ray McKinnon and appoint Lex Miller as interim manager.

The club has done well to keep clean sheets in recent weeks, doing so in 5 of their last 9 fixtures, although they’ve also only won twice and drawn a further 4 times. Falkirk also struggles with scoring goals too, netting an average of 1 goal in their last 8 ties, whilst also conceding a mere 0.75 in the same amount of fixtures.

Given that this is a cup tie, anything could happen- but on paper, the visitors are the favourites to make it through to the next round. The hosts’ long absence away from their stadium means that they could be more motivated and punch above their weight, especially as they’ve only lost 1 of their last 23 games at Prestonfield. However, Falkirk is a much bigger and better side that currently sits 4^th in League One, and their recent managerial change could also fuel the players, who are out to impress. The Bairns have kept a clean sheet in 5 of their last 9 away games and have only failed to score once, scoring an average of a goal a game whilst also conceding just 0.75 goals. We’re going to back the visitors to win to nil here and with a final score of 1-0.