Falkirk will look to tighten their hold on top spot in the Scottish Championship when they host Airdrie on Saturday afternoon. The Bairns edged closer to securing top flight football next season with a resounding 4-0 win away at Queen’s Park last weekend. That means John McGlynn’s men have won each of their last three league games, with one of those victories coming against Airdrie. Falkirk claimed a comfortable 3-0 win over the Diamonds away from home earlier this month, and they look well placed to win with room to spare again this weekend.

The league leaders have triumphed in each of their previous three meetings with bottom club Airdrie this season, scoring multiple goals in each of those victories. In fact, Falkirk have fired in two goals or more in 16 of their 19 Scottish Championship victories this season.

While Airdrie put in a spirited effort to claim a 3-3 draw at home to Livingston last weekend, they have lost 11 of their 14 league games away from home this season, the most recent of which saw them crash to a 4-1 defeat at Ayr United.

Greenock Morton will be targeting a third Scottish Championship win on the spin when they face Queen’s Park on Saturday. Dougie Imrie’s side are just on the outskirts of the top four after earning a 2-0 win away at Hamilton last weekend. That victory came fresh off the back of a 2-1 home win over promotion hopefuls Ayr United, meaning Morton have now avoided defeat in 13 of their last 16 league games. With that in mind, the Ton stand out as a double chance selection against Queen’s Park on Saturday.

The Spiders parted company with manager Callum Davidson following last Saturday’s 4-0 loss at home to Falkirk. The Glasgow-based outfit have now come away empty-handed from six of their last eight league games, meaning that they could still be dragged into the relegation battle. On top of this, Queen’s Park, have failed to take top honours from 10 of their 14 Scottish Championship away games this season, which doesn’t bode well for their chances against Morton this weekend. It’s also worth noting that the Spiders fell to a 2-1 defeat at home to Morton a little less than two months ago.

League One’s big match on Saturday comes at the Balmoral Stadium, where Cove Rangers host Stenhousemuir in a match that will essentially decide who challenges Arbroath for the League One title in the closing weeks of the season. It promises to be a thriller.

Across Cove’s last seven league matches, eight have produced at least three goals, with the Aberdeen club fighting back from two down after 87 minutes in Montrose last weekend to continue that trend.

At home this season, meanwhile, their games have averaged 2.79 goals in league play, including a 3-0 loss against Stenhousemuir in November.

Indeed, all three games these sides have played have been laden with goals: there have been 12 strikes across the games. The last meeting was on 25th January, in which the Warriors picked up a 4-0 win.

Stenhousemuir’s last eight away games, meanwhile, have produced six encounters that have brought at least three goals.

With both teams in need of a victory to keep in touch with Arbroath at the top of the table, this almost all-or-nothing encounter has the potential to be another cracker.

Arbroath will look to get their Scottish League One title bid back on track when they travel to Kelty Hearts on Saturday. The Red Lichties’ four-game winning run came to a halt last weekend when being held to a 1-1 draw by rock-bottom Dumbarton. It’s therefore difficult to trust the league leaders to bank all three points this weekend, making the double chance option the more sensible solution. The Angus outfit have proven to be a tough nut to crack this term, avoiding defeat in 15 of their last 19 Scottish League One matches.

The same thing can’t be said for Kelty Hearts, who have won just one of their last 11 league games, tasting defeat in six of those tussles. Five of those six defeats have come under the watch of new boss Charlie Mulgrew, including a 4-0 hammering at home to Cove Rangers last midweek. What’s more, the two teams crossed paths at the tail end of last month, with Arbroath claiming a 2-1 win on that occasion.

The odds on Peterhead winning this match have tumbled since the beginning of the week, but not without reason.

Stirling may have won their last three home fixtures, but they come into this clash in the midst of an injury crisis that saw them field an extremely young team in a 1-1 draw at Bonnyrigg Rose last weekend. In particular, there was little on the bench. From that side, they have lost Scott Constable to Scotland U19 duties while no players are expect back.

Peterhead, meanwhile, are vying for the title. The Blue Toon are on a 7-match undefeated streak while they have lost only one of their last five on the road.

The travelling team also post a strong record against Stirling this season: they have won all three fixtures between the clubs this term, scoring at least two goals in each clash. In particular, they turned in an impressive performance on their last visit to Forthbank, when they came from 2-0 down to win 3-2.

With the visitors boasting an experienced team that has not conceded a goal in any of its last three games, they are well priced to pick up another important win.