Another Falkirk slip-up a possibility - Martindale

Livingston manager David Martindale believes Falkirk are capable of dropping points again on Friday, with his side ready to pounce as the Scottish Championship title race reaches its conclusion.

Falkirk have led the table for most of the season but have picked up just one point from their past three fixtures.

John McGlynn's side have 70 points from their 35 matches and will win the league and promotion with a win over Hamilton Academical on the final day of the regular league season, given their superior goal difference.

Livingston host Partick Thistle at the same time and Martindale says his own team's form earlier this season is evidence Falkirk's wobble could continue.

"If you'd said to me Falkirk are going to lose two games back-to-back, I probably wouldn't have seen that coming," he said.

"Now that it's happened, they need to lose three games back-to-back.

"I'm certainly looking at it and saying, is that a possibility? I think it is. I'll tell you why, because we're the most consistent team in terms of the losses. We've only lost five games this year, and we lost three games back-to-back.

"It can happen to the best of us, because we're up there, and it's happened to us."

Martindale says he will be ready for all permutations come Friday evening.

Opponents Thistle know a win would secure the final promotion play-off spot, while a point is likely to be enough even if fifth-placed Raith Rovers win at Queen's Park.

"I think there's going to be a lot going on in the game," Martindale said. "You're going to have the Livingston fans keeping you up to date in the Falkirk game, and we're going to be looking at that also.

"I'll go into the game with a plan for the game, to win the game, but there's also going to be an in-game strategy, depending on what's happening elsewhere.

"You're then going to have the Partick Thistle fans, no doubt, telling the Partick players and the Partick staff the Raith Rovers result.

"There's a lot of different variables that can happen throughout the game, but that's testament to the Scottish Championship."