John McGlynn says no pressure is on his side ahead of huge Hibs clash.

John McGlynn reckons there is “no pressure whatsoever” on his Falkirk side ahead of Saturday’s huge Scottish Premiership clash with Hibs on home turf.

The Bairns, who sit just two points behind David Gray’s team and can leapfrog the Easter Road outfit with a win, beat Motherwell 1-0 last weekend to give themselves a chance of finishing fifth. After Saturday’s fixture, both Hibs and Falkirk have just two games remaining as the battle for a potential European spot heats up. Finishing fifth would earn a place in the second round of the UEFA Conference League qualifying stages if Celtic lift the Scottish Cup later this month against Dunfermline.

Speaking ahead of facing Hibs, McGlynn confirmed that centre-back Liam Henderson was available for selection and said it was “great” that his players had got themselves into this position after a tough period.

Falkirk face Hibs in ‘good place’

“They (games) just keep on coming,” he said. “It's great though, it's great to be part of this. We've got a chance to jump Hibs, we're delighted to get ourselves into that position. And it's game on, it is. Hibs recognise that. I would expect them to be well up for it. I think David will hope that they're not too well up for it because they keep getting players sent off! So yeah, we're ready to go, bring it on. It's a great opportunity. But we understand Hibs are a big massive football club and they've got great resources. So it's not a gimme, but then we've come off the back of a really good performance and a really good result against Motherwell. We did well against Celtic. So we're in a good place.”

Hibs come into the match on the back of crazy run that has seen them lose three games on the spin while also managing to get four players sent off. They will be without key playmaker Jamie McGrath this Saturday due to his red card against Celtic last time out.

“I think they also would be pleased that we won last week because Motherwell didn't get any points on them,” McGlynn added. “They'll have ambitions to try and catch Motherwell and jump above them, who they've got in the last game of the season. They may not have had the best period. Sometimes that makes the opposition more dangerous. There might be a little bit of a lack of confidence because, as David said, they've kind of beaten themselves. Four players in the last three games getting sent off, they've not really been helping their cause. They want to keep eleven players on the park, that's for sure. And obviously, a better chance of winning a football match. We're playing well. There’s no pressure on us whatsoever.

“I think we showed in the last game here (4-1 win), we did exceptionally well in the wide areas. So, that would be where we would be looking to do well again. Calvin was brilliant going down the left-hand side and getting the ball on the box. Barney was in the middle of it, sticking them in the back of the net. Kyrell caused plenty of problems doing the other side. That's the way we play, isn't it? So, our style is different from then. Where we look to get success is different from then. That's the beauty of football, isn't it? It's two contrasting styles. If we put their defenders in positions where there's one-on-ones, sometimes that can lead to challenges and tackles and yellow cards. It doesn't make us make a big deal of it in preparation. It's like a lot of things. I think it's just coincidental, I don't think any of these Hibs players are meaning to go out and get sent off. I think it's just a bit of coincidence.”