Scottish Premiership · Matchday 5

Falkirk
FULL TIME1 – 2
Rangers
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:00:00 UTCFalkirk Community StadiumMatchday 5

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Falkirk 39%Draw 34%Rangers 27%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

FalkirkRangers
43Possession57
12Shots16
5Shots on target6
3Shots off target7
4Blocked shots3
7Shots inside box13
5Shots outside box3
5Corners6
1Offsides1
12Fouls17
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
4Saves5
390Passes426
300Accurate passes338

Match events

  • 8'Lawrence Shankland (assist Djeidi Gassama)
  • 44'Kosta Nedeljković · own goal
  • 53'Ethan Ross
  • 54'Calvin Fodrey Aodhan Doherty
  • 59'Kosta Nedeljković Ross McCrorie
  • 59'Cammy Devlin Tochi Chukwuani
  • 67'Brad Spencer
  • 70'Jacob Murrell Ross MacIver
  • 76'Olwethu Makhanya
  • 78'Brad Spencer Deniss Meļņiks
  • 78'Ethan Ross Ben Parkinson
  • 79'Lawrence Shankland (assist Ross McCrorie)
  • 80'Min-Su Kim Bojan Miovski
  • 80'Findlay Curtis Daisuke Yokota
  • 90'Lawrence Shankland Ben Godfrey

Falkirk · Rangers

Starting XI · as it playedRatings are a Pulse estimate

Falkirk3-5-2
196.1Bain
226.3Strain
156.3Neilson
996.354'Fodrey
286.3Krauhaus
56.3Henderson
36.3McCann
86.078'Spencer
246.370'Murrell
166.3Barbrook
236.078'Ross
Rangers4-3-3
78.890'Shankland
16.8Pandur
146.859'Devlin
436.8Raskin
296.8Penrice
376.8Fernandez
237.5Gassama
185.559'Nedeljković
106.880'Kim
526.880'Curtis
246.5Makhanya

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Falkirk

  • 19Scott Bain6.1
  • 22Ryan Strain6.3
  • 15Lewis Neilson6.3
  • 99Calvin Fodrey6.3
  • 28Ben Krauhaus6.3
  • 5Liam Henderson6.3
  • 3Leon McCann6.3
  • 8Brad Spencer6.0
  • 24Jacob Murrell6.3
  • 16Finley Barbrook6.3
  • 23Ethan Ross6.0

Rangers

  • 7Lawrence Shankland8.8
  • 1Ivor Pandur6.8
  • 14Cammy Devlin6.8
  • 43Nicolas Raskin6.8
  • 29James Penrice6.8
  • 37Emmanuel Fernandez6.8
  • 23Djeidi Gassama7.5
  • 18Kosta Nedeljković5.5
  • 10Min-Su Kim6.8
  • 52Findlay Curtis6.8
  • 24Olwethu Makhanya6.5
FalkirkTale of the tapeRangers
3-5-2Formation4-3-3
1 ptsTable7 pts
-4Goal difference+1
0Head-to-head wins3
39%Pre-match odds27%

Head to head5 previous meetings

Falkirk 0W2D3W Rangers

Goals 714

  • 2026-09-02Falkirk12Rangers
  • 2026-05-16Falkirk25Rangers
  • 2026-04-12Falkirk36Rangers

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

This seasonother meetings

Where they standIn a 12-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Falkirk4013-41
Rangers4211+17
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