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🕒 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Falkirk Community Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Steven McLean 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 5
Regular Season Table
Falkirk 11 · Rangers 2
Referee Stats
Steven McLean
3 matches · 2.67 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.67
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 1.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 33%
Draws 0%
Away wins 67%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (12-16).
  • Rangers controlled possession (57%).

Team Overview

Falkirk (Home stats)

Games / Record

3
W-D-L: 1-0-2

Goals For / Against

3 / 5
Avg: 1.00 / 1.67

Points

3
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

1
Rangers (Away stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 3-1-0

Goals For / Against

5 / 2
Avg: 1.25 / 0.50

Points

10
Avg: 2.50

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

0

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premiership fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.00
PPG
2.50
1.00
GF
1.25
1.67
GA
0.50
67%
O2.5
25%
67%
BTTS
50%
33%
Score 1st
50%

League-position context

Falkirk rank11th
Rangers rank2nd
Falkirk points6
Rangers points16
Falkirk: #11 · 6 pts · GD -3
10 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.
Rangers: #2 · 16 pts · GD +4
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Falkirk last 5 home

W L L
Points3/9
Weighted index50
Goals3-5
Record1-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Rangers last 5 away

W W W D
Points10/12
Weighted index93
Goals5-2
Record3-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Falkirk trend breakdown

Over 2.567%
BTTS67%
BTTS + O2.567%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 67%

Rangers trend breakdown

Over 2.525%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.525%
1H Over 0.575%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Falkirk score at home67%
Falkirk clean sheet at home0%
Rangers score away100%
Rangers clean sheet away50%

First-goal patterns

Falkirk score first33%
Falkirk win after scoring first100%
Rangers score first50%
Rangers win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Falkirk 0% · Rangers 0%
Avg first goal minute: Falkirk 8.0' · Rangers 38.5'

Vs league average

Falkirk score at home1.00 vs 1.19
Falkirk concede at home1.67 vs 1.36
Rangers score away1.25 vs 1.36
Rangers concede away0.50 vs 1.19
Falkirk score 16% below league average, while Rangers score 8% below league average.
Defensive side: Falkirk are 23% above league average at home, and Rangers are 58% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals4.20
BTTS80%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 5.25 goals on average across the last 4.

Falkirk goal timing (home)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 2
0-15 1
16-30 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 2
76-90+ 2
16-30 1
31-45 1
46-60 0
61-75 0

Rangers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 1
31-45 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
16-30 0
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
6
Total Shots
12
16
Shots off Goal
3
7
Blocked Shots
4
3
Shots Inside Box
7
13
Shots Outside Box
5
3
Ball Possession
43%
57%
Corner Kicks
5
6
Fouls
12
17
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
4
5
Total Passes
390
426
Passes Accurate
300
338
Passes %
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Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
8' ⚽
⚽
8' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
L. Shankland
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Gassama
44' ⚽
⚽
44' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
K. Nedeljković
Own Goal
53'
53' E. Ross
54' ↑↓
↑↓
54' ⇄ C. Fodrey
1st substitution · For: A. Doherty
59' ↑↓
↑↓
59' ⇄ K. Nedeljković
1st substitution · For: R. McCrorie
59' ↑↓
↑↓
59' ⇄ C. Devlin
2nd substitution · For: T. Chukwuani
67'
67' B. Spencer
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ J. Murrell
2nd substitution · For: R. MacIver
76'
76' O. Makhanya
78' ↑↓
↑↓
78' ⇄ B. Spencer
3rd substitution · For: D. Meļņiks
78' ↑↓
↑↓
78' ⇄ E. Ross
4th substitution · For: Ben Parkinson
79' ⚽
⚽
79' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
L. Shankland
Normal Goal · Assist: R. McCrorie
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ Minsu Kim
3rd substitution · For: B. Miovski
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ Findlay Curtis
4th substitution · For: D. Yokota
90+3' ↑↓
↑↓
90+3' ⇄ L. Shankland
5th substitution · For: B. Godfrey

Falkirk vs Rangers 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Rangers beat Falkirk 2-1 on Wednesday, 02 September 2026 in Premiership. The match was refereed by Steven McLean. It was played at Falkirk Community Stadium.

First half: Rangers took an early lead at 8' when L. Shankland scored, with the assist credited to D. Gassama, making the score 0-1. Falkirk leveled the score at 44' when K. Nedeljković scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-1.

Second half: E. Ross received a yellow card for Falkirk at 53'. Falkirk made their 1st substitution at 54', with C. Fodrey replacing A. Doherty. Rangers made their 1st substitution at 59', with K. Nedeljković replacing R. McCrorie. Rangers made their 2nd substitution at 59', with C. Devlin replacing T. Chukwuani. B. Spencer received a yellow card for Falkirk at 67'. Falkirk made their 2nd substitution at 70', with J. Murrell replacing R. MacIver. O. Makhanya received a yellow card for Rangers at 76'. Falkirk made their 3rd substitution at 78', with B. Spencer replacing D. Meļņiks. Falkirk made their 4th substitution at 78', with E. Ross replacing Ben Parkinson. Rangers took the lead at 79' when L. Shankland scored, with the assist credited to R. McCrorie, making the score 1-2. Rangers made their 3rd substitution at 80', with Minsu Kim replacing B. Miovski. Rangers made their 4th substitution at 80', with Findlay Curtis replacing D. Yokota. Rangers made their 5th substitution at 90+3', with L. Shankland replacing B. Godfrey.

Falkirk used 4 substitutions while Rangers used 5 substitutions. Falkirk got 2 yellow cards, while Rangers got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (12-16).
  • Rangers controlled possession (57%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games5
Home Wins0
Draws2
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals3 (60.0%)
BTTS4 (80.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins0
Draws1
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals3 (75.0%)
BTTS4 (100.0%)

Falkirk vs Rangers Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season
02 Sep 2026 Falkirk vs Rangers 1 - 2
2025-2026 Season
16 May 2026 Falkirk vs Rangers 2 - 5 12 Apr 2026 Falkirk vs Rangers 3 - 6 30 Nov 2025 Rangers vs Falkirk 0 - 0 05 Oct 2025 Falkirk vs Rangers 1 - 1