Falkirk vs Rangers

Falkirk

2 - 5

Rangers

🕒 Sat, 16 May 2026 12:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Duncan Nicolson 🔁 Championship Group - 38 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Championship Group - 38

Championship Group Table

Falkirk 6 · Rangers 5

Referee Stats

Duncan Nicolson

13 matches · 4.23 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.23
Reds avg	0.08
Penalties avg	0.38
Over 4.5 cards	46%
Home wins	23%
Draws	38%
Away wins	38%

How the match was won

Rangers outshot their opponent (8-15).
Falkirk controlled possession (55%).
Rangers had the sharper finishing (3-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Falkirk (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-8

Goals For / Against

33 / 34

Avg: 1.65 / 1.70

Points

Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Rangers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-7-3

Goals For / Against

37 / 22

Avg: 1.95 / 1.16

Points

Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.30

PPG

1.79

1.65

1.95

1.70

1.16

67%

O2.5

100%

67%

BTTS

100%

33%

Score 1st

100%

League-position context

Falkirk rank6th

Rangers rank5th

Falkirk points3

Rangers points3

Falkirk: #6 · 3 pts · GD -9

7 pts off the top 2. Inside the play-off places. 7 pts from safety.

Rangers: #5 · 3 pts · GD -2

7 pts off the top 2. Inside the play-off places. 7 pts from safety.

0-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Falkirk last 5 home

L L W

Points3/9

Weighted index17

Goals4-8

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 L L

Points3/9

Weighted index50

Goals7-7

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.

Falkirk trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 67% · 1H BTTS 33%

Rangers trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.5100%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 67% · 1H BTTS 67%

Scoring reliability

Falkirk score at home100%

Falkirk clean sheet at home33%

Rangers score away100%

Rangers clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Falkirk score first33%

Falkirk win after scoring first100%

Rangers score first100%

Rangers win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Falkirk 0% · Rangers 0%

Avg first goal minute: Falkirk 63.0' · Rangers 11.3'

Vs league average

Falkirk score at home1.65 vs 1.73

Falkirk concede at home1.70 vs 1.73

Rangers score away1.95 vs 1.73

Rangers concede away1.16 vs 1.73

Falkirk score 5% below league average, while Rangers score 12% above league average.

Defensive side: Falkirk are 2% below league average at home, and Rangers are 33% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals4.50

BTTS75%

Over 2.550%

At this venue setup: 6.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Falkirk goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

61-75 2

0-15 0

16-30 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

16-30 2

31-45 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

61-75 0

Rangers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 75% 2H scored: 25% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

16-30 2

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

31-45 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

31-45 2

16-30 1

61-75 1

0-15 0

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

55%

45%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

408

335

Passes Accurate

350

294

Passes %

86%

88%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

2' ⚽

⚽

2' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Youssef Chermiti

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Moore

6' ⚽

⚽

6' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

Youssef Chermiti

Normal Goal

7' ⚽

⚽

7' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

J. Butland

Own Goal

20'

20' H. Cartwright

26'

26' B. Spencer

27' ⚽

⚽

27' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

D. Gassama

Normal Goal · Assist: Youssef Chermiti

32'

32' C. Miller

35' ↑↓

↑↓

35' ⇄ N. Djiga

1st substitution · For: M. Aarons

42' ⚽

⚽

42' ⚽ VAR

C. Miller

Penalty confirmed

44' ⚽

⚽

44' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

C. Miller

Penalty

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ B. Spencer

1st substitution · For: D. Tait

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ H. Cartwright

2nd substitution · For: C. Allan

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ B. Spencer

3rd substitution · For: D. Tait

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ H. Cartwright

4th substitution · For: C. Allan

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Ben Parkinson

5th substitution · For: R. MacIver

47' ⚽

⚽

47' ⚽ Goal · 2-4

Youssef Chermiti

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Rommens

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ C. Barron

2nd substitution · For: T. Chukwuani

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ B. Broggio

6th substitution · For: G. Oliver

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ S. Hart

7th substitution · For: Kyrell Wilson

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ Goal · 2-5

T. Aasgaard

Penalty

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ T. Aasgaard

3rd substitution · For: A. McCallion

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ T. Aasgaard

4th substitution · For: A. McCallion

Falkirk vs Rangers 2-5: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Rangers beat Falkirk 5-2 on Saturday, 16 May 2026 in Premiership. The match was refereed by Duncan Nicolson.

First half: Rangers took an early lead at 2' when Youssef Chermiti scored, with the assist credited to M. Moore, making the score 0-1. Rangers extended the lead at 6' when Youssef Chermiti scored, making the score 0-2. Falkirk reduced the deficit at 7' when J. Butland scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-2. H. Cartwright received a yellow card for Falkirk at 20'. B. Spencer received a yellow card for Falkirk at 26'. Rangers extended the lead at 27' when D. Gassama scored, with the assist credited to Youssef Chermiti, making the score 1-3. C. Miller received a yellow card for Falkirk at 32'. Rangers made their 1st substitution at 35', with N. Djiga replacing M. Aarons. VAR intervened at 42' for Falkirk (Penalty confirmed). Falkirk reduced the deficit at 44' when C. Miller scored (Penalty), making the score 2-3.

Second half: Falkirk made their 1st substitution at 46', with B. Spencer replacing D. Tait. Falkirk made their 2nd substitution at 46', with H. Cartwright replacing C. Allan. Falkirk made their 3rd substitution at 46', with B. Spencer replacing D. Tait. Falkirk made their 4th substitution at 46', with H. Cartwright replacing C. Allan. Falkirk made their 5th substitution at 46', with Ben Parkinson replacing R. MacIver. Rangers extended the lead at 47' when Youssef Chermiti scored, with the assist credited to T. Rommens, making the score 2-4. Rangers made their 2nd substitution at 64', with C. Barron replacing T. Chukwuani. Falkirk made their 6th substitution at 64', with B. Broggio replacing G. Oliver. Falkirk made their 7th substitution at 72', with S. Hart replacing Kyrell Wilson. Rangers extended the lead at 79' when T. Aasgaard scored (Penalty), making the score 2-5. Rangers made their 3rd substitution at 80', with T. Aasgaard replacing A. McCallion. Rangers made their 4th substitution at 80', with T. Aasgaard replacing A. McCallion.

Falkirk used 7 substitutions while Rangers used 4 substitutions. Falkirk got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Rangers outshot their opponent (8-15).
Falkirk controlled possession (55%).
Rangers had the sharper finishing (3-7 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	0
Draws	2
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (50.0%)
BTTS	3 (75.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	0
Draws	1
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	3 (100.0%)

Falkirk vs Rangers Head-to-Head History by Season

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