Falkirk vs Rangers Prediction

Premiership Premiership · Regular Season - 5
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AI call Difficult Rangers win or draw
20%
24%
56%
Home Win Draw Away Win

Falkirk vs Rangers prediction: Sportiko gives Falkirk a 20% chance of winning, Rangers 56% and the draw 24%. Last updated 2 Sep 2026, 20:54.

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Timeline

0–1 8'
Lawrence Shankland assist: Djeidi Gassama
Kosta Nedeljković Own Goal
44' 1–1
HT 1–1
Ethan Ross Yellow Card
53'
Calvin Fodrey ⇄ A. Doherty
54'
59'
Kosta Nedeljković ⇄ Ross McCrorie
59'
Cameron Devlin ⇄ Tochi Chukwuani
Brad Spencer Yellow Card
67'
Jacob Murrell ⇄ R. MacIver
70'
76'
Olwethu Makhanya Yellow Card
Brad Spencer ⇄ D. Meļņiks
78'
Ethan Ross ⇄ Ben Parkinson
78'
1–2 79'
Lawrence Shankland assist: Ross McCrorie
80'
Min-su Kim ⇄ Bojan Miovski
80'
Findlay Curtis ⇄ Daisuke Yokota
90+3'
Lawrence Shankland ⇄ Ben Godfrey
FT 1–2
Falkirk

Match Stats

Rangers
43% Ball Possession 57%
12 Total Shots 16
5 Shots on Goal 6
3 Shots off Goal 7
4 Blocked Shots 3
7 Shots insidebox 13
5 Shots outsidebox 3
5 Corner Kicks 6
1 Offsides 1
12 Fouls 16
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Goalkeeper Saves 5
384 Total passes 426
294 Passes accurate 339
15 Free Kicks 12
Falkirk
Player Rating Min G A Shots Passes Tackles
19 Scott Bain G 6.8 90' 42 (31%)
15 Lewis Neilson D 6.7 90' 56 (42%)
16 Finley Barbrook M 6.6 90' 1 41 (37%) 3
28 B. Krauhaus M 6.6 90' 23 (19%) 4
99 Calvin Fodrey M 6.5 54' 3 7 (6%) 2
3 Leon McCann D 6.4 90' 29 (25%)
22 Ryan Strain D 6.4 90' 1 45 (33%) 1
9 R. MacIver F 6.4 20' 6 (1%)
47 A. Doherty F 6.3 36' 1 5 (3%)
24 Jacob Murrell F 6.2 70' 4 2 (2%)
23 Ethan Ross M 6.2 78' 15 (13%)
7 Ben Parkinson F 6.1 12' 2 (1%)
21 D. Meļņiks M 6.1 12' 1 1
8 Brad Spencer M 6.0 78' 1 52 (39%)
5 Liam Henderson D 5.8 90' 1 43 (33%) 1
Rangers
Player Rating Min G A Shots Passes Tackles
7 Lawrence Shankland F 9.0 90' 2 5 29 (21%) 2
1 Ivor Pandur G 7.6 90' 42 (32%)
23 Djeidi Gassama M 7.5 90' 1 3 27 (21%) 1
37 Emmanuel Fernandez D 7.1 90' 1 67 (52%) 2
2 Ross McCrorie D 6.8 31' 1 8 (7%)
52 Findlay Curtis M 6.6 80' 1 14 (11%) 3
29 James Penrice D 6.6 90' 45 (37%) 2
24 Olwethu Makhanya D 6.5 90' 57 (49%)
14 Cameron Devlin M 6.4 59' 31 (26%) 3
28 Bojan Miovski F 6.4 10' 4 (3%)
42 Tochi Chukwuani M 6.3 31' 12 (7%)
17 Daisuke Yokota M 6.2 10' 2 (1%)
10 Min-su Kim M 6.2 80' 3 18 (16%) 2
43 Nicolas Raskin M 6.1 90' 1 34 (26%)
18 Kosta Nedeljković D 5.7 59' 26 (22%) 2
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Confidence Medium (56%)

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Last 3 meetings Falkirk · 0W 2D 1L

Match summary

In the upcoming Premiership clash, Falkirk will face Rangers. Rangers, with a strong offensive record, have averaged 2.5 goals per match this season, showcasing their attacking prowess. Falkirk, however, has struggled defensively, conceding an average of 1.8 goals per game. This matchup presents a significant challenge for Falkirk, who will need to tighten their defense to compete effectively against a high-scoring Rangers side. Key players to watch include Rangers' top scorer, who has been instrumental in their recent successes.
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Independent
Home
20%
10%
Draw
24%
45%
Away
56%
45%

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Players in form

Falkirk

No scorer data.

Rangers
L. Shankland 3 gls
R. Naderi 2 gls

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Head to Head: Falkirk vs Rangers

0 Falkirk Wins
2 Draws
1 Rangers Wins
Date Home Score Away
12 Apr 2026 Falkirk 3 - 6 Rangers
30 Nov 2025 Rangers 0 - 0 Falkirk
05 Oct 2025 Falkirk 1 - 1 Rangers

Falkirk — Recent Form

Date Opponent Result Score
19 Sep A ST Johnstone D 1 - 1
15 Sep H Heart Of Midlothian W 2 - 1
05 Sep A Dundee Utd D 1 - 1
02 Sep H Rangers L 1 - 2
29 Aug A Celtic L 2 - 1

Rangers — Recent Form

Date Opponent Result Score
20 Sep A Celtic W 0 - 1
13 Sep H Celtic W 3 - 0
09 Sep H ST Mirren W 1 - 0
05 Sep H Motherwell W 1 - 0
02 Sep A Falkirk W 1 - 2

Premiership Standings

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1
Celtic
7 6 0 1 +10 18
2
Rangers
7 5 1 1 +4 16
3
Heart Of Midlothian
7 4 1 2 +6 13
4
Dundee
7 3 1 3 +2 10
5
ST Mirren
7 3 1 3 -1 10
6
ST Johnstone
7 2 2 3 -1 8
7
Aberdeen
7 2 2 3 -1 8
8
Dundee Utd
7 2 2 3 -2 8
9
Motherwell
7 2 2 3 -2 8
10
Hibernian
7 2 1 4 -3 7
11
Falkirk
7 1 3 3 -3 6
12
Kilmarnock
7 1 2 4 -9 5

Rangers

Formation: 4-2-3-1 Coach: D. McInnes
1 Pandur
29 Penrice
24 Makhanya
37 Fernandez
18 Nedeljković
14 Devlin
43 Raskin
23 Gassama
10 Kim
52 Curtis
7 Shankland

Starting XI

# Player Pos
1 I. Pandur G
18 K. Nedeljković D
37 E. Fernandez D
24 O. Makhanya D
29 J. Penrice D
43 N. Raskin M
14 C. Devlin M
52 Findlay Curtis M
10 Minsu Kim M
23 D. Gassama M
7 L. Shankland F

Substitutes

22 V. Dragojević M
4 B. Godfrey D
31 L. Kelly G
45 R. McCausland M
2 R. McCrorie D
28 B. Miovski F
20 R. Naderi F
42 T. Chukwuani M
17 D. Yokota M

Falkirk

Formation: 4-2-3-1 Coach: J. McGlynn
19 Bain
3 McCann
5 Henderson
15 Neilson
22 Strain
8 Spencer
16 Barbrook
99 Fodrey
28 Krauhaus
23 Ross
24 Murrell

Starting XI

# Player Pos
19 S. Bain G
22 R. Strain D
15 L. Neilson D
5 L. Henderson D
3 L. McCann D
16 Finley Frank Barbrook M
8 B. Spencer M
23 E. Ross M
28 B. Krauhaus M
99 C. Fodrey M
24 J. Murrell F

Substitutes

17 S. Tanser D
6 C. Donaldson D
47 A. Doherty F
20 C. Allan D
1 N. Hogarth G
9 R. MacIver F
4 J. McMillan D
21 D. Meļņiks M
7 Ben Parkinson F

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