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Matchday

Premiership 26/27 · 9 Aug 2026

Motherwell 0–0 Falkirk FC

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.6 – 0.8
Actual xG
0.9 – 0.4
Goals
0 – 0

Footybot made Motherwell favourites at 56%.

A draw the chances agree with: 0.9 xG to 0.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Alex Paulsen, 50.9 in 94′.

Well below it: Liam Henderson −11.9, Ibrahim Said −10.6, Lukas Fadinger −8.4.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Motherwell

6 Aug 2026D 1–1at HJK Conference League
2 Aug 2026W 2–1at Hibernian Scottish Premiership
30 Jul 2026W 3–0at HB Tórshavn Conference League
23 Jul 2026W 2–0v HB Tórshavn Conference League
16 May 2026W 1–0at Hibernian Scottish Premiership

Falkirk FC

1 Aug 2026L 0–2v St. Mirren Scottish Premiership
16 May 2026L 2–5v Rangers Scottish Premiership
13 May 2026L 0–3at Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premiership
9 May 2026L 1–3v Hibernian Scottish Premiership
2 May 2026W 1–0v Motherwell Scottish Premiership

Head to head

2 May 2026Falkirk FC 1–0 Motherwell Scottish Premiership
4 Apr 2026Motherwell 2–3 Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership
3 Dec 2025Falkirk FC 0–0 Motherwell Scottish Premiership
18 Oct 2025Motherwell 1–2 Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership

Motherwell

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Jake Girdwood-Reich Defender2900–61.5–
Alex Paulsen Goalkeeper9400–50.9−5.5
Jamie Knight-Lebel Defender9400–46.9–
Oscar Priestman Midfielder9400–38.4−3.1
Johnny Koutroumbis Defender30000.0637.5–
Martin Moormann Defender6500–35.9–
Tawanda Maswanhise Forward94000.5035.8−4.3
Regan Charles-Cook Forward1800–34.6–
Lukas Fadinger Midfielder94000.0734.5−8.4
Tom Sparrow Defender6400–33.5−5.7
Mikey Booth Midfielder4500–32.3–
Willy Vogt Forward76000.0631.6–
Emmanuel Longelo Defender7600–30.8−6.8
Alex Lowry Midfielder49000.0628.7–
Ibrahim Said Midfielder94000.1427.1−10.6
Ewan Wilson Defender1800–18.0–

Falkirk FC

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Jack McMillan Midfielder300–53.0–
Scott Bain Goalkeeper9400–50.3+4.4
Ross Maclver Forward2600–45.1–
Finley Barbrook Midfielder94000.1542.0–
Ethan Ross Forward94000.2438.4−1.3
Craig Sibbald Midfielder49000.0238.3−1.0
Ben Parkinson Forward68000.0138.2+1.2
Lewis Neilson Defender9400–37.9−0.7
Ryan Strain Midfielder9400–37.3+4.0
Ben Krauhaus Midfielder9100–36.0–
Liam Henderson Defender9400–34.4−11.9
Leon McCann Defender9400–31.5+2.3
Paul McGovern Midfielder2600–29.8–
Finn Yeats Midfielder4500–28.2−7.4
Aodhan Doherty Midfielder6800–27.9+2.5