Matchday

Premiership 25/26 · 4 Apr 2026

Motherwell 2–3 Falkirk FC

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
1.5 – 0.8
Actual xG
1.3 – 1.9
Goals
2 – 3

Footybot made Motherwell favourites at 55%.

Falkirk FC won and made the better chances: 1.9 xG to 1.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Barney Stewart, 57.6 in 79′.

Well above their usual level: Calvin Miller +18.6, Ben Broggio +14.9, Barney Stewart +11.8.

Well below it: Calum Ward −17.2, Stephen O'Donnell −12.9, Tom Sparrow −11.1.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Motherwell

21 Mar 2026D 0–0v Hibernian Scottish Premiership
14 Mar 2026L 1–3at Celtic Scottish Premiership
7 Mar 2026L 1–2at Dundee FC Scottish Premiership
28 Feb 2026W 2–0v Dundee United Scottish Premiership
21 Feb 2026W 5–0at St. Mirren Scottish Premiership

Falkirk FC

21 Mar 2026L 1–2v St. Mirren Scottish Premiership
14 Mar 2026D 1–1at Aberdeen Scottish Premiership
28 Feb 2026W 5–1v Kilmarnock Scottish Premiership
21 Feb 2026L 0–1at Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premiership
14 Feb 2026L 2–3v Dundee United Scottish Premiership

Head to head

3 Dec 2025Falkirk FC 0–0 Motherwell Scottish Premiership
18 Oct 2025Motherwell 1–2 Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership

Motherwell

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Elliot Watt Midfielder90100.0848.5+2.3
Oscar Priestman Midfielder1700–46.4–
Tawanda Maswanhise Forward90100.8245.5+0.6
Paul McGinn Defender9000–41.9−1.3
Elijah Just Midfielder90010.0940.0−2.5
Stephen Welsh Defender9000–38.8−7.8
Ibrahim Said Midfielder9000–37.5+1.8
Calum Ward Goalkeeper9000–37.1−17.2
Jordan McGhee Defender1700–36.4–
Lukas Fadinger Midfielder73000.0335.6−4.2
Emmanuel Longelo Defender79000.0334.1+4.6
Luca Ross Forward1100–32.7–
Tom Sparrow Defender63000.2326.2−11.1
Stephen O'Donnell Defender7300–25.4−12.9
Sam Nicholson Midfielder27000.0422.8–

Falkirk FC

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Barney Stewart Forward79100.2457.6+11.8
Scott Bain Goalkeeper9000–55.0+4.4
Ben Broggio Midfielder71100.7154.0+14.9
Calvin Miller Midfielder84110.9054.0+18.6
Liam Henderson Defender9000–46.6−3.0
Brad Spencer Midfielder90000.0145.0+5.2
Ethan Ross Forward19000.0442.7–
Dylan Tait Midfielder90000.0242.3+7.4
Filip Lissah Defender9000–40.8+5.2
Kyrell Wilson Midfielder1900–39.2–
Keelan Adams Defender9000–35.1−7.5
Brian Graham Forward1100–34.7–
Finn Yeats Midfielder7100–31.0−4.2
Leon McCann Defender9000–27.6−4.9
Ben Parkinson Forward1100–24.3–