Matchday

Premiership 25/26 · 16 May 2026

Falkirk FC 2–5 Rangers

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
1.4 – 1.3
Actual xG
2.3 – 2.6
Goals
2 – 5

Footybot saw it as open: Falkirk FC 40%, the draw 25%, Rangers 35%.

Rangers won a close one on the chances: 2.6 xG to 2.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Youssef Chermiti, 72.7 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Youssef Chermiti +27.1, Lewis Neilson +11.9, Jack Butland +10.3.

Well below it: Nicky Hogarth −26.7, Ben Broggio −15.8, Max Aarons −14.8.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Falkirk FC

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
25 Apr 2026L 1–3at Celtic Scottish Premiership
12 Apr 2026L 3–6v Rangers Scottish Premiership

Rangers

13 May 2026L 1–2v Hibernian Scottish Premiership
10 May 2026L 1–3at Celtic Scottish Premiership
4 May 2026L 1–2at Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premiership
26 Apr 2026L 2–3v Motherwell Scottish Premiership
12 Apr 2026W 6–3at Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership

Head to head

12 Apr 2026Falkirk FC 3–6 Rangers Scottish Premiership
30 Nov 2025Rangers 0–0 Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership
5 Oct 2025Falkirk FC 1–1 Rangers Scottish Premiership

Falkirk FC

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Lewis Neilson Defender9000–50.9+11.9
Ross Maclver Forward4500–50.0+3.8
Brad Spencer Midfielder45000.0248.4+9.1
Liam Henderson Defender9000–46.0−4.3
Calvin Miller Midfielder90101.3445.9+9.6
Dylan Tait Midfielder45000.0244.9+9.6
Sam Hart Defender72000.0143.4+3.5
Ethan Ross Forward90000.8440.2−0.9
Gary Oliver Forward2600–38.2–
Finn Yeats Midfielder9000–38.1+2.3
Ben Parkinson Forward45000.0436.0–
Henry Cartwright Midfielder4500–34.7−0.8
Connor Allan Defender4500–34.3−8.3
Kyrell Wilson Midfielder1800–31.9–
Ben Broggio Midfielder6400–26.0−15.8
Nicky Hogarth Goalkeeper9000–22.5−26.7

Rangers

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Youssef Chermiti Forward90310.8672.7+27.1
Mohammed Diomande Midfielder9000–53.1+6.8
Jack Butland Goalkeeper9000–51.4+10.3
Mikey Moore Forward80010.1548.0+5.6
Thelo Aasgaard Midfielder80101.3947.6+3.2
Djeidi Gassama Midfielder90100.2146.1+4.4
Connor Barron Midfielder6400–45.0−6.2
Emmanuel Fernandez Defender9000–41.2−6.3
Nasser Djiga Defender3500–40.6–
Tochi Chukwuani Midfielder2600–39.4–
John Souttar Defender9000–36.7−13.5
Tuur Rommens Defender8001–31.2−12.4
Max Aarons Defender5500–27.4−14.8
Aiden McCallion Midfielder1000–25.0–