Premiership 26/27 · 2 Sep 2026

Falkirk FC 1–2 Rangers

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot saw it as open: Falkirk FC 35%, the draw 28%, Rangers 37%.

Rangers won and made the better chances: 1.6 xG to 0.8.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Lawrence Shankland, 59.4 in 89′.

Well above their usual level: Lawrence Shankland +15.2, Olwethu Makhanya +11.1, James Penrice +10.1.

Well below it: Cameron Devlin −25.4, Nicolas Raskin −19.1, Liam Henderson −11.2.

Each side's last five results before this match.

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

30 Aug 2026	W 1–0	at Aberdeen Scottish Premiership
27 Aug 2026	L 0–1	at FK Jablonec Conference League
20 Aug 2026	W 1–0	v FK Jablonec Conference League
13 Aug 2026	D 1–1	v Jagiellonia Białystok Europa League
9 Aug 2026	L 1–2	v Hibernian Scottish Premiership

16 May 2026	Falkirk FC 2–5 Rangers Scottish Premiership
12 Apr 2026	Falkirk FC 3–6 Rangers Scottish Premiership
30 Nov 2025	Rangers 0–0 Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership
5 Oct 2025	Falkirk FC 1–1 Rangers Scottish Premiership

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Deniss Melniks Defender	12	–	57.4	–
Scott Bain Goalkeeper	90	–	49.4	+0.6
Ethan Ross Forward	78	–	45.3	+5.6
Finley Barbrook Midfielder	90	0.05	45.3	−1.0
Lewis Neilson Defender	90	–	43.1	+3.8
Calvin Fodrey Midfielder	54	0.06	42.7	+8.5
Ross Maclver Forward	20	–	41.0	–
Ben Krauhaus Midfielder	90	–	39.1	+4.4
Ryan Strain Midfielder	90	0.03	37.8	+3.2
Jacob Murrell Forward	70	0.47	36.7	–
Liam Henderson Defender	90	0.02	34.9	−11.2
Brad Spencer Midfielder	78	0.07	33.5	−5.8
Leon McCann Defender	90	–	32.4	+4.9
Aodhan Doherty Midfielder	36	0.15	28.6	–
Ben Parkinson Forward	12	–	22.2	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Lawrence Shankland Forward	89	2	0	0.81	59.4	+15.2
Ivor Pandur Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	57.1	+4.0
Olwethu Makhanya Defender	90	0	0	–	52.9	+11.1
Kosta Nedeljković Defender	59	0	0	–	51.8	+10.0
Bojan Miovski Forward	10	0	0	0.12	44.6	–
James Penrice Defender	90	0	0	–	44.5	+10.1
Ross McCrorie Midfielder	31	0	1	–	44.4	–
Djeidi Gassama Midfielder	90	0	1	0.23	41.6	+1.0
Tochi Chukwuani Midfielder	31	0	0	–	40.5	–
Emmanuel Fernandez Defender	90	0	0	0.08	38.9	−10.7
Min-su Kim Forward	80	0	0	0.16	37.5	–
Findlay Curtis Midfielder	80	0	0	0.03	31.6	−8.9
Nicolas Raskin Midfielder	90	0	0	0.11	31.5	−19.1
Ben Godfrey Defender	1	0	0	–	29.6	–
Daisuke Yokota Forward	10	0	0	0.04	22.6	–
Cameron Devlin Midfielder	59	0	0	–	16.6	−25.4