Premiership 25/26 · 3 Jan 2026

Falkirk FC 1–0 Aberdeen

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Falkirk FC favourites at 48%.

Falkirk FC won and made the better chances: 1.5 xG to 0.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Dimitar Mitov, 62.7 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Filip Lissah +15.3, Dimitar Mitov +12.8.

Well below it: Stuart Armstrong −14.4, Dylan Tait −8.8.

Each side's last five results before this match.

27 Dec 2025	L 0–1	at Dundee FC Scottish Premiership
20 Dec 2025	W 1–0	at Kilmarnock Scottish Premiership
13 Dec 2025	L 0–2	v Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premiership
6 Dec 2025	L 0–3	at Hibernian Scottish Premiership
3 Dec 2025	D 0–0	v Motherwell Scottish Premiership

30 Dec 2025	L 0–2	at Hibernian Scottish Premiership
27 Dec 2025	D 1–1	v Dundee United Scottish Premiership
21 Dec 2025	L 1–3	at Celtic Scottish Premiership
18 Dec 2025	L 0–3	at AC Sparta Praha Conference League
14 Dec 2025	W 2–1	v Kilmarnock Scottish Premiership

31 Aug 2025	Aberdeen 0–1 Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Scott Bain Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	51.5	−4.1
Alfie Agyeman Forward	11	0	0	0.04	48.5	–
Ethan Ross Forward	29	0	0	–	48.4	–
Filip Lissah Defender	90	1	0	0.13	48.2	+15.3
Brian Graham Forward	15	0	0	0.15	45.9	–
Liam Henderson Defender	90	0	0	0.18	43.6	+0.6
Connor Allan Defender	90	0	0	–	38.2	−1.5
Calvin Miller Midfielder	85	0	1	0.22	35.3	+0.8
Barney Stewart Forward	75	0	0	0.10	35.0	–
Brad Spencer Midfielder	90	0	0	0.05	33.5	−4.0
Kyrell Wilson Midfielder	74	0	0	0.04	33.5	+4.8
Henry Cartwright Midfielder	11	0	0	0.09	32.7	–
Finn Yeats Midfielder	61	0	0	–	31.1	−1.4
Leon McCann Defender	90	0	0	–	28.7	−3.2
Dylan Tait Midfielder	85	0	0	0.49	22.3	−8.8
Ethan Williams Midfielder	16	0	0	0.05	20.0	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Dimitar Mitov Goalkeeper	90	–	62.7	+12.8
Adil Aouchiche Midfielder	35	–	53.4	–
Sivert Heltne Nilsen Midfielder	55	–	45.3	+7.8
Mats Knoester Defender	90	0.15	43.4	+0.0
Kevin Nisbet Forward	80	0.15	41.2	+1.4
Jesper Karlsson Forward	74	0.02	38.7	−1.2
Graeme Shinnie Midfielder	90	–	38.7	+1.2
Jack Milne Defender	90	–	37.8	+0.7
Marko Lazetić Forward	16	–	36.8	–
Topi Keskinen Midfielder	90	0.05	36.3	−1.4
Dylan Lobban Midfielder	74	–	35.1	−2.2
Kenan Bilalovic Midfielder	45	–	33.3	–
Nicky Devlin Defender	16	–	33.2	–
Dante Polvara Defender	45	0.01	33.2	−5.6
Stuart Armstrong Midfielder	90	0.20	27.8	−14.4
Nicolas Milanović Midfielder	10	–	17.2	–