Falkirk vs Rangers, 2026-27 Scottish Premiership
· Scottish PremiershipAbout
Falkirk are hosting Rangers
at Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk, Scotland, starting on
. The match is a part of the Scottish Premiership.
Match Commentary
- 8': Lawrence Shankland (Rangers) Goal at 8'
- 44': Kosta Nedeljkovic (Rangers) Own Goal at 44'
- 53': Ethan Ross (Falkirk) Yellow Card at 53'
- 54': Aodhan Doherty (Falkirk) Substitution at 54'
- 59': Ross McCrorie (Rangers) Substitution at 59'
- 59': Tochi Phil Chukwuani (Rangers) Substitution at 59'
- 67': Brad Spencer (Falkirk) Yellow Card at 67'
- 70': Ross Maciver (Falkirk) Substitution at 70'
- 76': Olwethu Makhanya (Rangers) Yellow Card at 76'
- 78': Deniss Melniks (Falkirk) Substitution at 78'
- 78': Ben Parkinson (Falkirk) Substitution at 78'
- 79': Lawrence Shankland (Rangers) Goal at 79'
- 80': Bojan Miovski (Rangers) Substitution at 80'
- 80': Daisuke Yokota (Rangers) Substitution at 80'
- 90'+3': Ben Godfrey (Rangers) Substitution at 90'+3'
Statistics
 RAN |
FALK |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 52.2 | Possession | 47.8 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 338 | Accurate Passes | 300 |
| 426 | Passes | 390 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 18 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 25 | Clearances | 31 |
Game Information
Competition: Scottish Premiership
Venue: Falkirk Stadium
Location: Falkirk, Scotland
Attendance: 6,847
Venue: Falkirk Stadium
Location: Falkirk, Scotland
Attendance: 6,847
SPFL Premiership Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 7 | +10 | 18 |
| 2 | Rangers | 7 | +4 | 16 |
| 3 | Heart of Midlothian | 7 | +6 | 13 |
| 4 | Dundee | 7 | +2 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Falkirk (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 19 | Scott Bain (GK) |
| 5 | Liam Henderson |
| 15 | Lewis Neilson |
| 3 | Leon Mccann |
| 22 | Ryan Strain |
| 28 | Ben Krauhaus |
| 8 | Brad Spencer  |
| 16 | Finley Barbrook |
| 24 | Jacob Murrell |
| 99 | CJ Fodrey |
| 23 | Ethan Ross |
Rangers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ivor Pandur (GK) |
| 24 | Olwethu Makhanya |
| 37 | Emmanuel Fernandez |
| 29 | James Penrice |
| 18 | Kosta Nedeljkovic |
| 10 | Kim Min-Su |
| 14 | Cameron Devlin |
| 43 | Nicolas Raskin |
| 7 | Lawrence Shankland |
| 23 | Djeidi Gassama |
| 52 | Findlay Curtis |
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