Falkirk vs RangersLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Premiership

2026/2027

Falkirk

-FT

Sep 02, 2026

Falkirk Community Stadium

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Lawrence Shankland

Rangers

Goals

8.5

90'+3Substitution

Ben Godfrey· In

Lawrence Shankland· Out

Rangers

80'Substitution

Bojan Miovski· In

Min-su Kim· Out

Rangers

80'Substitution

Daisuke Yokota· In

Findlay Curtis· Out

Rangers

Goal!

1-2

Lawrence Shankland

79'·Rangers

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78'Substitution

Deniss Melniks· In

Brad Spencer· Out

Falkirk

78'Substitution

Ben Parkinson· In

Ethan Ross· Out

Falkirk

76'Yellow Card

Olwethu Makhanya

Rangers

70'Substitution

Ross MacIver· In

Jacob Murrell· Out

Falkirk

67'Yellow Card

Brad Spencer

Falkirk

59'Substitution

Tochi Chukwuani· In

Cammy Devlin· Out

Rangers

59'Substitution

Ross McCrorie· In

Kosta Nedeljkovic· Out

Rangers

54'Substitution

Aodhan Doherty· In

CJ Fodrey· Out

Falkirk

53'Yellow Card

Ethan Ross

Falkirk

Goal!

1-1

Kosta Nedeljkovic

44'·Falkirk

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Goal!

0-1

Lawrence Shankland

8'·Rangers

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Statistics of the Game

Falkirk

Rangers

48%Ball Possession52%

12Shots Total16

5Shots On Target6

5Corners6

12Fouls16

2Yellow Cards1

1Offsides2

4Saves5

393Passes427

3Shots Off Target7

89Attacks75

32Dangerous Attacks38

7Shots Inside Box13

5Shots Outside Box3

1Goals2

17Free Kicks12

4Shots Blocked3

4Substitutions5

0Hit Woodwork1

14Tackles18

0Assists2

300Accurate Passes338

1Injuries0

18Total Crosses20

3Accurate Crosses5

13Interceptions11

57Duels Won61

2Big Chances Created3

2Big Chances Missed2

Falkirk

Manager: John McGlynn

Starting XI

6.9

7.0

6.6

6.2

6.1

7.0

6.8

6.9

6.7

6.8

6.2

Substitutes

6.3

6.7

6.7

6.5

Manager: Derek McInnes

Starting XI

7.2

6.5

7.1

7.1

6.9

6.0

6.5

7.1

7.1

8.0

8.5

Substitutes

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Ryan Strain DF	7.0	90'	1/1	49(76%)	1	5/9
Finley Barbrook MF	7.0	90'	0/1	43(88%)	3	5/8
Ethan Ross MF	6.9	78'	-	15(87%)	-	5/8
Scott Bain GK	6.9	90'	-	44(73%)	-	-
CJ Fodrey MF	6.8	54'	1/3	7(86%)	2	4/11
Brad Spencer MF	6.8	78'	0/1	52(75%)	-	2/4
Ben Krauhaus MF	6.7	90'	-	25(80%)	5	10/20
Ross MacIver FW	6.7	20'	-	9(22%)	-	8/12
Deniss Melniks MF	6.7	12'	-	2(50%)	1	2/3
Lewis Neilson DF	6.6	90'	-	58(76%)	-	4/5
Aodhan Doherty FW	6.5	36'	0/1	5(60%)	1	5/10
Ben Parkinson FW	6.3	12'	-	4(50%)	-	0/4
Liam Henderson DF	6.2	90'	1/1	44(77%)	1	4/9
Jacob Murrell FW	6.2	70'	2/4	2(100%)	-	1/6
Leon McCann DF	6.1	90'	-	31(87%)	-	3/10

Falkirk vs Rangers — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Falkirk	15	L1	0	3	1	1	5/15	5-5
Rangers	15	W2	3	0	6	0	7/15	9-6

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Falkirk — last 5 games

D1-1 @ Alloa Athletic2026-07-21
W3-0 vs Stranraer2026-07-25
L0-2 vs St. Mirren2026-08-01
D0-0 @ Motherwell2026-08-09
L1-2 @ Celtic2026-08-29

Rangers — last 5 games

L1-2 @ Jagiellonia Białystok2026-08-06
L1-2 vs Hibernian2026-08-09
D1-1 vs Jagiellonia Białystok2026-08-13
W5-1 vs St. Mirren2026-08-16
W1-0 @ Aberdeen2026-08-30

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 16
Period covered: 2009-08-15 – 2026-05-16
Falkirk wins: 2
Draws: 4
Rangers wins: 10
Avg goals per meeting: 3.69
Over 2.5 goals: 69%
Both teams scored: 63%
Home side won: 44%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 0W 2D 3L (Falkirk view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 4.4 vs 3.69

Aggregated from 16 finished meetings (2009-08-15 – 2026-05-16) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings (5 of 16)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2026-05-16	Falkirk	2-5	Rangers
2026-04-12	Falkirk	3-6	Rangers
2025-11-30	Rangers	0-0	Falkirk
2025-10-05	Falkirk	1-1	Rangers
2020-11-29	Falkirk	0-4	Rangers

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Falkirk	11	5	2	-4	LDLLD	11	0
Rangers	2	6	13	3	LWWWW	2	0

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 11 ptsFalkirk 2 · Rangers 13
Positions: #11 vs #2
Goals per game: 0.6/1.4 vs 1.17/0.67scored/conceded per game · league average 1.3

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-09-02

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Last 16 matches

Won 13%

(2/16)

Draw 25%

(4/16)

Won 63%

(10/16)

Goals

17-42

Total matches

Recent matches (5/16)

Premiership•May 16, 2026

Falkirk

2-5

Rangers

Premiership•Apr 12, 2026

Falkirk

3-6

Rangers

Premiership•Nov 30, 2025

Rangers

0-0

Falkirk

Premiership•Oct 5, 2025

Falkirk

1-1

Rangers

League Cup•Nov 29, 2020

Falkirk

0-4

Rangers

Head to Head

Last 16 matches

Falkirk wins

Draws

Rangers wins

Goals Scored

17 - 42

May 16, 2026 • Premiership

Falkirk

2-5

Rangers

Apr 12, 2026 • Premiership

Falkirk

3-6

Rangers

Nov 30, 2025 • Premiership

Rangers

0-0

Falkirk

Matchday 5 — Premiership

Match Report

Rangers (2nd, 13 pts) visited Falkirk (11th, 2 pts) with 11 points between them. Against a league average of 1.3 goals per team per game, Falkirk ran at 0.6 scored and 1.4 conceded, Rangers at 1.17 and 0.67.

GioScore's database holds 16 meetings between the two: 2 for Falkirk, 10 for Rangers and 4 drawn, at 3.69 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 69% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 63%.

S. McLean took charge of the match — our records show 95 games refereed with an average of 1.3 yellow cards per game. Falkirk Community Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 7,937. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.

Goal scorers

Falkirk: Kosta Nedeljkovic (44' og) · Rangers: Lawrence Shankland (8'), Lawrence Shankland (79')

Key stats

Possession: Falkirk 48% · Rangers 52% · Total shots: 12-16 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 5-6

More details:

Falkirk — live results and schedule Rangers — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Falkirk vs Rangers?

Falkirk 1-2 Rangers. Premiership match played on 2 Sept 2026.

What league is Falkirk vs Rangers in?

This match is part of the Premiership. The match was played at Falkirk Community Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Falkirk and Rangers?

In 16 meetings between 2009 and 2026: Falkirk has 2 wins, 4 draws, and 10 losses against Rangers.

Where was Falkirk vs Rangers played?

The match was played at Falkirk Community Stadium.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Falkirk vs Rangers — computed insights

Last Matches

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/16)

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 16 matches

Fixtures

Matchday 5 — Premiership

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions