Scottish Premiership · 2026-27 · Matchday 5
Wed 2 Sept, 20:00 BST · The Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
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Falkirk 1-2 Rangers: recap
Headline: Falkirk 1-2 Rangers: recap
Final: Falkirk 1-2 Rangers at The Falkirk Stadium.
Table implications: Updated standings reflect this result..
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Falkirk vs Rangers: Matchday 5 preview
Headline: Falkirk vs Rangers: Matchday 5 preview
Falkirk meet Rangers at The Falkirk Stadium (Sep 2, 2026, 8:00 PM).
Likely Falkirk XI: Nicky Hogarth, Leon McCann, Liam Henderson, Coll Donaldson, Lewis Neilson, Jack McMillan, Brad Spencer, Finley Barbrook, Ben Parkinson, Ross MacIver, Paul McGovern.
Likely Rangers XI: Ivor Pandur, James Tavernier, Ben Godfrey, John Souttar, Kosta Nedeljkovic, Ross McCrorie, Daniel Neil, Connor Barron, Lawrence Shankland, Min-Su Kim, Nedim Bajrami.
Availability notes: Ethan Laidlaw: injured; Keelan Adams: injured; Joseph Gardner: injured; Aidan Nesbitt: injured; Youssef Chermiti: injured; Craig Sibbald: injured; Thomas Lang: injured; Finn Yeats: injured; José Cifuentes: injured.
Moneyline (decimal): Falkirk 2.04, Draw 3.23, Rangers 3.37. Implied (no-vig): 45% / 28% / 27%.
Angle to note (informational only, not betting advice): market favours Falkirk; draw is live at these prices.
Expected goals
xG: 0.85 – 1.57
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Player xG
| Player | xG | xA | xGOT | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Shankland · Rangers | 0.81 | 0.06 | 1.52 | — | 9.0 |
| Jacob Murrell · Falkirk | 0.47 | 0.01 | 0.49 | — | 6.3 |
| Djeidi Gassama · Rangers | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.05 | — | 8.5 |
| Min-Su Kim · Rangers | 0.16 | 0.07 | 0.05 | — | 7.0 |
| Aodhan Doherty · Falkirk | 0.15 | — | — | — | 6.0 |
| Bojan Miovski · Rangers | 0.12 | 0.02 | — | — | 5.9 |
| Nicolas Raskin · Rangers | 0.11 | 0.08 | — | — | 6.2 |
| Emmanuel Fernandez · Rangers | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.21 | — | 7.9 |
| Brad Spencer · Falkirk | 0.07 | 0.02 | — | — | 6.5 |
| CJ Fodrey · Falkirk | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.01 | — | 6.5 |
| Finley Barbrook · Falkirk | 0.05 | 0.45 | — | — | 7.0 |
| Daisuke Yokota · Rangers | 0.04 | — | — | — | 5.9 |
| Ryan Strain · Falkirk | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.20 | — | 7.0 |
| Findlay Curtis · Rangers | 0.03 | 0.14 | 0.08 | — | 7.1 |
| Liam Henderson · Falkirk | 0.02 | — | 0.05 | — | 5.9 |
| Scott Bain · Falkirk | — | — | — | — | 6.4 |
| Coll Donaldson · Falkirk | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Tanser · Falkirk | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Kelly · Rangers | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack McMillan · Falkirk | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Godfrey · Rangers | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ross McCrorie · Rangers | — | 0.07 | — | — | 6.8 |
| James Penrice · Rangers | — | 0.03 | — | — | 7.2 |
| Ross MacIver · Falkirk | — | — | — | — | 6.1 |
| Ethan Ross · Falkirk | — | 0.35 | — | — | 7.0 |
| Cameron Devlin · Rangers | — | 0.01 | — | — | 5.7 |
| Ivor Pandur · Rangers | — | — | — | — | 7.7 |
| Leon McCann · Falkirk | — | 0.02 | — | — | 6.1 |
| Tochi Chukwuani · Rangers | — | 0.01 | — | — | 6.6 |
| Nicky Hogarth · Falkirk | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Neilson · Falkirk | — | — | — | — | 6.6 |
| Ross McCausland · Rangers | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Parkinson · Falkirk | — | — | — | — | 5.8 |
| Ryan Don Naderi · Rangers | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Krauhaus · Falkirk | — | 0.14 | — | — | 7.1 |
| Deniss Melniks · Falkirk | — | — | — | — | 6.3 |
| Connor Allan · Falkirk | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olwethu Makhanya · Rangers | — | 0.03 | — | — | 7.8 |
| Kosta Nedeljkovic · Rangers | — | 0.05 | — | — | 6.2 |
| Vanja Dragojevic · Rangers | — | — | — | — | — |
Data: FotMob xG · xG match centre →