Falkirk vs Rangers: result 2-5 and analysis
PremiershipChampionship Group - 38Kick-off on May 16, 2026 at 11:30 AM (UTC)Falkirk Community Stadium, Falkirk
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What was the result of Falkirk vs Rangers?
Rangers won 2-5 on May 16, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 2′Youssef ChermitiRangers
- 6′Youssef ChermitiRangers
- 7′J. ButlandFalkirk (o.g.)
- 27′D. GassamaRangers
- 44′C. MillerFalkirk (pen.)
- 47′Youssef ChermitiRangers
- 79′T. AasgaardRangers (pen.)
Official lineup for Falkirk vs Rangers
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Falkirk
4-2-3-1- 27Ben Parkinson
- 23E. Ross
- 11B. Broggio
- 29C. Miller
- 8B. Spencer
- 17H. Cartwright
- 42S. Hart
- 5L. Henderson
- 15L. Neilson
- 14F. Yeats
- 1N. Hogarth
Rangers
4-2-3-1- 9Youssef Chermiti
- 47M. Moore
- 11T. Aasgaard
- 23D. Gassama
- 10M. Diomandé
- 8C. Barron
- 25T. Rommens
- 37E. Fernandez
- 5J. Souttar
- 24N. Djiga
- 1J. Butland
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Falkirk have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Rangers have 7, 4 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2026 | Heart Of Midlothian(away) | 0-3 | Premiership |
| May 9, 2026 | Hibernian(home) | 1-3 | Premiership |
| May 2, 2026 | Motherwell(home) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Apr 25, 2026 | Celtic(away) | 1-3 | Premiership |
| Apr 18, 2026 | Dunfermline(away) | 0-0 | FA Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2026 | Hibernian(home) | 1-2 | Premiership |
| May 10, 2026 | Celtic(away) | 1-3 | Premiership |
| May 4, 2026 | Heart Of Midlothian(away) | 1-2 | Premiership |
| Apr 26, 2026 | Motherwell(home) | 2-3 | Premiership |
| Apr 12, 2026 | Falkirk(away) | 6-3 | Premiership |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Falkirk win, 2 draws, 3 Rangers wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2026 | Falkirk 3-6 Rangers | Premiership |
| Nov 30, 2025 | Rangers 0-0 Falkirk | Premiership |
| Oct 5, 2025 | Falkirk 1-1 Rangers | Premiership |
| Nov 29, 2020 | Falkirk 0-4 Rangers | League Cup |
| Mar 18, 2016 | Falkirk 3-2 Rangers | Championship |
| Jan 30, 2016 | Rangers 1-0 Falkirk | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Falkirk score 1.5 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Rangers score 2.8 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falkirk | 1.5 | 1.7 | 4 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
| Rangers | 2.8 | 1.6 | 3 | 12/15 | 12/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Falkirk sit 11th in Premiership (6 points from 8 matches) and Rangers sit 2nd (19 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Rangers | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
| 11 | Falkirk | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy