Falkirk vs Rangers: result 1-2 and analysis
PremiershipRegular Season - 5Kick-off on September 2, 2026 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Falkirk Community Stadium, Falkirk
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What was the result of Falkirk vs Rangers?
Rangers won 1-2 on September 2, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 8′L. ShanklandRangers
- 44′K. NedeljkovićFalkirk (o.g.)
- 79′L. ShanklandRangers
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Rangers win at 60%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 1-2.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Falkirk vs Rangers
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Falkirk
4-2-3-1- 24J. Murrell
- 99C. Fodrey
- 28B. Krauhaus
- 23E. Ross
- 8B. Spencer
- 16Finley Frank Barbrook
- 3L. McCann
- 5L. Henderson
- 15L. Neilson
- 22R. Strain
- 19S. Bain
Rangers
4-2-3-1- 7L. Shankland
- 23D. Gassama
- 10Minsu Kim
- 52Findlay Curtis
- 14C. Devlin
- 43N. Raskin
- 29J. Penrice
- 24O. Makhanya
- 37E. Fernandez
- 18K. Nedeljković
- 1I. Pandur
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Falkirk have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Rangers have 5, 3 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | Celtic(away) | 1-2 | Premiership |
| Aug 9, 2026 | Motherwell(away) | 0-0 | Premiership |
| Aug 1, 2026 | ST Mirren(home) | 0-2 | Premiership |
| Jul 25, 2026 | Stranraer(home) | 3-0 | League Cup |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Alloa Athletic(away) | 1-1 | League Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | Aberdeen(away) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Aug 27, 2026 | FK Jablonec(away) | 0-1 | UEFA Europa Conference League |
| Aug 20, 2026 | FK Jablonec(home) | 1-0 | UEFA Europa Conference League |
| Aug 16, 2026 | ST Mirren(home) | 5-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Jagiellonia(home) | 1-1 | UEFA Europa League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Falkirk win, 2 draws, 3 Rangers wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Premiership |
| Nov 29, 2020 | Falkirk 0-4 Rangers | League Cup |
| Mar 18, 2016 | Falkirk 3-2 Rangers | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Falkirk score 1.2 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Rangers score 1.5 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falkirk | 1.2 | 1.4 | 6 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
| Rangers | 1.5 | 1.4 | 3 | 11/15 | 9/15 |
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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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
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