Falkirk vs Rangers, 2026-27 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership

Falkirk

44': Kosta Nedeljkovic (OG)

FT
1 - 2

Rangers

8': Lawrence Shankland
79': Lawrence Shankland

About

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

SPFL Premiership Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Celtic	8	+12	21
2	Rangers	9	+6	20
3	Heart of Midlothian	8	+11	16
4	Dundee	9	+3	14

Full Standings

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

Falkirk Substitutes:

Nicky Hogarth, Deniss Melniks, Aodhan Doherty, Scott Tanser, Connor Allan, Coll Donaldson, Ben Parkinson, Ross Maciver, Jack Mcmillan.

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

Rangers Substitutes:

Vanja Dragojevic, Bojan Miovski, Liam Kelly, Ryan Naderi, Ross McCausland, Ross McCrorie, Daisuke Yokota, Tochi Phil Chukwuani, Ben Godfrey.

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