Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Falkirk FC vs Rangers FC, Premier League 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Premier League · 2026
Falkirk FC
2 – 5
Full Time
Rangers FC
Sat 16 May 2026 · 11:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 2' Youssef Chermiti
0–2 6' Youssef Chermiti
Jack Butland 7' 1–2
1–3 27' Djeidi Gassama
Calvin Miller pen 43' 2–3
2–4 47' Youssef Chermiti
2–5 78' Thelo Aasgaard pen
Henry Cartwright 19' Y
Brad Spencer 26' Y
Calvin Miller 32' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Falkirk FC vs Rangers FC — Premier League .

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 7 18
2 Rangers FC 7 16
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 7 13
4 Dundee FC 7 10
5 St. Mirren FC 7 10
6 St. Johnstone FC 7 8
7 Aberdeen FC 7 8
8 Motherwell FC 7 8
9 Dundee United FC 7 8
10 Hibernian FC 7 7
11 Falkirk FC 7 6
12 Kilmarnock FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

2
3
Falkirk FC 5 games · Avg 4.2 goals Rangers FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-16 Falkirk FC 2–5 Rangers FC 2026-04-12 Falkirk FC 3–6 Rangers FC 2025-11-30 Rangers FC 0–0 Falkirk FC 2025-10-05 Falkirk FC 1–1 Rangers FC

Recent Form

Falkirk FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 May Rangers FC H 2–5 L
13 May Heart of Midlothian FC A 0–3 L
09 May Hibernian FC H 1–3 L
02 May Motherwell FC H 1–0 W
25 Apr Celtic FC A 1–3 L
12 Apr Rangers FC H 3–6 L
Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 May Falkirk FC A 5–2 W
13 May Hibernian FC H 1–2 L
10 May Celtic FC A 1–3 L
04 May Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–2 L
26 Apr Motherwell FC H 2–3 L
12 Apr Falkirk FC A 6–3 W

Season Stats

Falkirk FC Rangers FC
#11 Position #2
6 Points 16
7 Played 7
1 / 3 / 3 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 1
6 Scored 8
9 Conceded 4
-3 GD +4
0.86 PPG 2.29
14% Win % 71%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Falkirk FC this season
67% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season

Falkirk FC are 11th (6 pts). Rangers FC are 2nd (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Falkirk FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
2/–
76+
–/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Rangers FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Falkirk FC
Colby Donovan 1 G
Rangers FC
Lawrence Shankland 3 G
Ryan Naderi 2 G 1 A
Miguel Chaiwa 1 G 1 A
Thelo Aasgaard 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Falkirk FC and Rangers FC.
  • 2' A stunning finish from Youssef Chermiti — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 6' Brilliant from the ! Youssef Chermiti makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 6.
  • 7' GOAL! Jack Butland fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 12' Rangers FC is showing some good football. However, Rangers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 17' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tuur Rommens is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Falkirk FC.
  • 19' That is a card for Falkirk FC. Henry Cartwright will be fuming at that decision.
  • 24' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 26' Brad Spencer picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 27' Against the run of play, Djeidi Gassama has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 32' That is a card for Falkirk FC. Calvin Miller will be fuming at that decision.
  • 37' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 42' Thelo Aasgaard has been relatively quiet despite scoring 35 goals in his last 387 appearances.
  • 43' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Calvin Miller makes no mistake. 2-3!
  • 47' Brilliant from the ! Youssef Chermiti makes it 2-4 with a superb finish on 47.
  • 52' Rangers FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Lawrence Shankland scoring 2 goals.
  • 57' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 62' Ben Broggio has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 67' Falkirk FC currently sit 6 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 72' Rangers FC come into this ranked 2 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 77' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Rangers FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 78' Thelo Aasgaard makes no mistake. The score reads 2-5 and Rangers FC are in front.
  • 83' Falkirk FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 88' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Falkirk FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Falkirk FC 2-5 Rangers FC.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Youssef Chermiti 5
Calvin Miller 2
Lawrence Shankland 2
Bojan Miovski 2
Ben Broggio 1
Finn Yeats 1
Thelo Aasgaard 1
Djeidi Gassama 1

Head to Head

2026-05-16 Falkirk FC 2–5 Rangers FC 2026-04-12 Falkirk FC 3–6 Rangers FC 2025-11-30 Rangers FC 0–0 Falkirk FC 2025-10-05 Falkirk FC 1–1 Rangers FC

Falkirk FC Form

2026-05-16 Falkirk FC 2–5 Rangers FC L 2026-05-13 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–0 Falkirk FC L 2026-05-09 Falkirk FC 1–3 Hibernian FC L 2026-05-02 Falkirk FC 1–0 Motherwell FC W 2026-04-25 Celtic FC 3–1 Falkirk FC L 2026-04-12 Falkirk FC 3–6 Rangers FC L

Rangers FC Form

2026-05-16 Falkirk FC 2–5 Rangers FC W 2026-05-13 Rangers FC 1–2 Hibernian FC L 2026-05-10 Celtic FC 3–1 Rangers FC L 2026-05-04 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Rangers FC L 2026-04-26 Rangers FC 2–3 Motherwell FC L 2026-04-12 Falkirk FC 3–6 Rangers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 3
1.18 Falkirk FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.24 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Falkirk FC22% Draw23% Rangers FC55%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Falkirk FC or Draw
45%
Draw or Rangers FC
78%
Falkirk FC or Rangers FC
77%

Half-Time Result

Falkirk FC17% Draw39% Rangers FC44%

Correct Score

✗ 2–5 not predicted
2 – 5
Actual
1 – 1
9.5%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 2
8.2%
1 – 3
6.9%
0 – 1
6.9%
0 – 3
6%
2 – 2
5.5%
2 – 1
5%
0 – 0
4.7%
2 – 3
4.1%
1 – 4
3.9%
0 – 4
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Falkirk FC

Handicap Falkirk FC covers Push Rangers FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 11% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 40% — 60%
+1 40% 21% 38%
+1.5 62% — 38%
+2 62% 18% 20%
+2.5 80% — 20%

Clean Sheet

Falkirk FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.