Motherwell FC vs Falkirk FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Motherwell FC vs Falkirk FC — Premier League at Fir Park.
- Motherwell FC 33 games · 54 pts (2025/26)
- Falkirk FC 33 games · 46 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Duncan Nicolson (Scotland)
- Assistant 1 Ross MacLeod
- Assistant 2 Scott Anderson (Scotland)
14 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 4.5 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70 2 Rangers FC 33 69 3 Celtic FC 33 67 4 Motherwell FC 33 54 5 Hibernian FC 33 51 6 Falkirk FC 33 46 7 Dundee United FC 33 40 8 Aberdeen FC 33 33 9 Dundee FC 33 33 10 St. Mirren FC 33 30 11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28 12 Livingston FC 33 16 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Apr Falkirk FC H 2–3 L 21 Mar Hibernian FC H 0–0 D 14 Mar Celtic FC A 1–3 L 07 Mar Dundee FC A 1–2 L 28 Feb Dundee United FC H 2–0 W 21 Feb St. Mirren FC A 5–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Apr Motherwell FC A 3–2 W 21 Mar St. Mirren FC H 1–2 L 14 Mar Aberdeen FC A 1–1 D 28 Feb Kilmarnock FC H 5–1 W 21 Feb Heart of Midlothian FC A 0–1 L 14 Feb Dundee United FC H 2–3 L Season Stats
Motherwell FC Falkirk FC #4 Position #6 54 Points 46 33 Played 33 14 / 12 / 7 W / D / L 13 / 7 / 13 52 Scored 45 29 Conceded 48 +23 GD -3 1.64 PPG 1.39 42% Win % 39% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history47% Clean Sheets
Motherwell FC this season25% Clean Sheets
Falkirk FC this seasonMotherwell FC are 4th (54 pts). Falkirk FC are 6th (46 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Motherwell FC0-15–/116-303/–31-452/346-601/261-75–/476+3/3■ Scored ■ ConcededFalkirk FC0-153/316-301/431-452/546-60–/461-755/176+–/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Fir Park that hosts another battle between Motherwell FC and Falkirk FC.
- 3' Barney Stewart puts Falkirk FC on the lead.
- 8' It’s high time John McGlynn made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 13' The travelling Falkirk FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 18' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Falkirk FC winning 66.67% of all matches.
- 23' Motherwell FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 25' Motherwell FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 30' It looks surprising Motherwell FC does not make any changes. Calum Ward has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 34' Goal! Elliot Watt scores his 3 goal in 330 matches.
- 39' Motherwell FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 39.
- 42' That looks like a foul for a card for Liam Henderson.
- 45' GOAL! Ben Broggio scores on 45.
- 50' Motherwell FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 55' Paul McGinn has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 33 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 56' Falkirk FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 56.
- 61' That looks like a foul for a card for Ibrahim Said.
- 62' What a strike from Calvin Miller! The score is 1-3.
- 63' Sam Nicholson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tom Sparrow on 63 minute.
- 68' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ethan Ross suffering a number of foals already.
- 71' Time for substitution for Falkirk FC. Ben Broggio is replaced by Ethan Ross.
- 73' The whistle greets Lukas Fadinger as he departs to be replaced by Oscar Priestman.
- 78' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 78 minutes.
- 79' The Motherwell FC manager makes a substitution. Emmanuel Longelo departs to be replaced by Luca Ross.
- 84' It is a substitution in Falkirk FC team. Calvin Miller is replaced by Ben Parkinson on 84 minute.
- 85' It’s a booking for Falkirk FC player. Brad Spencer gets a card.
- 90' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Falkirk FC players.
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Lineups
Motherwell FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Emmanuel Longelo ↓ Luca Ross 79'
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Tom Sparrow ↓ Sam Nicholson 63'
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Bench
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Sam Nicholson ↑ 63'
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Jordan McGhee ↑ 73'
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Luca Ross ↑ 79'
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Oscar Priestman ↑ 73'
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Coach Jens Berthel AskouFalkirk FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Calvin Miller ↓ Ben Parkinson 84'
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Ben Broggio ↓ Ethan Ross 71'
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Finn Yeats ↓ Kyrell Wilson 71'
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Barney Stewart ↓ Brian Graham 79'
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Bench
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Ethan Ross ↑ 71'
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Brian Graham ↑ 79'
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Ben Parkinson ↑ 84'
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Kyrell Wilson ↑ 71'
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Coach John McGlynn -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Elliot Watt 1 Tawanda Maswanhise 1 Calvin Miller 1 Ben Broggio 1 Barney Stewart 1 Henry Cartwright 1 Head to Head
Motherwell FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.6 Motherwell FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.21 Falkirk FC xGI would bet for: Motherwell FC or Falkirk FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Falkirk FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.81Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 53% 47% ± 3.5 31% 69% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
Motherwell FC or Draw 70%Draw or Falkirk FC 58%Motherwell FC or Falkirk FC 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Falkirk FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 2–3 not predicted2 – 3Actual1 – 1 12.6%2 – 1 9%1 – 0 8.7%0 – 0 7.9%2 – 0 7.5%1 – 2 6.8%0 – 1 6.3%2 – 2 5.5%3 – 1 4.8%0 – 2 4.4%3 – 0 3.9%3 – 2 3%Asian Handicap — Motherwell FC
Handicap Motherwell FC covers Push Falkirk FC covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 14% 76% -1.5 24% — 76% -1 24% 21% 55% -0.5 45% — 55% +0.5 72% — 28% +1 72% 16% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 8% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet 30% ✓Falkirk FC keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.