Aberdeen vs Falkirk

28 October 2026 · Scottish Premiership · 2026/27 · Referee C Scott

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Ben Krauhaus 73’

Match summary

Falkirk beat Aberdeen 1-0 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

Ben Krauhaus put Falkirk ahead in the 73rd minute.

Aberdeen can feel hard done by, creating 1.67 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Falkirk's 1.06 from 13.

Match stats

45% Possession 55%
15 Shots 13
5 Shots on target 4
5 Corners 4
88 Attacks 94
22 Dangerous attacks 31
380 Passes 466
70.8% Pass accuracy 75.1%
17 Tackles 13
14 Fouls 10
2 Yellow cards 4
4 Offsides 0

Key events

Aberdeen Falkirk
Kick-off
Corner
13’
Corner
13’
Daniel HappeFoul
17’
Chris CaddenShot on target
18’
Corner
19’
23’
Corner
Ayoub MoulouaShot on target
30’
32’
Finley BarbrookShot on target
37’
Corner
38’
Scott TanserLeon McCann
40’
Deniss MelniksShot on target
40’
Ethan RossShot on target
40’
Corner
Corner
42’
Corner
43’
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
Nicky DevlinChris Cadden
50’
Findlay MarshallAremu Afeez
57’
Hicham MahouLewis Smith
57’
Hicham MahouShot on target
61’
65’
Ben KrauhausDeniss Melniks
Jack MilneDaniel Happe
66’
Toyosi OlusanyaAyoub Mouloua
66’
66’
Ben ParkinsonJacob Murrell
69’
Owen EamesFoul
Bradley LyonsShot on target
72’
Findlay MarshallFoul
73’
73’
Ben KrauhausLeft foot shot0-1 (Falkirk)
77’
Corner
79’
Connor McLeodOwen Eames
79’
Calvin FodreyEthan Ross
80’
Connor McLeodFoul
83’
Ben KrauhausFoul
89’
Brad SpencerTime wasting
Full-time0-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.67 1.06 73’ Ben Krauhaus (Falkirk), 0-1 73’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.67 1.06 73’ Ben Krauhaus (Falkirk), 0-1 Ben Krauhaus 73’
Aberdeen 1.67 xGFalkirk 1.06 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Falkirk attacking Aberdeen attacking 
77’ Bradley Lyons (Aberdeen), open play, 0.35 xG, blocked 77’ Ben Krauhaus (Falkirk), open play, 0.22 xG, blocked 18’ Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 20’ Bradley Lyons (Aberdeen), from a corner, 0.19 xG, blocked 18’ Chris Cadden (Aberdeen), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 32’ Owen Eames (Falkirk), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 73’ Ben Krauhaus (Falkirk), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 32’ Finley Barbrook (Falkirk), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 30’ Ayoub Mouloua (Aberdeen), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 43’ Ayoub Mouloua (Aberdeen), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 14’ Aremu Afeez (Aberdeen), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 73’ Ben Krauhaus (Falkirk), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 72’ Bradley Lyons (Aberdeen), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 40’ Deniss Melniks (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 43’ Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 49’ Jacob Murrell (Falkirk), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 20’ Aremu Afeez (Aberdeen), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 43’ Nesta Guinness-Walker (Aberdeen), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 61’ Hicham Mahou (Aberdeen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 13’ Lewis Smith (Aberdeen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 7’ Jacob Murrell (Falkirk), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 63’ Bradley Lyons (Aberdeen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 42’ Chris Cadden (Aberdeen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Owen Eames (Falkirk), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 18’ Deniss Melniks (Falkirk), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Ethan Ross (Falkirk), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 4’ Ethan Ross (Falkirk), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Ethan Ross (Falkirk), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Bradley Lyons (Aberdeen), open play, 0.35 xG, blocked 77’ Ben Krauhaus (Falkirk), open play, 0.22 xG, blocked 18’ Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 20’ Bradley Lyons (Aberdeen), from a corner, 0.19 xG, blocked 18’ Chris Cadden (Aberdeen), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 32’ Owen Eames (Falkirk), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 73’ Ben Krauhaus (Falkirk), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 32’ Finley Barbrook (Falkirk), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 30’ Ayoub Mouloua (Aberdeen), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 43’ Ayoub Mouloua (Aberdeen), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 14’ Aremu Afeez (Aberdeen), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 73’ Ben Krauhaus (Falkirk), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 72’ Bradley Lyons (Aberdeen), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 40’ Deniss Melniks (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 43’ Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 49’ Jacob Murrell (Falkirk), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 20’ Aremu Afeez (Aberdeen), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 43’ Nesta Guinness-Walker (Aberdeen), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 61’ Hicham Mahou (Aberdeen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 13’ Lewis Smith (Aberdeen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 7’ Jacob Murrell (Falkirk), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 63’ Bradley Lyons (Aberdeen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 42’ Chris Cadden (Aberdeen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Owen Eames (Falkirk), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 18’ Deniss Melniks (Falkirk), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Ethan Ross (Falkirk), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 4’ Ethan Ross (Falkirk), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Ethan Ross (Falkirk), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Aberdeen 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Müller
Guinness-Walker
Molloy
Happe 66’
Cadden 50’
Lyons
Afeez 57’
Armstrong
Nisbet
Smith 57’
Mouloua 66’
Falkirk 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Bain
McCann 38’
Neilson
Henderson
Melniks 65’
Spencer
Strain
Ross 79’
Barbrook
Eames 79’
Murrell 66’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Marius Müller
90′ 3 1 35 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Gavin Molloy
90′ – – 2 6 4 45 – – – –
Daniel Happe Taken off
66′ – – – 3 3 35 2 – –
Nesta Guinness-Walker
90′ 2 2 – 6 3 36 2 – – –
Nicky Devlin Came on as a substitute
40′ 1 – – 1 – 12 1 – – –
Jack Milne Came on as a substitute
24′ 1 1 1 1 – 8 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Chris Cadden Taken off
50′ – – 31 – – – 1 1 – 1 –
Bradley Lyons
90′ – – 42 1 – 2 1 11 2 – –
Aremu Afeez Taken off
57′ – – 24 – – 3 1 5 – – –
Lewis Smith Taken off
57′ – – 9 – – 1 – 2 – – –
Stuart Armstrong
90′ – – 47 4 – 2 1 5 2 1 –
Hicham Mahou Came on as a substitute
33′ – – 10 – – 5 – 5 2 – –
Findlay Marshall Came on as a substitute
33′ – – 7 – – – – 3 1 3
Forwards3 players
Kevin Nisbet
90′ – – 2 – 0.27 – 1 4 1 17 –
Ayoub Mouloua Taken off
66′ – – 2 1 0.24 – 1 8 – 19 –
Toyosi Olusanya Came on as a substitute
24′ – – – – – – – 1 1 1 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Aberdeen win 50% Avg odds 1.88
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.56
Falkirk win 24% Avg odds 3.84

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Aberdeen WDLWL
Falkirk WDLWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Aberdeen 1-1 Falkirk, 14 Mar 26 Next meeting: Falkirk vs Aberdeen, 12 Dec 26 (upcoming)  All Aberdeen vs Falkirk meetings

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