Falkirk vs Aberdeen

3 January 2026 · Scottish Premiership · 2025/26 · Referee John Beaton

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • F. Lissah 58’

Match summary

Falkirk won 1-0 at home to Aberdeen. It was goalless at half-time.

F. Lissah put Falkirk ahead with a header in the 58th minute.

The chances backed that up: Falkirk created 1.53 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Aberdeen's 0.57 from 7.

Match stats

56% Possession 44%
21 Shots 7
7 Shots on target 0
5 Corners 4
442 Passes 345
80.8% Pass accuracy 75.7%
26 Tackles 18
9 Fouls 21
2 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 4

Key events

Falkirk Aberdeen
L. HendersonShot on target
3’
C. MillerShot on target
9’
B. SpencerShot on target
12’
K. WilsonShot on target
24’
35’
S. NilsenA. Aouchiche
46’
D. PolvaraK. Bilalovic
F. LissahHeader1-0 (Falkirk)
58’
58’
D. Lobban
60’
S. Nilsen
E. RossF. Yeats
61’
73’
J. Karlsson
E. WilliamsK. Wilson
74’
74’
M. LazetićJ. Karlsson
74’
N. DevlinD. Lobban
B. GrahamB. Stewart
75’
E. Ross
78’
80’
N. MilanovićK. Nisbet
B. Spencer
82’
H. CartwrightD. Tait
85’
A. AgyemanC. Miller
85’
B. GrahamShot on target
87’
88’
S. Armstrong
A. AgyemanShot on target
90+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 1.53 0.57 58’ F. Lissah (Falkirk), 1-0 58’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.53 0.57 58’ F. Lissah (Falkirk), 1-0 Lissah 58’
Falkirk 1.53 xGAberdeen 0.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aberdeen attacking Falkirk attacking 
10’ D. Tait (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.27 xG, off target 53’ S. Armstrong (Aberdeen), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 3’ L. Henderson (Falkirk), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 29’ M. Knoester (Aberdeen), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 58’ F. Lissah (Falkirk), set piece, 0.11 xG, goal 41’ C. Miller (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 5’ D. Tait (Falkirk), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 86’ H. Cartwright (Falkirk), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 69’ K. Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 90+4’ B. Graham (Falkirk), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 47’ K. Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 87’ B. Graham (Falkirk), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 9’ C. Miller (Falkirk), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 61’ D. Tait (Falkirk), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 83’ E. Williams (Falkirk), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 44’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 79’ T. Keskinen (Aberdeen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 12’ B. Spencer (Falkirk), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 20’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 5’ C. Miller (Falkirk), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ D. Tait (Falkirk), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+1’ A. Agyeman (Falkirk), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 24’ K. Wilson (Falkirk), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 27’ J. Karlsson (Aberdeen), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ C. Miller (Falkirk), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ F. Lissah (Falkirk), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ D. Tait (Falkirk), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ D. Polvara (Aberdeen), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 10’ D. Tait (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.27 xG, off target 53’ S. Armstrong (Aberdeen), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 3’ L. Henderson (Falkirk), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 29’ M. Knoester (Aberdeen), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 58’ F. Lissah (Falkirk), set piece, 0.11 xG, goal 5’ D. Tait (Falkirk), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 41’ C. Miller (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 86’ H. Cartwright (Falkirk), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 69’ K. Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 90+4’ B. Graham (Falkirk), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 47’ K. Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 87’ B. Graham (Falkirk), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 61’ D. Tait (Falkirk), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ C. Miller (Falkirk), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 83’ E. Williams (Falkirk), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 44’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 79’ T. Keskinen (Aberdeen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 12’ B. Spencer (Falkirk), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 20’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ D. Tait (Falkirk), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+1’ A. Agyeman (Falkirk), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 5’ C. Miller (Falkirk), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 24’ K. Wilson (Falkirk), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 27’ J. Karlsson (Aberdeen), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ C. Miller (Falkirk), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ F. Lissah (Falkirk), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ D. Tait (Falkirk), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ D. Polvara (Aberdeen), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Falkirk 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Bain
Lissah
Allan
Henderson
McCann
Spencer
Tait 85’
Wilson 74’
Yeats 61’
Miller 85’
Stewart 75’
Aberdeen 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Mitov
Lobban
Milne
Knoester
Shinnie
Armstrong
Aouchiche 35’
Bilalovic 46’
Karlsson
Keskinen
Nisbet 80’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
S. Bain
90′ 0 0 42 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
F. Lissah
90′ 5 3 – 9 2 37 1 1 – –
C. Allan
90′ 3 3 – 4 – 34 – – – –
L. Henderson
90′ – 2 – 6 5 64 – – – –
L. McCann
90′ 3 1 – 5 – 52 – – – –
Midfielders9 players
B. Spencer
90′ – – 54 2 – 3 3 6 3 1
D. Tait
85′ – – 48 – – 1 1 2 2 1 –
K. Wilson
74′ – – 18 3 – 2 1 6 – 3 –
F. Yeats
61′ – – 15 2 – 2 – 4 – 2 –
C. Miller
85′ – 1 45 4 – 2 2 6 – – –
E. Williams Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 4 – – 1 – 1 – – –
B. Graham Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 5 1 – – – 4 2 1 –
H. Cartwright Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – 1 – 1 – – –
A. Agyeman Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 3 1 – – – – – – –
Forwards2 players
B. Stewart
75′ – – 2 – 0.10 – – 6 1 17 –
E. Ross Came on as a substitute
29′ – – – – – – – 8 4 4
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. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Falkirk win 42% Avg odds 2.21
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.36
Aberdeen win 30% Avg odds 3.12

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

Form going into the game

Falkirk DLLWL
Aberdeen WWLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Aberdeen 0-1 Falkirk, 31 Aug 25 Next meeting: Aberdeen 1-1 Falkirk, 14 Mar 26  All Falkirk vs Aberdeen meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.