Falkirk vs Kilmarnock

28 February 2026 · Scottish Premiership · 2025/26 · Referee Colin Steven

Full time 5 – 1

Half-time: 3–1

  • E. Brown 1’ (og)
  • D. Tait 28’, 56’
  • B. Stewart 36’, 50’
  • G. Kiltie 40’

Match summary

Falkirk won comfortably, 5-1 at home to Kilmarnock. Falkirk led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Brown's own goal put Falkirk ahead in the first minute, D. Tait made it 2-0 from a corner in the 28th minute, B. Stewart made it 3-0 with a header in the 36th minute, and G. Kiltie pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 40th minute. In the second half, Stewart made it 4-1 in the 50th minute and Tait made it 5-1 in the 56th minute.

The chances backed that up: Falkirk created 3.14 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Kilmarnock's 0.39 from 6.

Match stats

50% Possession 50%
19 Shots 6
10 Shots on target 3
3 Corners 2
416 Passes 422
82.2% Pass accuracy 78.9%
17 Tackles 17
10 Fouls 15
3 Yellow cards 2
2 Offsides 3

Key events

Falkirk Kilmarnock
E. BrownOwn goal1-0 (Falkirk)
1’
D. TaitLeft foot shot2-0 (Falkirk)
28’
B. StewartShot on target
28’
B. Spencer
31’
B. StewartHeader3-0 (Falkirk)
36’
37’
D. WatsonShot on target
40’
G. KiltieRight foot shot3-1 (Kilmarnock)
41’
M. Schjonning-LarsenShot on target
43’
G. Kiltie
C. Donaldson
44’
B. StewartRight foot shot4-1 (Falkirk)
50’
B. StewartShot on target
50’
53’
R. Deas
D. TaitRight foot shot5-1 (Falkirk)
56’
58’
L. PolworthB. Anderson
H. CartwrightB. Spencer
59’
59’
M. WatkinsF. Curtis
L. McCann
60’
64’
J. BrandonM. Schjonning-Larsen
B. StewartShot on target
66’
F. YeatsShot on target
74’
E. WilliamsC. Miller
75’
E. RossB. Broggio
75’
L. NeilsonC. Donaldson
75’
78’
A. TshibolaD. Thompson
78’
N. CleșcencoJ. Hugill
B. GrahamB. Stewart
81’
B. GrahamShot on target
84’
E. RossShot on target
90+2’

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.14 0.39 1’ E. Brown (Falkirk) own goal, 1-0 1’ 28’ D. Tait (Falkirk), 2-0 28’ 36’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), 3-0 36’ 40’ G. Kiltie (Kilmarnock), 3-1 40’ 50’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), 4-1 50’ 56’ D. Tait (Falkirk), 5-1 56’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.14 0.39 1’ E. Brown (Falkirk) own goal, 1-0 Brown 1’ 28’ D. Tait (Falkirk), 2-0 Tait 28’ 36’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), 3-0 Stewart 36’ 40’ G. Kiltie (Kilmarnock), 3-1 Kiltie 40’ 50’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), 4-1 Stewart 50’ 56’ D. Tait (Falkirk), 5-1 Tait 56’
Falkirk 3.14 xGKilmarnock 0.39 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Kilmarnock attacking Falkirk attacking 
28’ D. Tait (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.95 xG, goal 50’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 66’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 84’ B. Graham (Falkirk), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 66’ B. Broggio (Falkirk), open play, 0.17 xG, hit the woodwork 90+2’ E. Ross (Falkirk), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 40’ G. Kiltie (Kilmarnock), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 87’ L. Polworth (Kilmarnock), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 50’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 56’ D. Tait (Falkirk), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 36’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.09 xG, goal 74’ F. Yeats (Falkirk), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 17’ D. Tait (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 88’ R. Deas (Kilmarnock), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 16’ B. Broggio (Falkirk), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 82’ F. Yeats (Falkirk), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 27’ D. Tait (Falkirk), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 36’ C. Donaldson (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 41’ M. Schjonning-Larsen (Kilmarnock), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 61’ L. Polworth (Kilmarnock), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+1’ B. Graham (Falkirk), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ B. Spencer (Falkirk), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 28’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 37’ D. Watson (Kilmarnock), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 1’ E. Brown (Kilmarnock), own goal 28’ D. Tait (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.95 xG, goal 50’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 66’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 84’ B. Graham (Falkirk), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 66’ B. Broggio (Falkirk), open play, 0.17 xG, hit the woodwork 90+2’ E. Ross (Falkirk), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 40’ G. Kiltie (Kilmarnock), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 87’ L. Polworth (Kilmarnock), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 50’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 56’ D. Tait (Falkirk), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 36’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.09 xG, goal 74’ F. Yeats (Falkirk), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 17’ D. Tait (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 88’ R. Deas (Kilmarnock), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 16’ B. Broggio (Falkirk), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 82’ F. Yeats (Falkirk), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 27’ D. Tait (Falkirk), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 36’ C. Donaldson (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 41’ M. Schjonning-Larsen (Kilmarnock), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 61’ L. Polworth (Kilmarnock), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+1’ B. Graham (Falkirk), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ B. Spencer (Falkirk), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 28’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 37’ D. Watson (Kilmarnock), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 1’ E. Brown (Kilmarnock), own goal
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Lineups

Falkirk 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Bain
Lissah
Donaldson
Henderson
McCann
Spencer
Tait 2
Broggio 75’
Yeats
Miller 75’
Stewart 2
Kilmarnock 4-4-2 Starting XI
Roos
Schjonning-Larsen 64’
Brown
Deas
Thompson 78’
Curtis 59’
Lyons
Kiltie
Watson
Anderson 58’
Hugill 78’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
S. Bain
90′ 2 1 41 1 – – – –
Defenders5 players
F. Lissah
90′ – 6 – 8 1 44 1 – – –
C. Donaldson
75′ 1 – – 3 1 31 2 – 1
L. Henderson
90′ – 1 – 6 4 46 – – – –
L. McCann
90′ 2 1 – 4 – 46 1 – –
L. Neilson Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – 1 – 11 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
B. Spencer
59′ – – 32 – – 3 2 6 1 3
D. Tait
90′ 2 – 53 1 – – – 4 1 1 –
B. Broggio
75′ – 1 21 2 – 2 – 2 – – –
F. Yeats
90′ – – 36 1 – 2 – 5 – – –
C. Miller
75′ – 1 23 3 – 1 – 3 2 1 –
H. Cartwright Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 11 – – 2 – 3 1 – –
E. Williams Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 5 1 – – 1 1 – – –
B. Graham Came on as a substitute
9′ – – 3 1 – – – – – – –
Forwards2 players
B. Stewart
81′ 2 – 6 5 1.14 – – 6 – 10 –
E. Ross Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 1 1 0.14 – – – – 6 –
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

Falkirk win 57% Avg odds 1.64
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.90
Kilmarnock win 19% Avg odds 4.87

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

Form going into the game

Falkirk LWWLL
Kilmarnock WLWLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Kilmarnock 0-1 Falkirk, 20 Dec 25 Next meeting: Falkirk 3-0 Kilmarnock, 24 Oct 26  All Falkirk vs Kilmarnock 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.