Falkirk vs Rangers

2 September 2026 · Scottish Premiership · 2026/27 · Referee D McFarlane

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Kosta Nedeljković 44’ (og)
  • Lawrence Shankland 8’, 79’

Match summary

Rangers won 2-1 away at Falkirk. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Lawrence Shankland put Rangers ahead in the 8th minute, Nedeljković's own goal equalised in the 44th minute, and Shankland won it in the 79th minute.

The chances backed that up: Rangers created 1.58 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Falkirk's 0.85 from 12.

Match stats

48% Possession 52%
12 Shots 16
5 Shots on target 6
5 Corners 6
85 Attacks 76
58 Dangerous attacks 45
390 Passes 426
76.9% Pass accuracy 79.3%
14 Tackles 18
12 Fouls 17
2 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 1

Key events

Falkirk Rangers
Kick-off
8’
Lawrence ShanklandLeft foot shot0-1 (Rangers)
10’
Corner
Corner
13’
Ryan StrainShot on target
14’
Corner
20’
Liam HendersonShot on target
21’
24’
Min-su KimShot on target
Corner
28’
36’
Findlay CurtisShot on target
Kosta NedeljkovićOwn goal1-1 (Falkirk)
44’
45+1’
Corner
Half-time1-1
Second half underway
Calvin FodreyShot on target
48’
Jacob MurrellShot on target
51’
Ethan RossPersistent fouling
53’
Aodhan DohertyCalvin Fodrey
54’
59’
Tochi ChukwuaniCameron Devlin
59’
Ross McCrorieKosta Nedeljković
Corner
60’
Jacob MurrellShot on target
62’
Corner
62’
Brad SpencerFoul
67’
Ross MaclverJacob Murrell
70’
71’
Corner
72’
Emmanuel FernandezShot on target
75’
Corner
76’
Olwethu MakhanyaFoul
Ben ParkinsonEthan Ross
78’
Deniss MelniksBrad Spencer
78’
79’
Lawrence ShanklandLeft foot shot1-2 (Rangers)
79’
Djeidi GassamaShot on target
80’
Daisuke YokotaFindlay Curtis
80’
Bojan MiovskiMin-su Kim
83’
Corner
90+2’
Corner
90+3’
Ben GodfreyLawrence Shankland
Full-time1-2

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.85 1.58 8’ Lawrence Shankland (Rangers), 0-1 8’ 44’ Kosta Nedeljković (Falkirk) own goal, 1-1 44’ 79’ Lawrence Shankland (Rangers), 1-2 79’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.85 1.58 8’ Lawrence Shankland (Rangers), 0-1 Shankland 8’ 44’ Kosta Nedeljković (Falkirk) own goal, 1-1 Nedeljković 44’ 79’ Lawrence Shankland (Rangers), 1-2 Shankland 79’
Falkirk 0.85 xGRangers 1.58 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rangers attacking Falkirk attacking 
79’ Lawrence Shankland (Rangers), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 51’ Lawrence Shankland (Rangers), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 62’ Jacob Murrell (Falkirk), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 8’ Lawrence Shankland (Rangers), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 78’ Aodhan Doherty (Falkirk), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 60’ Jacob Murrell (Falkirk), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 51’ Jacob Murrell (Falkirk), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 90+1’ Bojan Miovski (Rangers), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 27’ Djeidi Gassama (Rangers), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 24’ Nicolas Raskin (Rangers), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 73’ Djeidi Gassama (Rangers), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 23’ Brad Spencer (Falkirk), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 72’ Emmanuel Fernandez (Rangers), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 19’ Min-su Kim (Rangers), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 36’ Min-su Kim (Rangers), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 21’ Finley Barbrook (Falkirk), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 15’ Lawrence Shankland (Rangers), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 24’ Min-su Kim (Rangers), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 32’ Calvin Fodrey (Falkirk), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+1’ Daisuke Yokota (Rangers), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 36’ Findlay Curtis (Rangers), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 71’ Lawrence Shankland (Rangers), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Ryan Strain (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 3’ Jacob Murrell (Falkirk), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Djeidi Gassama (Rangers), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 21’ Liam Henderson (Falkirk), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 32’ Calvin Fodrey (Falkirk), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 48’ Calvin Fodrey (Falkirk), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 44’ Kosta Nedeljković (Rangers), own goal 79’ Lawrence Shankland (Rangers), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 51’ Lawrence Shankland (Rangers), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 62’ Jacob Murrell (Falkirk), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 8’ Lawrence Shankland (Rangers), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 78’ Aodhan Doherty (Falkirk), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 60’ Jacob Murrell (Falkirk), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 51’ Jacob Murrell (Falkirk), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 90+1’ Bojan Miovski (Rangers), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 27’ Djeidi Gassama (Rangers), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 24’ Nicolas Raskin (Rangers), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 73’ Djeidi Gassama (Rangers), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 72’ Emmanuel Fernandez (Rangers), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 23’ Brad Spencer (Falkirk), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 19’ Min-su Kim (Rangers), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 36’ Min-su Kim (Rangers), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 21’ Finley Barbrook (Falkirk), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 15’ Lawrence Shankland (Rangers), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Calvin Fodrey (Falkirk), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+1’ Daisuke Yokota (Rangers), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 24’ Min-su Kim (Rangers), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 36’ Findlay Curtis (Rangers), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 71’ Lawrence Shankland (Rangers), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Ryan Strain (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 3’ Jacob Murrell (Falkirk), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Djeidi Gassama (Rangers), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 21’ Liam Henderson (Falkirk), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ Calvin Fodrey (Falkirk), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 32’ Calvin Fodrey (Falkirk), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 44’ Kosta Nedeljković (Rangers), own goal
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Lineups

Falkirk 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Bain
McCann
Neilson
Henderson
Spencer 78’
Barbrook
Strain
Fodrey 54’
Ross 78’
Krauhaus
Murrell 70’
Rangers 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Pandur
Penrice
Fernandez
Makhanya
Nedeljković 59’
Raskin
Devlin 59’
Curtis 80’
Kim 80’
Gassama
Shankland 2 90’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Scott Bain
90′ 4 2 44 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Lewis Neilson
90′ – 1 1 4 4 57 – – – –
Liam Henderson
90′ 1 1 1 4 3 44 1 – – –
Leon McCann
90′ – 1 – 3 1 30 3 – – –
Deniss Melniks Came on as a substitute
12′ 1 1 1 2 – 2 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Ryan Strain
90′ – – 49 2 – 1 2 5 1 1 –
Finley Barbrook
90′ – – 43 2 – 3 1 5 – 1 –
Brad Spencer Taken off
78′ – – 52 – – – 2 2 1 1
Ethan Ross Taken off
78′ – – 15 1 – – 1 5 1 4
Ben Krauhaus
90′ – – 25 3 – 5 – 10 2 2 –
Calvin Fodrey Taken off
54′ – – 7 2 – 2 1 4 – 1 –
Aodhan Doherty Came on as a substitute
36′ – – 5 – – 1 – 5 1 3 –
Forwards3 players
Jacob Murrell Taken off
70′ – – 4 2 0.47 – – 1 – 2 –
Ross Maclver Came on as a substitute
20′ – – – – – – – 7 – 9 –
Ben Parkinson Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – – – – 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.

Before kick-off

Falkirk win 16% Avg odds 5.73
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.43
Rangers win 63% Avg odds 1.50

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

Form going into the game

Falkirk LLLDL
Rangers LWDLW

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Previous and next meeting

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