Falkirk vs Rangers

16 May 2026 · Scottish Premiership · 2025/26 · Referee Duncan Nicolson

Full time 2 – 5

Half-time: 2–3

Jack Butland 7’ (og)
Calvin Miller 44’ (pen)

Youssef Chermiti 2’, 6’, 47’
Djeidi Gassama 27’
Thelo Aasgaard 79’ (pen)

Match summary

Rangers won comfortably, 5-2 away at Falkirk. Rangers led 3-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Youssef Chermiti put Rangers ahead in the 2nd minute, Chermiti made it 0-2 in the 6th minute, Butland's own goal pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 7th minute, Djeidi Gassama made it 1-3 in the 27th minute, and Calvin Miller made it 2-3 from the penalty spot in the 44th minute. In the second half, Chermiti made it 2-4 with a header in the 47th minute and Thelo Aasgaard made it 2-5 from the penalty spot in the 79th minute.

The chances backed that up: Rangers created 2.66 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Falkirk's 2.26 from 8.

Match stats

55% Possession 45%

8 Shots 15

3 Shots on target 7

7 Corners 4

55 Attacks 60

44 Dangerous attacks 48

410 Passes 334

85.9% Pass accuracy 87.4%

12 Tackles 6

11 Fouls 9

3 Yellow cards 0

2 Offsides 0

Key events

Falkirk Rangers

Kick-off

2’

Youssef ChermitiRight foot shot

0-1

6’

Youssef ChermitiRight foot shot

0-2

Jack ButlandOwn goal

1-2

7’

11’

Youssef ChermitiShot on target

Henry Cartwright

20’

Brad Spencer

26’

27’

Djeidi GassamaLeft foot shot

1-3

Calvin Miller

32’

Thelo AasgaardShot on target

35’

Max AaronsNasser Djiga

Calvin MillerVAR: No penalty

42’

Calvin MillerPenalty

2-3

44’

Half-time2-3

Dylan TaitBrad Spencer

46’

Connor AllanHenry Cartwright

46’

Ross MaclverBen Parkinson

46’

47’

Youssef ChermitiHeader

2-4

Ben ParkinsonShot on target

48’

Second half underway

Calvin MillerShot on target

49’

Gary OliverBen Broggio

64’

Tochi ChukwuaniConnor Barron

Kyrell WilsonSam Hart

72’

79’

Thelo AasgaardPenalty

2-5

80’

Ashton ScallyTuur Rommens

80’

Zebedee LawsonMikey Moore

80’

Aiden McCallionThelo Aasgaard

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.

Falkirk 2.26 xGRangers 2.66 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Rangers attacking Falkirk attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Falkirk 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Rangers 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Nicky Hogarth	90′	2	5	33	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Finn Yeats	90′	3	–	–	4	1	46	–	–	–	–
Lewis Neilson	90′	–	3	–	4	4	40	1	–	–	–
Liam Henderson	90′	2	1	–	4	1	54	–	–	–	–
Sam Hart Taken off	72′	–	1	–	4	2	29	1	–	–	–
Connor Allan Came on as a substitute	45′	1	2	–	1	–	19	1	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Henry Cartwright Taken off	45′	–	–	20	–	–	1	–	1	1	–
Brad Spencer Taken off	45′	–	–	35	1	–	1	1	2	3	–
Calvin Miller	90′	1	–	25	2	–	–	2	2	–	1
Ben Broggio Taken off	64′	–	–	19	–	–	1	–	2	–	1	–
Ethan Ross	90′	–	–	26	–	–	–	–	4	3	1	–
Dylan Tait Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	37	1	–	2	–	4	–	1	–
Gary Oliver Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kyrell Wilson Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	3	1	–	1	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Ben Parkinson Taken off	45′	–	–	1	1	0.04	–	–	1	1	6	–
Ross Maclver Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	3	–	4	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Jack Butland	90′	2	2	32	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Nasser Djiga Taken off	35′	–	–	–	1	–	8	–	–	–	–
John Souttar	90′	–	1	–	1	–	47	1	–	–	–
Emmanuel Fernandez	90′	–	–	–	2	1	39	2	–	–	–
Tuur Rommens Taken off	80′	4	1	–	4	–	15	–	–	1	–
Max Aarons Came on as a substitute	55′								–	–	–
Ashton Scally Came on as a substitute	10′	1	–	–	1	–	7	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Connor Barron Taken off	64′	–	–	27	2	–	–	–	1	2	–	–
Mohammed Diomande	90′	–	–	30	3	–	–	1	4	1	3	–
Djeidi Gassama	90′	1	–	23	1	–	–	1	3	2	3	–
Thelo Aasgaard Taken off	80′	1	–	19	2	–	1	–	1	–	–	–
Mikey Moore Taken off	80′	–	–		–	–						–
Tochi Chukwuani Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	11	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Aiden McCallion Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Zebedee Lawson Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–

Forwards1 player


Youssef Chermiti	90′	3	1	5	4	0.86	–	1	4	1	24	–

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 21% Avg odds 4.40

Draw 23% Avg odds 4.11

Rangers win 56% Avg odds 1.66

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

Form going into the game

Falkirk L L W L L

Rangers W L L L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Falkirk 3-6 Rangers, 12 Apr 26 Next meeting: Falkirk 1-2 Rangers, 02 Sep 26 All Falkirk vs Rangers meetings

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