Falkirk vs St Mirren

1 August 2026 · Scottish Premiership · 2026/27 · Referee Duncan Nicolson

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Killian Phillips 11’, 87’

Match summary

St Mirren took a 2-0 win at Falkirk. St Mirren led 1-0 at half-time.

Killian Phillips put St Mirren ahead in the 11th minute and Phillips made it 0-2 in the 87th minute.

The chances backed that up: St Mirren created 1.64 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Falkirk's 0.71 from 10.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%
10 Shots 15
1 Shots on target 5
7 Corners 7
79 Attacks 50
69 Dangerous attacks 44
432 Passes 320
79.6% Pass accuracy 76.2%
25 Tackles 24
18 Fouls 18
0 Yellow cards 4
3 Offsides 2

Key events

Falkirk St Mirren
Kick-off
9’
Killian PhillipsShot on target
9’
Corner
11’
Killian PhillipsRight foot shot0-1 (St Mirren)
17’
Corner
Corner
19’
Finn YeatsShot on target
21’
Corner
42’
45’
Killian PhillipsShot on target
45’
Corner
Half-time0-1
Second half underway
Corner
51’
54’
Corner
61’
Eseosa SuleShot on target
63’
Corner
64’
Corner
66’
Ryan CarrFoul
Corner
68’
Ben ParkinsonVAR: Goal given
73’
80’
Corner
84’
Corner
86’
87’
Killian PhillipsRight foot shot0-2 (St Mirren)
90+1’
Corner
90+3’
90+4’
Corner
Full-time0-2

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 0.71 1.64 11’ Killian Phillips (St Mirren), 0-1 11’ 87’ Killian Phillips (St Mirren), 0-2 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.71 1.64 11’ Killian Phillips (St Mirren), 0-1 Phillips 11’ 87’ Killian Phillips (St Mirren), 0-2 Phillips 87’
Falkirk 0.71 xGSt Mirren 1.64 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 St Mirren attacking Falkirk attacking 
61’ Eseosa Sule (St Mirren), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 87’ Killian Phillips (St Mirren), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 5’ Jack McMillan (Falkirk), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 21’ Finn Yeats (Falkirk), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 45’ Killian Phillips (St Mirren), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 68’ Liam Henderson (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 33’ Eseosa Sule (St Mirren), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 54’ Henry Fieldson (St Mirren), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 11’ Killian Phillips (St Mirren), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 9’ Killian Phillips (St Mirren), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 54’ Alexander Gogić (St Mirren), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 35’ Finn Yeats (Falkirk), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Paul Nsio (St Mirren), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 17’ Ryan Carr (St Mirren), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 36’ Ross Maclver (Falkirk), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 2’ Eseosa Sule (St Mirren), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 40’ Samuel Ramos (St Mirren), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 17’ Joe Gardner (Falkirk), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 68’ Ryan Strain (Falkirk), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+4’ Roland Idowu (St Mirren), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Jake Young (St Mirren), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Craig Sibbald (Falkirk), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 74’ Killian Phillips (St Mirren), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Craig Sibbald (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Finn Yeats (Falkirk), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 61’ Eseosa Sule (St Mirren), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 87’ Killian Phillips (St Mirren), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 5’ Jack McMillan (Falkirk), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 21’ Finn Yeats (Falkirk), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 45’ Killian Phillips (St Mirren), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 68’ Liam Henderson (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 33’ Eseosa Sule (St Mirren), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 54’ Henry Fieldson (St Mirren), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 11’ Killian Phillips (St Mirren), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 9’ Killian Phillips (St Mirren), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 54’ Alexander Gogić (St Mirren), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 35’ Finn Yeats (Falkirk), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Paul Nsio (St Mirren), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 17’ Ryan Carr (St Mirren), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 36’ Ross Maclver (Falkirk), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 2’ Eseosa Sule (St Mirren), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 40’ Samuel Ramos (St Mirren), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 17’ Joe Gardner (Falkirk), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 68’ Ryan Strain (Falkirk), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+4’ Roland Idowu (St Mirren), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Craig Sibbald (Falkirk), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Jake Young (St Mirren), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 74’ Killian Phillips (St Mirren), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Craig Sibbald (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Finn Yeats (Falkirk), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Falkirk 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Bain
Melniks
Henderson
McMillan 70’
Yeats
Tanser 79’
Strain
Sibbald
Gardner 59’
Laidlaw 79’
Maclver 70’
St Mirren 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Chapman
Fieldson
Fraser
Gogić
Richardson
Carr 76’
Nsio
Ramos 76’
Phillips 2
Mochrie 83’
Sule 63’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 4 2 44 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
90′ 1 1 – 3 1 62 2 – – –
90′ 1 2 – 7 4 56 1 – – –
Jack McMillan Taken off
70′ 3 1 – 5 1 32 1 – – –
90′ 4 – – 7 1 26 2 – – –
Leon McCann Came on as a substitute
11′ 1 – – 2 – 4 2 – – –
Midfielders5 players
90′ – – 42 1 – 5 1 13 – 5 –
Scott Tanser Taken off
79′ – – 35 – – – 1 3 4 – –
90′ – – 56 1 – 3 – 4 1 1 –
Aodhan Doherty Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 12 – – 1 – 3 – 2 –
Paul McGovern Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 1 – – – – – 1 – –
Forwards5 players
Joe Gardner Taken off
59′ – – 1 – 0.03 – – 3 1 15 –
Ethan Laidlaw Taken off
79′ – – – – – – 1 2 1 21 –
Ross Maclver Taken off
70′ – – 1 – 0.05 – – 4 – 15 –
Ben Parkinson Came on as a substitute
20′ – – – – – – – 2 – 7 –
Ethan Ross Came on as a substitute
20′ – – – – – – – 4 2 5 –
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 45% Avg odds 2.09
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.47
St Mirren win 28% Avg odds 3.28

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

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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.