Falkirk vs St Mirren

13 September 2025 · Scottish Premiership · 2025/26 · Referee Duncan Nicolson

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

B. Graham 88’

D. John 64’
M. Mandron 81’

Match summary

St Mirren won 2-1 away at Falkirk. It was goalless at half-time.

D. John put St Mirren ahead with a direct free kick in the 64th minute, M. Mandron made it 0-2 with a header in the 81st minute, and B. Graham pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a header in the 88th minute.

The chances backed that up: St Mirren created 1.57 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Falkirk's 0.70 from 10.

Match stats

60% Possession 40%

10 Shots 13

2 Shots on target 5

4 Corners 2

478 Passes 320

77.8% Pass accuracy 70.9%

22 Tackles 10

6 Fouls 14

1 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

8 Offsides 4

Key events

Falkirk St Mirren

Kick-off

30’

M. O'HaraShot on target

R. MaclverShot on target

32’

42’

R. KingM. Fraser

Half-time0-0

Second half underway

B. Spencer

62’

E. WilliamsS. Arfield

64’

D. JohnFree Kick

0-1

70’

D. N'LunduluJ. Ayunga

71’

K. PhillipsShot on target

B. GrahamR. Maclver

79’

T. S. OgunsuyiC. Miller

80’

81’

M. MandronHeader

0-2

84’

K. Phillips

87’

S. George

B. GrahamHeader

1-2

88’

90’

S. TanserD. John

90’

R. KingShot on target

A. AgyemanD. Tait

90+2’

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.

Falkirk 0.70 xGSt Mirren 1.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

St Mirren 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

St Mirren 3-5-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


S. Bain	90′	4	2	41	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


K. Adams	90′	5	–	–	6	–	28	1	–	–	–
L. Neilson	90′	–	1	–	2	2	49	–	–	–	–
L. Henderson	90′	2	–	–	7	4	64	–	–	–	–
L. McCann	90′	1	–	–	5	2	55	–	–	1	–

Midfielders7 players


H. Cartwright	90′	–	–	50	1	–	3	–	6	–	2	–
B. Spencer	90′	–	–	75	2	–	5	–	9	2	1	–
S. Arfield Taken off	64′	–	–	14	–	–	–	–	2	1	–	–
D. Tait Taken off	89′	–	–	52	1	–	3	–	7	2	3	–
C. Miller Taken off	80′	–	–	20	1	–	1	–	3	–	1	–
E. Williams Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	10	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
T. S. Ogunsuyi Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	2	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


R. Maclver Taken off	79′	–	–	2	1	0.13	–	–	11	2	18	–
B. Graham Came on as a substitute	11′	1	–	1	1	0.06	–	–	1	–	1	–

Goalkeeper1 player


S. George	90′	1	1	40	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


M. Fraser Taken off	42′	2	–	–	2	–	12	–	–	–	–
A. Gogić	90′	1	1	–	7	6	29	–	–	–	–
M. Freckleton	90′	2	–	–	3	1	44	2	–	–	–
R. King Came on as a substitute	48′	–	–	–	2	2	23	–	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


J. Richardson	90′	–	–	21	1	–	–	–	3	–	–	–
K. Phillips	90′	–	–	22	–	–	1	–	6	3	2	–
K. Baccus	90′	–	–	30	–	–	1	–	5	4	1	–
M. O'Hara	90′	–	–	21	–	–	1	–	4	1	1	–
D. John Taken off	89′	1	1	36	4	–	2	–	3	1	–	–

Forwards3 players


J. Ayunga Taken off	70′	–	–	1	–	0.18	–	–	2	–	8	–
M. Mandron	90′	1	–	3	1	0.70	–	2	7	1	24	–
D. N'Lundulu Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	5	1	9	–

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 42% Avg odds 2.25

Draw 27% Avg odds 3.43

St Mirren win 31% Avg odds 3.04

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

Form going into the game

Falkirk D L W

St Mirren D L D D D

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: St Mirren 0-2 Falkirk, 10 Jan 26 All Falkirk vs St Mirren 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.