Falkirk vs St Mirren

21 March 2026 · Scottish Premiership · 2025/26 · Referee Ross Hardie

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • B. Stewart 15’
  • M. Freckleton 18’
  • L. Donnelly 63’

Match summary

St Mirren came from behind to win 2-1 away at Falkirk. It was 1-1 at half-time.

B. Stewart put Falkirk ahead in the 15th minute, M. Freckleton equalised with a header in the 18th minute, and L. Donnelly won it with a header in the 63rd minute.

Falkirk can feel hard done by, creating 1.43 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to St Mirren's 0.90 from 11.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%
11 Shots 11
2 Shots on target 4
7 Corners 4
423 Passes 312
82.0% Pass accuracy 73.1%
14 Tackles 18
15 Fouls 14
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 1

Key events

Falkirk St Mirren
B. StewartRight foot shot1-0 (Falkirk)
15’
18’
M. FreckletonHeader1-1 (St Mirren)
L. McCann
21’
45’
J. YoungShot on target
57’
D. JohnS. Tanser
57’
J. AyungaJ. Young
63’
L. DonnellyHeader1-2 (St Mirren)
66’
J. AyungaShot on target
E. RossF. Yeats
68’
75’
M. MandronD. N'Lundulu
80’
J. RichardsonJ. Devaney
H. CartwrightD. Tait
82’
B. GrahamB. Broggio
82’
F. LissahShot on target
82’
G. OliverB. Stewart
88’
89’
K. Phillips
90’
A. Gogić

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 1.43 0.90 15’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), 1-0 15’ 18’ M. Freckleton (St Mirren), 1-1 18’ 63’ L. Donnelly (St Mirren), 1-2 63’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.43 0.90 15’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), 1-0 Stewart 15’ 18’ M. Freckleton (St Mirren), 1-1 Freckleton 18’ 63’ L. Donnelly (St Mirren), 1-2 Donnelly 63’
Falkirk 1.43 xGSt Mirren 0.90 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 St Mirren attacking Falkirk attacking 
37’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), open play, 0.49 xG, hit the woodwork 82’ F. Lissah (Falkirk), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 66’ J. Ayunga (St Mirren), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 18’ M. Freckleton (St Mirren), from a corner, 0.17 xG, goal 15’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 67’ J. Ayunga (St Mirren), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 63’ L. Donnelly (St Mirren), set piece, 0.13 xG, goal 53’ C. Miller (Falkirk), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 67’ K. Phillips (St Mirren), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 49’ D. Tait (Falkirk), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 78’ C. Miller (Falkirk), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 43’ F. Lissah (Falkirk), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 12’ K. Phillips (St Mirren), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90’ L. McCann (Falkirk), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 4’ B. Spencer (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 43’ L. Neilson (Falkirk), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ C. Miller (Falkirk), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ J. Young (St Mirren), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 65’ D. N'Lundulu (St Mirren), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ K. Phillips (St Mirren), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ D. N'Lundulu (St Mirren), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 2’ J. Young (St Mirren), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 37’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), open play, 0.49 xG, hit the woodwork 82’ F. Lissah (Falkirk), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 66’ J. Ayunga (St Mirren), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 18’ M. Freckleton (St Mirren), from a corner, 0.17 xG, goal 15’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 67’ J. Ayunga (St Mirren), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 63’ L. Donnelly (St Mirren), set piece, 0.13 xG, goal 53’ C. Miller (Falkirk), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 67’ K. Phillips (St Mirren), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 49’ D. Tait (Falkirk), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 78’ C. Miller (Falkirk), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 43’ F. Lissah (Falkirk), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 90’ L. McCann (Falkirk), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 12’ K. Phillips (St Mirren), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 4’ B. Spencer (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 43’ L. Neilson (Falkirk), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ C. Miller (Falkirk), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ J. Young (St Mirren), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 65’ D. N'Lundulu (St Mirren), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ K. Phillips (St Mirren), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ J. Young (St Mirren), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 2’ D. N'Lundulu (St Mirren), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Falkirk 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Bain
Lissah
Donaldson
Neilson
McCann
Spencer
Tait 82’
Broggio 82’
Miller
Yeats 68’
Stewart
St Mirren 3-1-4-2 Starting XI
George
Gogić
Freckleton
Donnelly
Devaney 80’
O'Hara
Phillips
Campbell
Tanser 57’
N'Lundulu 75’
Young 57’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
S. Bain
90′ 2 2 28 1 – – – –
Defenders4 players
F. Lissah
90′ 2 1 – 5 – 40 1 – – –
C. Donaldson
90′ 2 1 – 6 3 46 – – – –
L. Neilson
90′ – 2 – 2 1 48 1 – – –
L. McCann
90′ – – – 1 – 57 3 – –
Midfielders8 players
B. Spencer
90′ – – 61 – – 1 3 6 1 1 –
D. Tait
82′ – 1 42 1 – 5 1 8 1 3 –
B. Broggio
82′ – – 16 3 – – – 1 3 – –
C. Miller
90′ – – 28 – – – – 3 – 1 –
F. Yeats
68′ – – 31 – – 2 – 5 1 2 –
B. Graham Came on as a substitute
8′ – – 3 – – – – – 1 – –
H. Cartwright Came on as a substitute
8′ – – 2 – – – – – 2 – –
G. Oliver Came on as a substitute
2′ – – 1 – – – – – – – –
Forwards2 players
B. Stewart
88′ 1 – 2 1 0.65 – – 1 – 10 –
E. Ross Came on as a substitute
22′ – – – – – – – 2 1 11 –
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 53% Avg odds 1.75
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.62
St Mirren win 21% Avg odds 4.47

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

Form going into the game

Falkirk WLLWD
St Mirren LLDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: St Mirren 0-2 Falkirk, 10 Jan 26 Next meeting: Falkirk 0-2 St Mirren, 01 Aug 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.