Falkirk 1-0 Aberdeen — Scottish Premiership, 3 Jan 2026
Falkirk beat Aberdeen 1-0 in the Scottish Premiership 1st Phase - 21 on 3 January 2026 at Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk. Filip Lissah scored for Falkirk. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 1 meeting, Falkirk have won 1 and Aberdeen 0.
· kickoff·Falkirk Stadium · Falkirk·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 35'
- Half-time0-0
- 46'
- 58'Foul
- 1-058'assist: Calvin Miller
- 60'
- 61'out: Ethan Ross
- 73'Argument
- 74'out: E. Williams
- 74'
- 74'
- 75'out: B. Graham
- 78'Foul
- 80'
- 82'Foul
- 85'
- 85'
- 88'Argument
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
8.6
Top rated
Falkirk
- 8.6Filip LissahD
- 8.2Leon McCannD
- 7.9Calvin MillerM
- 7.9Connor AllanD
- 7.5Brad SpencerM
- 7.5Ethan RossF
- 7.2Liam HendersonD
- 7.0Scott BainG
- 6.9Finn YeatsM
- 6.9Kyrell WilsonM
- 6.9Dylan TaitM
- 6.7Brian GrahamF
- 6.7Alfie AgyemanF
- 6.6Barney StewartF
- 6.6Henry CartwrightM
- 6.3Ethan WilliamsF
Aberdeen
- 7.7Dimitar MitovG
- 6.9Jack MilneD
- 6.9Graeme ShinnieD
- 6.9Dante PolvaraM
- 6.9Adil AouchicheM
- 6.6Nicholas DevlinD
- 6.6Sivert Heltne NilsenM
- 6.5Stuart ArmstrongM
- 6.5Topi KeskinenM
- 6.3Kevin NisbetF
- 6.3Kenan BilalovicM
- 6.2Mats KnoesterD
- 6.2Nicolas MilanovicF
- 6.2Marko LazetićF
- 6.2Jesper KarlssonM
- 5.9Dylan LobbanD
Line-ups
Substitutes
FalkirkJohn McGlynn
Substitutes
- 23Ethan Ross78'61'F7.5
- 10A. NesbittM
- 6Coll DonaldsonD
- 11A. Agyeman85'F6.7
- 1Nicky HogarthG
- 24E. Williams74'F6.3
- 2K. AdamsD
- 7B. Graham75'
- 17H. Cartwright85'
AberdeenPeter Leven
Substitutes
- 13N. SumanG
- 6S. Nilsen35'M6.6
- 2Nicholas Devlin74'D6.6
- 10Leighton ClarksonM
- 27Marko Lazetić74'F6.2
- 28Alexander JensenM
- 11Nicolas Milanovic80'F6.2
- 8Dante Polvara46'M6.9
- 29Kjartan KjartanssonM
Team statistics
Falkirk
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Lissah | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8.6 |
| Leon McCann | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 8.2 |
| Calvin Miller | 85 | – | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7.9 |
| Connor Allan | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.9 |
| Brad Spencer | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 7.5 |
| Ethan Ross | 29 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Liam Henderson | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Scott Bain | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Finn Yeats | 61 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Kyrell Wilson | 74 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Dylan Tait | 85 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Brian Graham | 15 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Alfie Agyeman | 11 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Barney Stewart | 75 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Henry Cartwright | 11 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Ethan Williams | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
Aberdeen
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitar Mitov | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.7 |
| Jack Milne | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Graeme Shinnie | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Dante Polvara | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Adil Aouchiche | 35 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Nicholas Devlin | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Sivert Heltne Nilsen | 55 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Stuart Armstrong | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Topi Keskinen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 6.5 |
| Kevin Nisbet | 80 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Kenan Bilalovic | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Mats Knoester | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Nicolas Milanovic | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Marko Lazetić | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Jesper Karlsson | 74 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 6.2 |
| Dylan Lobban | 74 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 5.9 |
Recent Form
FalkirkLWLLD
- L27 Dec 25ADundee0-1
- W20 Dec 25AKilmarnock1-0
- L13 Dec 25HHeart Of Midlothian0-2
- L06 Dec 25AHibernian0-3
- D03 Dec 25HMotherwell0-0
AberdeenLDLLW
- L30 Dec 25AHibernian0-2
- D27 Dec 25HDundee Utd1-1
- L21 Dec 25ACeltic1-3
- L18 Dec 25ASparta Praha0-3
- W14 Dec 25HKilmarnock2-1
Head-to-head
Final table, Scottish Premiership 2025/26 · Premiership
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Motherwell | 33 | +23 | 54 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 33 | +14 | 51 |
| 6 | Falkirk | 33 | -3 | 46 |
| 7 | Dundee Utd | 33 | -9 | 40 |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 33 | -15 | 33 |
| 9 | Dundee | 33 | -19 | 33 |
| 10 | ST Mirren | 33 | -21 | 30 |
Before and after
Falkirk
- Previous: Dundee 1-0 Falkirk, 27 Dec 2025 · Scottish Premiership
- Next: ST Mirren 0-2 Falkirk, 10 Jan 2026 · Scottish Premiership
Aberdeen
- Previous: Hibernian 2-0 Aberdeen, 30 Dec 2025 · Scottish Premiership
- Next: Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen, 6 Jan 2026 · Scottish Premiership
Data updated