Falkirk 1-2 Rangers — Scottish Premiership, 2 Sep 2026
Rangers beat Falkirk 2-1 in the Scottish Premiership on 2 September 2026 at Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk. Lawrence Shankland scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Falkirk have won 0 and Rangers 3, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 0-18'assist: Djeidi Gassama
- 0-244'Own Goal
- Half-time1-1
- 53'Persistent Infringement
- 54'
- 59'
- 59'
- 67'Foul
- 70'
- 76'Foul
- 78'
- 78'
- 0-379'assist: Ross McCrorie
- 80'
- 80'
- 90+3'
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
9.0
Top rated
Falkirk
- 6.7Scott BainG
- 6.6Calvin FodreyM
- 6.5Leon McCannD
- 6.5B. KrauhausM
- 6.4Finley Frank BarbrookM
- 6.4Ross MacIverF
- 6.3Aodhan DohertyF
- 6.3Ryan StrainD
- 6.2Ethan RossM
- 6.2Jacob MurrellF
- 6.1Ben ParkinsonF
- 6.1Deniss MeļņiksM
- 6.0Brad SpencerM
- 5.9Lewis NeilsonD
- 5.8Liam HendersonD
- 6.6Jack McMillanD
- 6.6Coll DonaldsonD
- 6.6Scott TanserD
- 6.6Nicky HogarthG
- 6.6Connor AllanD
Rangers
- 9.0Lawrence ShanklandF
- 7.7Djeidi GassamaM
- 7.6Ivor PandurG
- 7.1Emmanuel FernandezD
- 6.8J. PenriceD
- 6.6Olwethu MakhanyaD
- 6.6Ross McCrorieD
- 6.5Bojan MiovskiF
- 6.4Nicolas RaskinM
- 6.4Tochi ChukwuaniM
- 6.3Findlay CurtisM
- 6.2Minsu KimM
- 6.2Daisuke YokotaM
- 6.0Cameron DevlinM
- 5.7Kosta NedeljkovićD
- 6.6Liam KellyG
- 6.6Benjamin GodfreyD
- 6.6Vanja DragojevićM
- 6.6R. McCauslandM
- 6.6Ryan NaderiF
Line-ups
Substitutes
FalkirkJ. McGlynn
Substitutes
- 17Scott TanserD6.6
- 6Coll DonaldsonD6.6
- 4Jack McMillanD6.6
- 9Ross MacIver70'F6.4
- 1Nicky HogarthG6.6
- 21Deniss Meļņiks78'M6.1
- 7Ben Parkinson78'F6.1
- 20Connor AllanD6.6
- 47Aodhan Doherty54'F6.3
RangersD. McInnes
Substitutes
- 2Ross McCrorie59'D6.6
- 4Benjamin Godfrey90+3'D6.6
- 31Liam KellyG6.6
- 28Bojan Miovski80'F6.5
- 42Tochi Chukwuani59'M6.4
- 45R. McCauslandM6.6
- 17Daisuke Yokota80'M6.2
- 20Ryan NaderiF6.6
- 22Vanja DragojevićM6.6
Team statistics
Falkirk
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Bain | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Calvin Fodrey | 54 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Leon McCann | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 |
| B. Krauhaus | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Finley Frank Barbrook | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6.4 |
| Ross MacIver | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Aodhan Doherty | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Ryan Strain | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Ethan Ross | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Jacob Murrell | 70 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Ben Parkinson | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Deniss Meļņiks | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Brad Spencer | 78 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Lewis Neilson | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Liam Henderson | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.8 |
| Jack McMillan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Coll Donaldson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Scott Tanser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Nicky Hogarth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Connor Allan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Rangers
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Shankland | 89 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9.0 |
| Djeidi Gassama | 90 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Ivor Pandur | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
| Emmanuel Fernandez | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.1 |
| J. Penrice | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Olwethu Makhanya | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6.6 |
| Ross McCrorie | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Bojan Miovski | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Nicolas Raskin | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Tochi Chukwuani | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.4 |
| Findlay Curtis | 80 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Minsu Kim | 80 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Daisuke Yokota | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Cameron Devlin | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Kosta Nedeljković | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5.7 |
| Liam Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Benjamin Godfrey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Vanja Dragojević | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| R. McCausland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Ryan Naderi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
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