Falkirk vs Motherwell match stats & report

1–0 Full time

Premiership · Scotland · Championship Group - 35 · Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk · Ref D. McFarlane

Falkirk stats & fixtures · Motherwell stats & fixtures

Falkirk beat Motherwell 1–0 in the Premiership (Championship Group - 35) on 2 May 2026. Expected goals finished 1.88–1.06. Motherwell had 52% of the ball.

Falkirk vs Motherwell match statistics

FalkirkMotherwell

48% Ball possession 52%
1.88 Expected goals (xG) 1.06
18 Total shots 14
5 Shots on target 3
9 Shots off target 7
4 Blocked shots 4
14 Shots inside the box 10
2 Corners 5
12 Fouls 13
0 Offsides 4
4 Yellow cards 5
422 Passes 444
82% Pass accuracy 79%
3 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

28' Yellow card B. Broggio Falkirk
29' Yellow card B. Spencer Falkirk
35' Yellow card T. Sparrow Motherwell
50' Yellow card C. Slattery Motherwell
55' Yellow card D. Tait Falkirk
63' Goal H. Cartwright (assist B. Broggio) Falkirk
75' Yellow card F. Yeats Falkirk
88' Yellow card M. Emmanuel Motherwell
90+1' Yellow card C. Hendry Motherwell
90+2' Yellow card E. Just Motherwell

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Falkirk

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 John McGlynn

1 N. Hogarth

3 L. McCann 20 C. Allan 15 L. Neilson 28 F. Lissah

21 D. Tait 8 B. Spencer

29 Calvin Miller 14 F. Yeats 11 B. Broggio

16 B. Stewart

Bench J. Hastings , R. MacIver , E. Ross , Ben Parkinson , Kyrell Wilson , B. Graham , C. Donaldson , H. Cartwright , K. Adams

Motherwell

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Jens Askou

13 C. Ward

2 S. O'Donnell 57 S. Welsh 16 P. McGinn 7 T. Sparrow

20 E. Watt 12 L. Fadinger

45 M. Emmanuel 8 C. Slattery 18 Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise

21 E. Just

Bench M. Connelly , R. Charles-Cook , J. Koutroumbis , C. Hendry , I. Said , O. Priestman , L. Ross , L. Gordon , S. Nicholson

Form guide

Falkirk at home

3–0–7 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 2.3 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 4.7 per game
Shots on target: 3.2 per game

0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Motherwell away

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.9 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 4.3 per game
Shots on target: 4.4 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Falkirk vs Motherwell head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
4 Apr 26	Motherwell v Falkirk	2–3
3 Dec 25	Falkirk v Motherwell	0–0
18 Oct 25	Motherwell v Falkirk	1–2

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Falkirk vs Motherwell head-to-head record