Falkirk vs Aberdeen
Ref: John Beaton, ScotlandFalkirk Community Stadium, Falkirk · 9,008 cap
Match recap
Falkirk beat Aberdeen 1–0 in their Premiership fixture. Lissah scored for Falkirk. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.11 for Falkirk versus 0.63 for Aberdeen. Falkirk sit 6th in the Premiership table while Aberdeen are 8th.
First Half
35'
⇄
Aouchiche
Second Half
46'
⇄
Bilalovic
⚽
Lissah
Assist: Miller
58'
Lobban
Yellow Card
60'
Heltne Nilsen
Yellow Card
⇄
Yeats
73'
Karlsson
Yellow Card
74'
⇄
Lobban
74'
⇄
Karlsson
⇄
Wilson
⇄
Stewart
Ross
Yellow Card
80'
⇄
Nisbet
Spencer
Yellow Card
⇄
Tait
⇄
Miller
88'
Armstrong
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Heart Of Midlothian | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | +30 | 70 |
| 5 |  Hibernian | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | +14 | 51 |
| 6 |  Falkirk | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 46 |
| 7 |  Dundee Utd | 33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | -9 | 40 |
| 8 |  Aberdeen | 33 | 9 | 6 | 18 | -15 | 33 |
| 9 |  Dundee | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | -19 | 33 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
FalkirkAberdeen
14Won
Statistical edge
14–1
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.11VS0.63
Attack6 · 0 won
21
Shots
7
7
Shots on target
0
10
Shots in the box
5
11
Shots outside box
2
9
Shots off goal
4
5
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
56%
Possession
44%
442
Total passes
345
355
Accurate passes
262
80%
Pass accuracy
76%
Discipline3 · 0 won
9
Fouls
21
2
Yellow cards
4
3
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
6
5
Blocked shots
3
Falkirk
4-2-3-1
Aberdeen
4-2-3-1Falkirk
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3L. McCannD
- 5L. HendersonD
- 8B. SpencerM
- 14F. YeatsM
- 16B. StewartF
- 19S. BainG
- 20C. AllanD
- 21D. TaitM
- 22Kyrell WilsonM
- 28F. LissahD
- 29C. MillerM
Substitutes
- 1N. HogarthG
- 2K. AdamsD
- 6C. DonaldsonD
- 7B. Graham
- 10A. NesbittM
- 11A. AgyemanF
- 17H. Cartwright
- 23E. RossF
- 24Ethan WilliamsF
Aberdeen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1D. MitovG
- 4G. ShinnieD
- 5M. KnoesterD
- 7A. AouchicheM
- 14K. BilalovicM
- 15K. NisbetF
- 16S. ArmstrongM
- 17J. KarlssonM
- 22J. MilneD
- 38D. LobbanD
- 81T. KeskinenM
Substitutes
- 2N. DevlinD
- 6S. Heltne NilsenM
- 8D. PolvaraM
- 10L. ClarksonM
- 11N. MilanovicF
- 13N. SumanG
- 27M. LazetićF
- 28A. JensenM
- 29K. KjartanssonM
Falkirk
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Lissah | D | 90 | 8.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Leon McCann | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Calvin Miller | M | 85 | 7.9 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2/3 |
| Connor Allan | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Brad Spencer(C) | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Liam Henderson | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Scott Bain | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Dylan Tait | M | 85 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Finn Yeats | M | 61 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Kyrell Wilson | M | 74 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1/5 |
| Barney Stewart | F | 75 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Keelan Adams | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicky Hogarth | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coll Donaldson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aidan Nesbitt | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Ross | F | 29 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Alfie Agyeman | F | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Brian Graham | F | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Henry Cartwright | M | 11 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ethan Williams | F | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Aberdeen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitar Mitov | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jack Milne | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Adil Aouchiche | M | 35 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Graeme Shinnie(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Topi Keskinen | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/8 |
| Stuart Armstrong | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Kenan Bilalovic | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/4 |
| Kevin Nisbet | F | 80 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Jesper Karlsson | M | 74 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3/4 |
| Mats Knoester | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Dylan Lobban | D | 74 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kjartan Mar Kjartansson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leighton Clarkson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander Jensen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Suman | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dante Polvara | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Nicky Devlin | D | 16 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sivert Heltne Nilsen | M | 55 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Marko Lazetić | F | 16 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolas Milanović | F | 10 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |