Falkirk vs Motherwell
Ref: Daniel McFarlane, ScotlandFalkirk Community Stadium, Falkirk · 9,008 cap
Match recap
Falkirk beat Motherwell 1–0 in their Premiership fixture. Cartwright scored for Falkirk. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.88 for Falkirk versus 1.06 for Motherwell. Falkirk sit 6th in the Premiership table while Motherwell are 4th.
First Half
Broggio
Yellow Card
Spencer
Yellow Card
35'
Sparrow
Yellow Card
Second Half
50'
Slattery
Yellow Card
Tait
Yellow Card
⇄
Tait
62'
⇄
Sparrow
⚽
Cartwright
Assist: Broggio
Yeats
Yellow Card
⇄
Broggio
⇄
Miller
76'
⇄
Slattery
76'
⇄
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise
77'
⇄
Fadinger
⇄
McCann
⇄
Lissah
88'
Emmanuel
Yellow Card
90+1'
Hendry
Yellow Card
90+2'
Just
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Heart Of Midlothian | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | +30 | 70 |
| 3 |  Celtic | 33 | 21 | 4 | 8 | +24 | 67 |
| 4 |  Motherwell | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | +23 | 54 |
| 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 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
FalkirkMotherwell
8Won
Statistical edge
8–5
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.88VS1.06
Attack4 · 1 won
18
Shots
14
5
Shots on target
3
14
Shots in the box
10
4
Shots outside box
4
9
Shots off goal
7
2
Corners
5
Possession & Passing1 · 3 won
48%
Possession
52%
422
Total passes
444
344
Accurate passes
351
82%
Pass accuracy
79%
Discipline3 · 0 won
12
Fouls
13
4
Yellow cards
5
0
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
4
4
Blocked shots
4
0.34
Goals prevented
0.34
Falkirk
4-2-3-1
Motherwell
4-2-3-1Falkirk
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1N. HogarthG
- 3L. McCannD
- 8B. SpencerM
- 11B. BroggioM
- 14F. YeatsM
- 15L. NeilsonD
- 16B. StewartF
- 20C. AllanD
- 21D. TaitM
- 28F. LissahD
- 29C. MillerM
Substitutes
- 2K. AdamsD
- 6C. DonaldsonD
- 7B. GrahamF
- 9R. MacIverF
- 17H. CartwrightM
- 22Kyrell WilsonF
- 23E. RossF
- 27Ben ParkinsonF
- 35J. HastingsG
Motherwell
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2S. O'DonnellD
- 7T. SparrowD
- 8C. SlatteryM
- 12L. FadingerM
- 13C. WardG
- 16P. McGinnD
- 18Tawanda Jethro MaswanhiseM
- 20E. WattM
- 21E. JustF
- 45M. EmmanuelM
- 57S. WelshD
Substitutes
- 4L. GordonD
- 19S. NicholsonF
- 22J. KoutroumbisD
- 25O. PriestmanM
- 28L. RossF
- 31M. ConnellyG
- 66C. HendryF
- 77R. Charles-CookF
- 90I. SaidF
Falkirk
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Spencer(C) | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nicky Hogarth | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Neilson | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leon McCann | D | 84 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Connor Allan | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Miller | M | 76 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3/5 |
| Ben Broggio | M | 75 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 1/1 |
| Finn Yeats | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Filip Lissah | D | 85 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Dylan Tait | M | 62 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Barney Stewart | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joe Hastings | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Ross | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ross Maclver | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Graham | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henry Cartwright | M | 28 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Kyrell Wilson | F | 15 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Coll Donaldson | D | 11 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keelan Adams | D | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Parkinson | F | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Motherwell
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul McGinn(C) | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lukas Fadinger | M | 77 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elliot Watt | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Calum Ward | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emmanuel Longelo | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2/3 |
| Tom Sparrow | D | 62 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Stephen Welsh | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Elijah Just | F | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Stephen O'Donnell | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Callum Slattery | M | 76 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| Tawanda Maswanhise | M | 76 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Liam Gordon | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matty Connelly | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Priestman | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Ross | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Koutroumbis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Regan Charles-Cook | F | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibrahim Said | F | 28 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Sam Nicholson | F | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum Hendry | F | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |