Motherwell vs Falkirk
Ref: Duncan Nicolson, ScotlandFir Park, Motherwell · 13,742 cap
Match recap
Falkirk beat Motherwell 3–2 in their Premiership fixture. Watt and Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise scored for Motherwell; Stewart, Broggio, and Miller replied for Falkirk. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.31 for Motherwell versus 1.92 for Falkirk. Motherwell sit 4th in the Premiership table while Falkirk are 6th.
First Half
3'
⚽
Stewart
Assist: Miller
Sparrow
Yellow Card
⚽
Watt
42'
Henderson
Yellow Card
45'
⚽
Broggio
Second Half
56'
Adams
Yellow Card
Said
Yellow Card
62'
⚽
Miller
Penalty
⇄
Sparrow
71'
⇄
Yeats
71'
⇄
Broggio
⇄
O'Donnell
⇄
Fadinger
79'
⇄
Stewart
⇄
Emmanuel
83'
⇄
Miller
85'
Spencer
Yellow Card
⚽
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise
Assist: Just
| # | 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
MotherwellFalkirk
10Won
Statistical edge
10–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.31VS1.92
Attack4 · 1 won
14
Shots
12
7
Shots on target
5
6
Shots in the box
7
8
Shots outside box
5
5
Shots off goal
5
6
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
62%
Possession
38%
525
Total passes
324
435
Accurate passes
239
83%
Pass accuracy
74%
Discipline2 · 0 won
15
Fouls
15
2
Yellow cards
3
0
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
5
2
Blocked shots
2
-0.27
Goals prevented
-0.27
Motherwell
4-2-3-1
Falkirk
4-2-3-1Motherwell
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2S. O'DonnellD
- 7T. SparrowM
- 12L. FadingerM
- 13C. WardG
- 16P. McGinnD
- 18Tawanda Jethro MaswanhiseF
- 20E. WattM
- 21E. JustM
- 45M. EmmanuelD
- 57S. WelshD
- 90I. SaidM
Substitutes
- 6J. McGheeD
- 11A. HallidayM
- 19S. NicholsonF
- 25O. PriestmanM
- 28L. RossF
- 31M. ConnellyG
- 39Z. McAllisterM
- 53B. WatsonM
Falkirk
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2K. AdamsD
- 3L. McCannD
- 5L. HendersonD
- 8B. SpencerM
- 11B. BroggioM
- 14F. YeatsM
- 16B. StewartF
- 19S. BainG
- 21D. TaitM
- 28F. LissahD
- 29C. MillerM
Substitutes
- 1N. HogarthG
- 6C. DonaldsonD
- 7B. GrahamF
- 15L. NeilsonD
- 17H. CartwrightM
- 20C. AllanM
- 22Kyrell WilsonF
- 23E. RossF
- 27Ben ParkinsonF
Motherwell
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Watt | M | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Tawanda Maswanhise | F | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/2 |
| Elijah Just | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Stephen Welsh | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibrahim Said | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3/5 |
| Emmanuel Longelo | D | 79 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3/4 |
| Lukas Fadinger | M | 73 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Paul McGinn(C) | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephen O'Donnell | D | 73 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Sparrow | M | 63 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Calum Ward | G | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Andy Halliday | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matty Connelly | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rocco McColm | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zander McAllister | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blane Watson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan McGhee | D | 17 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Priestman | M | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Luca Ross | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Sam Nicholson | F | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
Falkirk
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barney Stewart | F | 79 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Filip Lissah | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Calvin Miller | M | 84 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Brad Spencer(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ben Broggio | M | 71 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Liam Henderson | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dylan Tait | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Scott Bain | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leon McCann | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keelan Adams | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Finn Yeats | M | 71 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Coll Donaldson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicky Hogarth | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Neilson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Connor Allan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henry Cartwright | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kyrell Wilson | F | 19 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ethan Ross | F | 19 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ben Parkinson | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Graham | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |