Regular Season - 15 · 28 November 2026, 15:00 UTC

Rangers vs Falkirk Premiership prediction

Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow

Our model says: Rangers 2–1 Falkirk

The model makes it 59% Rangers, 22% draw, 19% Falkirk — fair odds of 1.69, 4.55 and 5.26.

Most likely scoreline: 2-1 (10%).

Expected goals: Rangers 2.27, Falkirk 1.07.

Both teams to score: 59%. Over 2.5 goals: 65%, under 2.5: 35%.

Model confidence: High — calls at this level have come off 61% of the time, over 2,154 settled matches.

Edge to Rangers: the better side on the model's ratings, but not by much. In past matches rated this way the favourite won 54%, 26% were drawn and the underdog won 21%.

Published · updated

Source: Fulltime Stats' own Dixon-Coles model, as of 15 November 2026. Rangers's rating is built from 50 Scottish Premiership matches and Falkirk's from 51, over this season and last, recent ones weighted most. Goal level and home advantage are this competition's own, measured over 543 matches.

Key facts

  • Rangers are 2nd on 27 points from 12 games; Falkirk are 3rd on 21 points from 13 games — Premiership.
  • Rangers are unbeaten in their last 5 games (3 won), most recently a 2-0 win away to St Mirren.
  • Falkirk are unbeaten in their last 5 games (5 won), most recently a 5-2 win away to Heart of Midlothian.
  • Last 6 meetings: Rangers 4 wins to 0, 2 draws; the most recent, 2 September 2026, ended Falkirk 1–2 Rangers.

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Live win probability

From kick-off

From kick-off, the split above updates here every few seconds as the model re-reads the score, the clock and any red cards.

Model insights: Rangers vs Falkirk

59%
Both teams to score
65%
Over 2.5 goals
35%
Under 2.5 goals

Most likely scorelines

Rangers win Draw Falkirk win
  1. 2–110%
  2. 2–09%
  3. 1–19%
  4. 1–08%
  5. 3–17%
  6. 3–07%
  7. 2–25%

Scores read Rangers first; the other scorelines share the remaining 45%. How to read this.

Has the model earned this number?

Rangers at 59%: of 1,648 settled 50–65% forecasts, 58.6% came in (average 55.4%). It can be read literally. The full record.

Form going into Rangers vs Falkirk

Rangers

Premiership

  • W2-0away to St Mirren7 November 2026
  • D2-2away to Heart of Midlothian28 October 2026
  • W4-0St Johnstone24 October 2026
  • D2-2away to Dundee17 October 2026
  • W3-1Kilmarnock10 October 2026

Falkirk

Premiership

  • W5-2away to Heart of Midlothian8 November 2026
  • W2-0Celtic1 November 2026
  • W1-0away to Aberdeen28 October 2026
  • W3-0Kilmarnock24 October 2026
  • W2-1away to Hibernian17 October 2026

What these results say

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

Premiership table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
2Rangers12831219+1227
3Falkirk136342014+621

Where the two sides stand. Full table

What's at stake

Rangers

Chance to finish top of the regular season · 39% today

Win 42%
Draw 34%
Defeat 30%

Falkirk

Chance to finish in the top six · 89% today

Win 94%
Draw 89%
Defeat 88%

From our Premiership season simulation: the rest of the season played out 10,000 times by the same model as the prediction above. How to read this.

Head-to-head: Rangers vs Falkirk

  • 2 September 2026Falkirk 1–2 RangersPremiership
  • 16 May 2026Falkirk 2–5 RangersPremiership
  • 12 April 2026Falkirk 3–6 RangersPremiership
  • 30 November 2025Rangers 0–0 FalkirkPremiership
  • 5 October 2025Falkirk 1–1 RangersPremiership
  • 29 November 2020Falkirk 0–4 RangersLeague Cup

Leading scorers: Rangers and Falkirk

Rangers

GoalsAssists

  • R. Naderi63
  • K. Kelsy40

Falkirk

GoalsAssists

  • J. Murrell70

Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.

The rest of the season

Across the rest of the season our simulation gives Rangers a 38.8% chance of the title and Falkirk 0.4%, from 10,000 simulated seasons.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.

Team comparison

Rangers Falkirk
0.93 Attack strength (vs league average) 0.71
1.14 Defence strength (vs league average, lower = stronger) 1.44
2.27 Model expected goals (this match) 1.07

Each side's share of the two-team total. How to read this.

Why the model favours this side

The model gives Rangers the highest probability at 59%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 2.27 expected goals for Rangers against 1.07 for Falkirk. Rangers's attack/defence rating is 0.93/1.14 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.71/1.44 for Falkirk.

Rangers carry a model rating of 6.75 against 6.5 for Falkirk.

How the model reaches 59% for Rangers to win

Start from two average sides on neutral ground: 36% for Rangers to win. Then home advantage adds 8 points, Rangers's ratings add 8 points and Falkirk's ratings add 7 points, which lands on the published 59%.

  1. Two average sides, neutral ground36%
  2. Home advantage44%+8
  3. Rangers's ratings52%+8
  4. Falkirk's ratings59%+7

Each step adds one input to the step before. How to read this.

Season stats

RangersFalkirk
12Matches13
8W 3D 1LRecord6W 3D 4L
21 1.8 per gameGoals scored20 1.5 per game
9 0.8 per gameGoals conceded14 1.1 per game
6 of 12Clean sheets4 of 13
0 of 12Failed to score2 of 13
2 of 3Penalties scored1 of 1
22 1.8 per gameYellow cards28 2.2 per game
4-2-3-1 8×Usual shape4-2-3-1 13×

Rangers at home · Falkirk away

5Played7
4W 0D 1LRecord3W 3D 1L
10–3Goals for – against11–7
3 of 5Clean sheets2 of 7

League matches only, Premiership, this season; per game, from API-Football. How to read this.

Position by match

RangersFalkirk

1512 Rangers, match 1, 31 July 2026: at Dundee United 1-1 → 2ndRangers, match 2, 9 August 2026: vs Hibernian 1-2 → 9thRangers, match 3, 30 August 2026: at Aberdeen 0-1 → 6thRangers, match 4, 2 September 2026: at Falkirk 1-2 → 5thRangers, match 5, 5 September 2026: vs Motherwell 1-0 → 3rdRangers, match 6, 9 September 2026: vs St Mirren 1-0 → 2ndRangers, match 7, 20 September 2026: at Celtic 0-1 → 2ndRangers, match 8, 10 October 2026: vs Kilmarnock 3-1 → 1stRangers, match 9, 17 October 2026: at Dundee 2-2 → 2ndRangers, match 10, 24 October 2026: vs St Johnstone 4-0 → 2ndRangers, match 11, 28 October 2026: at Heart of Midlothian 2-2 → 2ndRangers, match 12, 7 November 2026: at St Mirren 0-2 → 2ndFalkirk, match 1, 1 August 2026: vs St Mirren 0-2 → 12thFalkirk, match 2, 9 August 2026: at Motherwell 0-0 → 9thFalkirk, match 3, 29 August 2026: at Celtic 2-1 → 10thFalkirk, match 4, 2 September 2026: vs Rangers 1-2 → 11thFalkirk, match 5, 5 September 2026: at Dundee United 1-1 → 11thFalkirk, match 6, 15 September 2026: vs Heart of Midlothian 2-1 → 9thFalkirk, match 7, 19 September 2026: at St Johnstone 1-1 → 10thFalkirk, match 8, 10 October 2026: vs Dundee 1-2 → 11thFalkirk, match 9, 17 October 2026: at Hibernian 1-2 → 9thFalkirk, match 10, 24 October 2026: vs Kilmarnock 3-0 → 6thFalkirk, match 11, 28 October 2026: at Aberdeen 0-1 → 4thFalkirk, match 12, 1 November 2026: vs Celtic 2-0 → 4thFalkirk, match 13, 8 November 2026: at Heart of Midlothian 2-5 → 3rd 12468101213 1512 Rangers, match 1, 31 July 2026: at Dundee United 1-1 → 2ndRangers, match 2, 9 August 2026: vs Hibernian 1-2 → 9thRangers, match 3, 30 August 2026: at Aberdeen 0-1 → 6thRangers, match 4, 2 September 2026: at Falkirk 1-2 → 5thRangers, match 5, 5 September 2026: vs Motherwell 1-0 → 3rdRangers, match 6, 9 September 2026: vs St Mirren 1-0 → 2ndRangers, match 7, 20 September 2026: at Celtic 0-1 → 2ndRangers, match 8, 10 October 2026: vs Kilmarnock 3-1 → 1stRangers, match 9, 17 October 2026: at Dundee 2-2 → 2ndRangers, match 10, 24 October 2026: vs St Johnstone 4-0 → 2ndRangers, match 11, 28 October 2026: at Heart of Midlothian 2-2 → 2ndRangers, match 12, 7 November 2026: at St Mirren 0-2 → 2ndFalkirk, match 1, 1 August 2026: vs St Mirren 0-2 → 12thFalkirk, match 2, 9 August 2026: at Motherwell 0-0 → 9thFalkirk, match 3, 29 August 2026: at Celtic 2-1 → 10thFalkirk, match 4, 2 September 2026: vs Rangers 1-2 → 11thFalkirk, match 5, 5 September 2026: at Dundee United 1-1 → 11thFalkirk, match 6, 15 September 2026: vs Heart of Midlothian 2-1 → 9thFalkirk, match 7, 19 September 2026: at St Johnstone 1-1 → 10thFalkirk, match 8, 10 October 2026: vs Dundee 1-2 → 11thFalkirk, match 9, 17 October 2026: at Hibernian 1-2 → 9thFalkirk, match 10, 24 October 2026: vs Kilmarnock 3-0 → 6thFalkirk, match 11, 28 October 2026: at Aberdeen 0-1 → 4thFalkirk, match 12, 1 November 2026: vs Celtic 2-0 → 4thFalkirk, match 13, 8 November 2026: at Heart of Midlothian 2-5 → 3rd 12468101213

Rangers are 2nd after 12 Premiership matches (between 1st and 9th so far); Falkirk are 3rd after 13 (between 3rd and 12th). How to read this.

Goals scored and conceded, by minute

All Premiership matches this season: Rangers 12, Falkirk 13.

Rangers scored 344243
Falkirk conceded 332233
Falkirk scored 515320
Rangers conceded 102212

League goals by 15-minute window, from API-Football. Context, not a prediction. How to read this.

The next 4 matches, by difficulty

Rangers

  • vs Dundee United2 Dec · Premiershipwin 66%
  • at Hibernian7 Dec · Premiershipwin 46%
  • at St Johnstone13 Dec · Premiershipwin 53%

Falkirk

  • vs Motherwell2 Dec · Premiershipwin 49%
  • at Dundee5 Dec · Premiershipwin 36%
  • vs Aberdeen12 Dec · Premiershipwin 57%
  • at St Mirren19 Dec · Premiershipwin 46%

Each side's next matches after this one, coloured by the opponent's strength. How to read this.