Match analysis
ScotlandPremiership
Tipster previews, form, Elo ratings and the best odds for this Premiership fixture.
Chermiti⚽Chermiti⚽
J. Butland⚽Henry Cartwright🟨Brad Spencer🟨D. Gassama⚽Calvin Miller🟨N. Djiga🔄Calvin MillerC. MillerB. Parkinson🔄B. Spencer🔄H. Cartwright🔄Chermiti⚽B. Broggio🔄C. Barron🔄S. Hart🔄T. AasgaardM. Moore🔄T. Aasgaard🔄T. Rommens🔄Falkirk were beaten 5-2 at home by Rangers on Saturday 16 May (Premiership). Rangers led 3-2 at the break and saw it out. Falkirk had 8 shots and Rangers 15, with Falkirk enjoying 55% possession.
C. Miller (44') scored for Falkirk. For Rangers, Chermiti (2', 6', 47'), D. Gassama (27') and T. Aasgaard (79') were on target. There was an own goal in the mix too.
Anyone on over 2.5 goals was paid out, and both of our tips won.
3W 2D 5L1.10 pts/game
Bold green marks the stronger number on each row. Both-teams-scored is shown without a side.
| FalkirkHome | Rating | RangersAway |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | ||
| 1,528 | Overall | 1,687 |
| 1,500 | Match venue | 1,684 |
| 1,500 | At home | 1,739 |
| 1,525 | Away | 1,684 |
| Attack & defence | ||
| 1,504 | Attack | 1,642 |
| 1,515 | Defence | 1,572 |
| 1,513 | Home attack | 1,645 |
| 1,475 | Away attack | 1,625 |
| 1,507 | Home defence | 1,613 |
| 1,520 | Away defence | 1,585 |
| Match profile | ||
| 1,532 | Goal environment | 2,122 |
| 1,532 | Home goals | 1,797 |
| 1,500 | Away goals | 1,825 |
| 1,507 | Possession | 1,539 |
| Specialist ratings | ||
| 1,506 | Set-piece attack | 1,580 |
| 1,506 | Set-piece defence | 1,578 |
| 1,534 | Close games | 1,563 |
| 1,534 | Winning margin | 1,724 |
Match venue compares Falkirk at home with Rangers away. Green marks the higher rating; a new team starts at 1500.
Match profile rows describe the game, not team strength: a higher goal environment means higher-scoring matches.
Falkirk1:1Rangers1:1
Value VinnyWonThe pickOver 2.5
The numbers don’t lie, and right now they’re pointing straight at a high-scoring affair between Falkirk and Rangers. With combined goal expectancies sitting at a robust 4.13 goals, the mathematical model strongly favors a match that clears the 2.5-goal threshold. Rangers arrive…
Mr SimpleWonThe pickOver 2.5
Right then, let’s get straight to the point. Falkirk take on Rangers at their home ground, and if you’ve been watching the Premiership lately, you know exactly what kind of spectacle we’re in for. Rangers are sitting second in the table with 69 points from 36 games, while…
The head-to-head covers 14 games since August 2014, and Falkirk have won two, Rangers have taken eight and four were drawn. Every tip we publish on the two sides together sits on our Falkirk vs Rangers prediction page.
