Scotland - PremiershipData current as of 23 July 2026

Falkirk vs Motherwell: match statistics

Falkirk crest
Falkirk
1 : 0half-time 0:0
Motherwell crest
Motherwell

Falkirk vs Motherwell: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Falkirk play Motherwell in Premiership (Scotland). The match date is 2 May 2026 at 16:00. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Falkirk: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. Motherwell: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Falkirk scores 1.32 and concedes 1.63 goals per match. Motherwell scores 1.55 and concedes 0.95. League average: 2.78 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Falkirk 53%, Motherwell 47%. Over 2.5: Falkirk 58%, Motherwell 39%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

Motherwell has higher xG: 1.55 vs 1.34. Falkirk: 11.8 shots per match, Motherwell: 13.2.

Match halves

Falkirk: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.74. Motherwell: half-time lead 42%, second-half goals 0.82.

Goals by minute

Falkirk: 61-75 (12 goals). Motherwell: 16-30 (15 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premiership: 2.78 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

3 H2H matches: 2-1-0. Average goals 2.67, BTTS 67%.

Match description

I predict an away win (2). Motherwell have superior season metrics: 15 wins and 55 goals scored versus Falkirk’s 13 wins and 46 goals, and a markedly better goals conceded record (31 vs 51). Away, the visitors concede 1.29 goals per game and keep 29% clean sheets, while the hosts concede 1.53 at home and record only 18% clean sheets; the visitors also control more possession (58% vs hosts’ 51%). Offensively the teams are similar — Falkirk score 1.71 at home with xG 1.45, and Motherwell score 1.53 away with xG 1.42; shots (12.71 vs 12.18) and shots on target (4.24 vs 4.12) are comparable. The last 5 matches show poor form for both sides (1 win each and an average of 0.8 points per game), with Falkirk scoring 8 and conceding 13 in their last five, and Motherwell 7 and 11, indicating an open game but one favoring the visitors.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

49Possession (%)51
FalkirkMotherwell
18Shots15
FalkirkMotherwell
5Shots on target4
FalkirkMotherwell
1.8xG1.65
FalkirkMotherwell
2Corners5
FalkirkMotherwell
43Dangerous attacks59
FalkirkMotherwell
12Fouls13
FalkirkMotherwell
4Cards5
FalkirkMotherwell

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.32Goals scored / match1.55
FalkirkMotherwell
1.63Goals conceded / match0.95
FalkirkMotherwell
51%Average possession58%
FalkirkMotherwell
3.76Shots on target / match4.87
FalkirkMotherwell

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.79Shots per match13.24
FalkirkMotherwell
3.76Shots on target4.87
FalkirkMotherwell
11.2%Shot conversion11.7%
FalkirkMotherwell
51%Possession58%
FalkirkMotherwell
1.34xG for1.55
FalkirkMotherwell
1.48xG against1.26
FalkirkMotherwell

Shooting quality

Falkirk: BalancedMotherwell: Balanced
FalkirkMotherwell
Accuracy (shots on target)32%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.32

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Motherwell is 133% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Falkirk · 1.4 pts / match - Motherwell

Falkirk
LWLLL
Season result split
37% W18% R45% P
Season (W-D-L)
14-7-17
1.29 pts / match · goal difference -12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-5-8
Last 5 at home
1-0-4
LLWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.8xG: 1.13Opponent xG: 1.55BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
Motherwell
WLDLW
Season result split
42% W34% R24% P
Season (W-D-L)
16-13-9
1.61 pts / match · goal difference +23
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
6-7-6
Last 5 away
2-0-3
LLWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.38Opponent xG: 1.44BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Motherwell is 17% better for: goals scored per match.

1.32 goals / match - Falkirk · 1.55 goals / match - Motherwell

Motherwell is 72% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.63 goals / match - Falkirk · 0.95 goals / match - Motherwell

Falkirk scoring profile: mixed

Falkirk scores in 71% of matches (27 of 38 matches), while Motherwell keeps a clean sheet in 47% (18 of 38 matches).

Motherwell scoring profile: very strong

Motherwell scores in 82% of matches (31 of 38 matches), while Falkirk keeps a clean sheet in 24% (9 of 38 matches).

50Goals scored (season)59
FalkirkMotherwell
62Goals conceded (season)36
FalkirkMotherwell
2.95Average goals in match2.5
FalkirkMotherwell
5Goals scored (last 5)7
FalkirkMotherwell
14Goals conceded (last 5)7
FalkirkMotherwell

How often they score at least...

71%1 goal82%
FalkirkMotherwell
37%2 goals50%
FalkirkMotherwell
16%3 goals16%
FalkirkMotherwell
5%4 goals5%
FalkirkMotherwell

How often they concede at least...

76%1 goal53%
FalkirkMotherwell
45%2 goals26%
FalkirkMotherwell
26%3 goals16%
FalkirkMotherwell
8%4 goals0%
FalkirkMotherwell

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

52%
League average

Goal patterns

18%BTTS at half-time16%
FalkirkMotherwell
8%BTTS in both halves11%
FalkirkMotherwell
18%Scored in both halves39%
FalkirkMotherwell

BTTS and goal count

45%Min. 3 goals and BTTS32%
FalkirkMotherwell
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
FalkirkMotherwell
60%BTTS - last 560%
FalkirkMotherwell

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

74%Min. 1 goal before half-time68%
FalkirkMotherwell
47%Min. 2 goals before half-time32%
FalkirkMotherwell
18%Min. 3 goals before half-time3%
FalkirkMotherwell

2nd half

87%Min. 1 goal after half-time76%
FalkirkMotherwell
39%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
FalkirkMotherwell
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time16%
FalkirkMotherwell

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Motherwell is 80% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.95 pts / match - Falkirk · 1.71 pts / match - Motherwell

Falkirk - half-time state
21% leading32% draw47% trailing
Motherwell - half-time state
42% leading45% draw13% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.95Points per match (1st half)1.71
FalkirkMotherwell
0.58Goals scored (1st half)0.74
FalkirkMotherwell
0.89Goals conceded (1st half)0.29
FalkirkMotherwell
1.47Average goals (1st half)1.03
FalkirkMotherwell
39%Clean sheet before half-time74%
FalkirkMotherwell
68%No goal before half-time42%
FalkirkMotherwell

After half-time (2nd half)

1.42Points per match (2nd half)1.42
FalkirkMotherwell
0.74Goals scored (2nd half)0.82
FalkirkMotherwell
0.74Goals conceded (2nd half)0.66
FalkirkMotherwell
1.47Average goals (2nd half)1.47
FalkirkMotherwell
47%Clean sheet after half-time58%
FalkirkMotherwell
42%No goal after half-time37%
FalkirkMotherwell

Falkirk - second-half results

39% W24% R37% P
36
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
-12
Goal difference (1st half)
54
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.95
PPG before half-time
Lead holding176%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 37%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Motherwell - second-half results

34% W39% R26% P
65
Half-time points
28
Half-time goals
+17
Goal difference (1st half)
54
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.71
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 42% of matches and wins 42%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Falkirk - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.201.40
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match2.00.8
Average goals in match2.41.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals80%40%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-8-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Motherwell - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.800.40
Goals scored / match1.00.4
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match1.41.4
1 goal80%60%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+3-3
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Falkirk
ScoredConceded
8
4
0-15
8
12
16-30
6
18
31-45
10
9
46-60
12
8
61-75
6
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (12 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (18). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

Motherwell
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
15
3
16-30
10
5
31-45
12
5
46-60
5
11
61-75
14
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (15 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.72
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-2%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
58%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Falkirk

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.17
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
83%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
137%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.69
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
12% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
12%

Motherwell

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.29
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.31
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-22.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
0.00
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.31
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
130%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
60%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.21
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premiership).

Teams vs league

FalkirkLigaMotherwell
Average goals in match 2.952.78 2.50
Both teams scored 53%52% 47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 58%53% 39%
Clean sheets 24%28% 47%
Goal before half-time 74%76% 68%
Goal after half-time 87%80% 76%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.78
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.59
Home goals / match
1.19
Away goals / match
+34%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defence advantage
+16%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Falkirk 2 - 1 - 0 Motherwell. Average goals 2.67, both teams scored in 67% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Falkirk vs Motherwell?

The Premiership match finished Falkirk 1:0 Motherwell. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Falkirk and Motherwell?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Falkirk won 2, Motherwell won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.67 goals, with both teams scoring in 67% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Falkirk vs Motherwell?

Falkirk score 1.32 goals per game on average and Motherwell 1.55. The Premiership average is 2.78 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 53% of Falkirk's matches and 47% of Motherwell's.

What form are Falkirk and Motherwell in?

Over the last 5 games Falkirk have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Motherwell 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Falkirk vs Motherwell?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Falkirk vs Motherwell: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.