Falkirk vs Motherwell: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Falkirk played Motherwell in Premiership (Scotland). The match was played on 3 December 2025. Final score: 0:0.

Current form

Falkirk: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Motherwell: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Falkirk scores 1.36 and concedes 1.50 goals per match. Motherwell scores 1.57 and concedes 1.07. League average: 2.61 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Falkirk 64%, Motherwell 64%. Over 2.5: Falkirk 71%, Motherwell 43%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

Motherwell has higher xG: 1.41 vs 1.35. Falkirk: 11.4 shots per match, Motherwell: 12.1.

Match halves

Falkirk: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.86. Motherwell: half-time lead 43%, second-half goals 0.86.

Goals by minute

Falkirk: 61-75 (6 goals). Motherwell: 16-30 (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premiership: 2.61 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 51%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

37Possession (%)63
FalkirkMotherwell
14Shots7
FalkirkMotherwell
1Shots on target1
FalkirkMotherwell
1.28xG0.91
FalkirkMotherwell
6Corners3
FalkirkMotherwell
44Dangerous attacks54
FalkirkMotherwell
13Fouls15
FalkirkMotherwell
2Cards0
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.

1.36Goals scored / match1.57
FalkirkMotherwell
1.5Goals conceded / match1.07
FalkirkMotherwell
50%Average possession60%
FalkirkMotherwell
4.29Shots on target / match4
FalkirkMotherwell

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.36Shots per match12.14
FalkirkMotherwell
4.29Shots on target4
FalkirkMotherwell
11.9%Shot conversion12.9%
FalkirkMotherwell
50%Possession60%
FalkirkMotherwell
1.35xG for1.41
FalkirkMotherwell
1.62xG against1.25
FalkirkMotherwell

Shooting quality

Falkirk: BalancedMotherwell: Balanced
FalkirkMotherwell
Accuracy (shots on target)38%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.39

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 38% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Falkirk · 2.2 pts / match - Motherwell

Falkirk
LWDWD
Season result split
36% W36% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-5-4
1.43 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-4-1
Last 5 at home
2-3-0
DDWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.19Opponent xG: 1.76BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Motherwell
WDWWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
36% W50% D14% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-7-2
1.57 pts / match · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-4-1
Last 5 away
2-2-1
DLWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.38Opponent xG: 0.96BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%

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 15% better for: goals scored per match.

1.36 goals / match - Falkirk · 1.57 goals / match - Motherwell

Motherwell is 40% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.5 goals / match - Falkirk · 1.07 goals / match - Motherwell

Falkirk scoring profile: strong

Falkirk scores in 79% of matches (11 of 14 matches), while Motherwell keeps a clean sheet in 36% (5 of 14 matches).

Motherwell scoring profile: very strong

Motherwell scores in 86% of matches (12 of 14 matches), while Falkirk keeps a clean sheet in 21% (3 of 14 matches).

19Goals scored (season)22
FalkirkMotherwell
21Goals conceded (season)15
FalkirkMotherwell
2.86Average goals in match2.64
FalkirkMotherwell
7Goals scored (last 5)8
FalkirkMotherwell
6Goals conceded (last 5)2
FalkirkMotherwell

How often they score at least...

79%1 goal86%
FalkirkMotherwell
43%2 goals57%
FalkirkMotherwell
14%3 goals14%
FalkirkMotherwell
0%4 goals0%
FalkirkMotherwell

How often they concede at least...

79%1 goal64%
FalkirkMotherwell
43%2 goals29%
FalkirkMotherwell
21%3 goals14%
FalkirkMotherwell
7%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.

51%
League average

Goal patterns

7%BTTS at half-time14%
FalkirkMotherwell
0%BTTS in both halves14%
FalkirkMotherwell
14%Scored in both halves36%
FalkirkMotherwell

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
FalkirkMotherwell
21%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
FalkirkMotherwell
40%BTTS - last 540%
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

79%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
FalkirkMotherwell
43%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
FalkirkMotherwell
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
FalkirkMotherwell

2nd half

93%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
FalkirkMotherwell
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time57%
FalkirkMotherwell
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
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 99% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

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

Falkirk - half-time state
21% leading21% draw57% trailing
Motherwell - half-time state
43% leading43% draw14% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.86Points per match (1st half)1.71
FalkirkMotherwell
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.71
FalkirkMotherwell
0.86Goals conceded (1st half)0.29
FalkirkMotherwell
1.36Average goals (1st half)1
FalkirkMotherwell
43%Clean sheet before half-time71%
FalkirkMotherwell
71%No goal before half-time43%
FalkirkMotherwell

After half-time (2nd half)

1.64Points per match (2nd half)1.29
FalkirkMotherwell
0.86Goals scored (2nd half)0.86
FalkirkMotherwell
0.64Goals conceded (2nd half)0.79
FalkirkMotherwell
1.5Average goals (2nd half)1.64
FalkirkMotherwell
50%Clean sheet after half-time50%
FalkirkMotherwell
36%No goal after half-time36%
FalkirkMotherwell

Falkirk - second-half results

50% W14% D36% L
12
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
23
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.86
PPG before half-time
Lead holding171%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 36%. 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

29% W43% D29% L
24
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.71
PPG before half-time
Lead holding84%

Leads at half-time in 43% of matches and wins 36%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 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 match2.000.80
Goals scored / match1.20.2
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match1.61.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference+4-3
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 6
Motherwell - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.201.40
Goals scored / match1.00.6
Goals conceded / match0.00.4
Average goals in match1.01.0
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%60%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+5+1
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - 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
2
0
0-15
3
6
16-30
2
6
31-45
3
2
46-60
6
4
61-75
3
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (6 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Motherwell
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
6
3
16-30
4
0
31-45
3
3
46-60
4
4
61-75
5
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (6 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - 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

2.75
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
105%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
64%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+9%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
68%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
2-3
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.
-0.27
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
94%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
129%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.17
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

Motherwell

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.16
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.34
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.18
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
135%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
74%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.63
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* 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 2.862.61 2.64
Both teams scored 64%51% 64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 71%51% 43%
Clean sheets 21%29% 36%
Goal before half-time 79%76% 71%
Goal after half-time 93%80% 79%

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

2.61
Average goals per match
51%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.45
Home goals / match
1.16
Away goals / match
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defence advantage
+5%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. FalkirkYellow cardEthan Ross
  2. FalkirkYellow cardFilip Lissah
  3. MotherwellSubstitutionOn: Regan Charles-CookOff: Callum Slattery

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Falkirk 1 - 0 - 0 Motherwell. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Motherwell FC
1 : 2
Falkirk FC

FAQ

What was the result of Falkirk vs Motherwell?

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

What do the goal statistics show before Falkirk vs Motherwell?

Falkirk score 1.36 goals per game on average and Motherwell 1.57. The Premiership average is 2.61 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 64% of Falkirk's matches and 64% of Motherwell's.

What form are Falkirk and Motherwell in?

Over the last 5 games Falkirk have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Motherwell 3-2-0 (2.20 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.