Scotland - PremiershipFir ParkData current as of 06 August 2026

Motherwell vs Falkirk: match statistics

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Motherwell vs Falkirk: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Motherwell play Falkirk in Premiership (Scotland). The match date is 9 August 2026. Venue: Fir Park.

Current form

Motherwell: 1-0-0, 3.00 points/match. Falkirk: 0-0-1, 0.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Motherwell scores 2.00 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Falkirk scores 0.00 and concedes 2.00. League average: 3.00 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Motherwell 100%, Falkirk 0%. Over 2.5: Motherwell 100%, Falkirk 0%. League level: BTTS 67%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

Falkirk has higher xG: 1.60 vs 1.13. Motherwell: 9.0 shots per match, Falkirk: 13.0.

Match halves

Motherwell: half-time lead 100%, second-half goals 1.00. Falkirk: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.00.

Goals by minute

Motherwell: 31-45+ (1 goals). Falkirk: 0-15 (0 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premiership: 3.00 goals per match, BTTS 67%, Over 2.5 50%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 4 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-3. Average goals 2.25, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.77)
(3.75)
(4.20)

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.

2Goals scored / match0
MotherwellFalkirk
1Goals conceded / match2
MotherwellFalkirk
52%Average possession58%
MotherwellFalkirk
5Shots on target / match5
MotherwellFalkirk

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

9Shots per match13
MotherwellFalkirk
5Shots on target5
MotherwellFalkirk
22.2%Shot conversion0%
MotherwellFalkirk
52%Possession58%
MotherwellFalkirk
1.13xG for1.6
MotherwellFalkirk
2.08xG against1.7
MotherwellFalkirk

Shooting quality

Motherwell: Efficient finishingFalkirk: Balanced
MotherwellFalkirk
Accuracy (shots on target)56%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.400.00

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
W
5 wins in a row
Season result split
100% W0% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 at home
0-0-0
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.13Opponent xG: 2.08BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Falkirk
L
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W0% R100% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 away
0-0-0
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.60Opponent xG: 1.70BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%

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 100% better for: goals conceded per match.

1 goals / match - Motherwell · 2 goals / match - Falkirk

Motherwell scoring profile: very strong

Motherwell scores in 100% of matches (1 of 1 matches), while Falkirk keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 1 matches).

Falkirk scoring profile: mixed

Falkirk scores in 0% of matches (0 of 1 matches), while Motherwell keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 1 matches).

2Goals scored (season)0
MotherwellFalkirk
1Goals conceded (season)2
MotherwellFalkirk
3Average goals in match2
MotherwellFalkirk
2Goals scored (last 5)0
MotherwellFalkirk
1Goals conceded (last 5)2
MotherwellFalkirk

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal0%
MotherwellFalkirk
100%2 goals0%
MotherwellFalkirk
0%3 goals0%
MotherwellFalkirk
0%4 goals0%
MotherwellFalkirk

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
MotherwellFalkirk
0%2 goals100%
MotherwellFalkirk
0%3 goals0%
MotherwellFalkirk
0%4 goals0%
MotherwellFalkirk

* 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.

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
MotherwellFalkirk
0%BTTS in both halves0%
MotherwellFalkirk
100%Scored in both halves0%
MotherwellFalkirk

BTTS and goal count

100%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
MotherwellFalkirk
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
MotherwellFalkirk
100%BTTS - last 50%
MotherwellFalkirk

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

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
MotherwellFalkirk
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
MotherwellFalkirk
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
MotherwellFalkirk

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
MotherwellFalkirk
100%Min. 2 goals after half-time0%
MotherwellFalkirk
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
MotherwellFalkirk

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 - half-time state
100% leading0% draw0% trailing
Falkirk - half-time state
0% leading0% draw100% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

3Points per match (1st half)0
MotherwellFalkirk
1Goals scored (1st half)0
MotherwellFalkirk
0Goals conceded (1st half)1
MotherwellFalkirk
1Average goals (1st half)1
MotherwellFalkirk
100%Clean sheet before half-time0%
MotherwellFalkirk
0%No goal before half-time100%
MotherwellFalkirk

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per match (2nd half)0
MotherwellFalkirk
1Goals scored (2nd half)0
MotherwellFalkirk
1Goals conceded (2nd half)1
MotherwellFalkirk
2Average goals (2nd half)1
MotherwellFalkirk
0%Clean sheet after half-time0%
MotherwellFalkirk
0%No goal after half-time100%
MotherwellFalkirk

Motherwell - second-half results

0% W100% R0% P
3
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
1
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
3.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 100% of matches and wins 100%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+1.0

Concedes 1.0 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Falkirk - second-half results

0% W0% R100% P
0
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
0
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Motherwell - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match3.001.00
Goals scored / match1.01.0
Goals conceded / match0.01.0
Average goals in match1.02.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals0%100%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%0%
No goal0%0%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 100% leading - 0% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Falkirk - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.000.00
Goals scored / match0.00.0
Goals conceded / match1.01.0
Average goals in match1.01.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet0%0%
No goal100%100%
Goal difference-1-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 0% draw - 100% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (1 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Falkirk
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
0
61-75
0
1
76-90

Concedes most in 0-15 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
2.0 : 0.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
83%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-10%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
0%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Motherwell

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.95
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.95
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.87
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+1.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
133%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
67%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
50% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
50%

Falkirk

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.90
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-1.60
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.30
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
0%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
133%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* 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

MotherwellLigaFalkirk
Average goals in match 3.003.00 2.00
Both teams scored 100%67% 0%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 100%50% 0%
Clean sheets 0%17% 0%
Goal before half-time 100%83% 100%
Goal after half-time 100%100% 100%

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

3.00
Average goals per match
67%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
17%
Clean sheets
1.50
Home goals / match
1.50
Away goals / match
+0%
Home attack advantage
+0%
Home defence advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
17%
2 goals
0%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
100%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
17%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (4): Motherwell 0 - 1 - 3 Falkirk. Average goals 2.25, both teams scored in 50% matches.

FAQ

When do Motherwell and Falkirk play?

Motherwell face Falkirk on 9 August 2026 in Premiership at Fir Park. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

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

In the last 4 head-to-head matches Motherwell won 0, Falkirk won 3 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.25 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Motherwell vs Falkirk?

Motherwell score 2.00 goals per game on average and Falkirk 0.00. The Premiership average is 3.00 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 100% of Motherwell's matches and 0% of Falkirk's.

What form are Motherwell and Falkirk in?

Over the last 5 games Motherwell have a 1-0-0 record (3.00 points per game) and Falkirk 0-0-1 (0.00 points per game).

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.