Falkirk vs Stranraer

Falkirk beat Stranraer 3-0 in the Scotland League Cup on Saturday 25 July 2026, 2-0 at half-time.

Scotland League Cup Sat 25 Jul 2026, 15:00 Save

Falkirk

HT 2-0

Stranraer

Falkirk Community Stadium, Falkirk Lewis Hogarth

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57%Falkirk 22%Draw 21%Stranraer

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Falkirk or Stranraer 78%

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Falkirk vs Stranraer key moments

32' Ryan Strain 1-0 Goal · Assist Leon McCann · Field Goal, Falkirk
41' Liam Henderson 2-0 Goal · Assist Ryan Strain · Field Goal, Falkirk
51' Paul McGovern Yellow card, Falkirk
59' Ben Parkinson 3-0 Goal · Assist Ethan Laidlaw · Field Goal, Falkirk
68' Ryan Strain Yellow card, Falkirk

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Falkirk Stranraer

0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' 90'

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Match stats

1st Half 2nd Half

FalkirkStranraer

67% Possession 33%

57 Attacks 31

82 Dang. Attacks 44

14 Shots 2

6 Shots On Target 0

4 Corners 3

0 Saves 3

13 Fouls 14

2 Yellow Cards 0

1 Offsides 5

Falkirk vs Stranraer lineups

Confirmed

Falkirk 4-2-3-1

1 Nicky Hogarth

23 Ethan Ross
21 Deniss Melniks

7 Ben Parkinson
10 Craig Sibbald
11 Paul McGovern

12 Ethan Laidlaw

Substitutes

6 Coll Donaldson
8 Brad Spencer 71'
9 Ross MacIver 66'
14 Finn Yeats 71'
15 Lewis Neilson
17 Scott Tanser
20 Connor Allan 77'
33 Joe Hastings
47 A. Doherty

Stranraer 4-1-2-3

1 Max Currie

22 BJ Coll
21 Lewis Gillie
5 Kenzi Nair
2 Evan Dunne

12 A. Traynor
14 Zach Bruce
8 Aaron Quigg

11 Aaron Healy
16 Lewis Dobbie
15 Ronan Hughes

Substitutes

3 Finn Ecrepont 70'
4 M. McLuckie
6 Jordan Stuart 65'
7 James Dolan 65'
13 Ewan Henderson
18 Edin Lynch
23 Murray Binnie 82'
38 Thomas Falconer
77 Dean Clelland 82'

Falkirk and Stranraer player stats

Falkirk player stats

1 Nicky Hogarth GK	90	0	0
3 Leon McCann DEF	90	1	1
4 J. McMillan DEF	90	0	0
5 Liam Henderson DEF	90	1	0
22 Ryan Strain DEF	71	1	1
23 Ethan Ross MID	90	0	0
10 Craig Sibbald MID	71	0	0
7 Ben Parkinson FWD	66	1	0
11 Paul McGovern	77	0	0
12 Ethan Laidlaw	66	0	1
20 Connor Allan DEF Sub	13	0	0
8 Brad Spencer MID Sub	19	0	0
14 Finn Yeats MID Sub	19	0	0
9 Ross MacIver FWD Sub	24	0	0

Stranraer player stats
								Rtg			xG	xGoT	KP	BCC	BCM	Drb	Off		Pass%	KP	F3rd	Crs	ACrs	LB	Tch	Tkl	Int	Clr	Blk	Rec	Duel	Aer	DrbP		FlsD	YC	Disp	Lost	Err	Sv	SvIn	HC	Tch	LB	Pass%
1 Max Currie	90	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
2 Evan Dunne	90	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
5 Kenzi Nair	90	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
11 Aaron Healy	90	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
12 A. Traynor	90	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
21 Lewis Gillie	90	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
8 Aaron Quigg	82	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
16 Lewis Dobbie	82	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
22 BJ Coll	70	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
14 Zach Bruce	65	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
15 Ronan Hughes	65	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
6 Jordan Stuart Sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
7 James Dolan Sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
3 Finn Ecrepont Sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
23 Murray Binnie Sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
77 Dean Clelland Sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Form

Falkirk D W L W W

Stranraer L D L D D

Last 5 results in all competitions before kick-off, most recent first.

FalkirkStranraer

33% Win rate 0%

2.00 Goals scored 1.33

0.67 Goals conceded 2.33

33% Both teams score 67%

33% Over 2.5 goals 67%

33% Clean sheets 0%

67% Scored first 67%

0.00 xG for 0.00

0.00 xG against 0.00

7.33 Match corners 6.00

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Match info

Venue: Falkirk Community Stadium, Falkirk Capacity 7,937 · Artificial turf
Weather: 20°C, broken clouds Wind 24 km/h · Humidity 63%
Managers: John McGlynn Falkirk Scott Agnew Stranraer
Officials: Referee Lewis Hogarth 1st Assistant R. MacLeod 2nd Assistant L. Burns

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