Motherwell 2-3 Falkirk: result and report

Premiership · Saturday 4 April 2026

Result

Motherwell 2-3 Falkirk

Premiership · Saturday 4 April 2026, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-2

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Motherwell 2-3 Falkirk: match report

Motherwell were beaten by Falkirk 2-3 in the Premiership on Saturday 4 April 2026. It was 1-2 at half-time.

Barney Stewart opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Motherwell's goals came from Elliot Watt (34') and Tawanda Maswanhise (90+4'). Falkirk scored through Barney Stewart (3'), Ben Broggio (45') and Calvin Miller (62', penalty).

Discipline: Motherwell received 2 yellow cards; Falkirk received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Motherwell were 4th on 54 points from 31 and Falkirk 6th on 43 points from 31. Motherwell went on to finish that season 4th with 61 points, and Falkirk 6th with 49.

Motherwell lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Falkirk in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Calvin Miller of Falkirk (8.3), ahead of Barney Stewart (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Motherwell wins, 5 draws and 3 for Falkirk.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Goal · Barney StewartFalkirk · 0-1
  • 25'Yellow card · Tom SparrowMotherwell
  • 34'Goal · Elliot WattMotherwell · 1-1
  • 42'Yellow card · Liam HendersonFalkirk
  • 45'Goal · Ben BroggioFalkirk · 1-2
  • 56'Yellow card · Keelan AdamsFalkirk
  • 61'Yellow card · Ibrahim SaidMotherwell
  • 62'Penalty goal · Calvin MillerFalkirk · 1-3
  • 85'Yellow card · Brad SpencerFalkirk
  • 90+4'Goal · Tawanda MaswanhiseMotherwell · 2-3

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Motherwell 2, draws 5, Falkirk 3.

Team news

Motherwell line-up (4-2-3-1)

Calum Ward, Stephen O'Donnell, Paul McGinn, Stephen Welsh, Emmanuel Longelo, Lukas Fadinger, Elliot Watt, Tom Sparrow, Elijah Just, Ibrahim Said, Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise

Falkirk line-up (4-2-3-1)

Scott Bain, Keelan Adams, Filip Lissah, Liam Henderson, Leon McCann, Dylan Tait, Brad Spencer, Ben Broggio, Barney Stewart, Finn Yeats, Calvin Miller