Falkirk 1-0 Motherwell: result and report

Premiership · Saturday 2 May 2026

Result

Falkirk 1-0 Motherwell

Premiership · Saturday 2 May 2026, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

Falkirk · Motherwell · Premiership predictions

Falkirk 1-0 Motherwell: match report

Falkirk beat Motherwell 1-0 in the Premiership on Saturday 2 May 2026. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Henry Cartwright of Falkirk in the 63rd minute.

Discipline: Falkirk received 4 yellow cards; Motherwell received 6 yellow cards.

Going into the game Falkirk were 6th on 46 points from 34 and Motherwell 4th on 57 points from 34. Falkirk went on to finish that season 6th with 49 points, and Motherwell 4th with 61.

Falkirk lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Motherwell in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Brad Spencer of Falkirk (7.9), ahead of Ben Broggio (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Falkirk wins, 1 draw and 0 for Motherwell.

Going into the match Falkirk's last five read L-L-W-L-D and Motherwell's W-L-L-D-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 28'Yellow card · Ben BroggioFalkirk
  • 29'Yellow card · Brad SpencerFalkirk
  • 35'Yellow card · Tom SparrowMotherwell
  • 50'Yellow card · Callum SlatteryMotherwell
  • 55'Yellow card · Dylan TaitFalkirk
  • 59'Yellow card · Jens AskouMotherwell
  • 63'Goal · Henry CartwrightFalkirk · 1-0
  • 75'Yellow card · Finn YeatsFalkirk
  • 88'Yellow card · Emmanuel LongeloMotherwell
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Callum HendryMotherwell
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Elijah JustMotherwell

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Falkirk 2, draws 1, Motherwell 0.

Team news

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

Nicky Hogarth, Filip Lissah, Lewis Neilson, Connor Allan, Leon McCann, Brad Spencer, Dylan Tait, Ben Broggio, Finn Yeats, Calvin Miller, Barney Stewart

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

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