Falkirk vs Aberdeen

Falkirk

Falkirk Stadium

03 Jan 2026, 16:00

1:0

Finished

Aberdeen

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

A. Aouchiche

Injured

34'

A. Aouchiche

S. Nilsen

35'

2ND HALF

K. Bilalović

D. Polvara

46'

58'

Goal

F. Lissah(C. Miller)

D. Lobban

58'

S. Nilsen

60'

61'

E. Ross

F. Yeats

J. Karlsson

73'

74'

E. Williams

K. Wilson

D. Lobban

Marko Lazetić

74'

J. Karlsson

N. Devlin

74'

75'

B. Graham

B. Stewart

78'

E. Ross

Kevin Nisbet

N. Milanovic

80'

82'

B. Spencer

85'

A. Agyeman

C. Miller

85'

H. Cartwright

D. Tait

S. Armstrong

88'

Match statistics

56%Possession44%

442Passes Attempted345

357Completed Passes261

5Corners4

23Throw-ins25

21Shots On Target7

Line-ups

Falkirk

Formation

4-2-3-1

S. Bain

#19S. Bain

L. Henderson

#5L. Henderson

C. Allan

#20C. Allan

L. McCann

#3L. McCann

F. Lissah

#28F. Lissah

D. Tait

#21D. Tait

B. Spencer

#8B. Spencer

F. Yeats

#14F. Yeats

C. Miller

#29C. Miller

K. Wilson

#22K. Wilson

B. Stewart

#16B. Stewart

Starting XI

S. Bain #19
L. Henderson #5
C. Allan #20
L. McCann #3
F. Lissah #28	⚽58'
D. Tait #21	85'
B. Spencer #8	82'
F. Yeats #14	61'
C. Miller #29	85' 🎯58'
K. Wilson #22	74'
B. Stewart #16	75'

Substitutes

N. Hogarth #1
C. Donaldson #6
K. Adams #2
H. Cartwright #17	85'
E. Ross #23	78' 61'
A. Nesbitt #10
B. Graham #7	75'
E. Williams #24	74'
A. Agyeman #11	85'

Will not play

Gary

Gary Oliver

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

Ben

Ben Parkinson

Forward

Ankle injury

Return: Late April 2026

Ethan

Ethan Williams

Forward

Thigh injury

Return: Late February 2026

Manager

Falkirk

John McGlynn

Falkirk

Formation

4-2-3-1

S. Bain

#19S. Bain

L. Henderson

#5L. Henderson

C. Allan

#20C. Allan

L. McCann

#3L. McCann

F. Lissah

#28F. Lissah

D. Tait

#21D. Tait

B. Spencer

#8B. Spencer

F. Yeats

#14F. Yeats

C. Miller

#29C. Miller

K. Wilson

#22K. Wilson

B. Stewart

#16B. Stewart

Starting XI

S. Bain #19
L. Henderson #5
C. Allan #20
L. McCann #3
F. Lissah #28	⚽58'
D. Tait #21	85'
B. Spencer #8	82'
F. Yeats #14	61'
C. Miller #29	85' 🎯58'
K. Wilson #22	74'
B. Stewart #16	75'

Substitutes

N. Hogarth #1
C. Donaldson #6
K. Adams #2
H. Cartwright #17	85'
E. Ross #23	78' 61'
A. Nesbitt #10
B. Graham #7	75'
E. Williams #24	74'
A. Agyeman #11	85'

Will not play

Gary

Gary Oliver

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

Ben

Ben Parkinson

Forward

Ankle injury

Return: Late April 2026

Ethan

Ethan Williams

Forward

Thigh injury

Return: Late February 2026

Manager

Falkirk

John McGlynn

Aberdeen

Formation

4-2-3-1

Dimitar Mitov

#1Dimitar Mitov

M. Knoester

#5M. Knoester

J. Milne

#22J. Milne

G. Shinnie

#4G. Shinnie

D. Lobban

#38D. Lobban

A. Aouchiche

#7A. Aouchiche

S. Armstrong

#16S. Armstrong

J. Karlsson

#17J. Karlsson

Topi Keskinen

#81Topi Keskinen

K. Bilalović

#14K. Bilalović

Kevin Nisbet

#15Kevin Nisbet

Starting XI

Dimitar Mitov #1
M. Knoester #5
J. Milne #22
G. Shinnie #4
D. Lobban #38	74' 58'
A. Aouchiche #7	34' 35'
S. Armstrong #16	88'
J. Karlsson #17	74' 73'
Topi Keskinen #81
K. Bilalović #14	46'
Kevin Nisbet #15	80'

Substitutes

Nick Suman #13
Alexander Jensen #28
N. Devlin #2	74'
L. Clarkson #10
S. Nilsen #6	60' 35'
D. Polvara #8	46'
K. Kjartansson #29
Marko Lazetić #27	74'
N. Milanovic #11	80'

Will not play

Kristers

Kristers Tobers

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Late February 2026

Nick

Nick Suman

Goalkeeper

Ankle injury

Return: Late March 2026

Mats

Mats Knoester

Defender

Head injury

Return: Late February 2026

Manager

Aberdeen

Jimmy Thelin

Head-to-head

43 matches

Falkirk

Falkirk

5

Wins

11

Draws

27

Wins

Aberdeen

Aberdeen

Scottish Premiership2025 • 1 match

Aberdeen

Falkirk

Friendly2018 • 1 match

Aberdeen

Falkirk

League Cup2013 • 1 match

Falkirk

Aberdeen

League Cup2010 • 1 match

Aberdeen

Falkirk

Scottish Premiership2010 • 3 matches

Aberdeen

Falkirk

Falkirk

Aberdeen

Aberdeen

Falkirk

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Hearts	27	17	6	4	50:24	+26	57	DWLWL
2	Rangers	27	15	10	2	47:21	+26	55	WDWDW
3	Celtic	26	17	3	6	48:26	+22	54	WDWWW
4	Motherwell	26	12	11	3	40:18	+22	47	DWWDW
5	Hibernian FC	27	11	9	7	43:31	+12	42	LDWLW
6	Falkirk	27	11	6	10	32:35	-3	39	WLWWL
7	Dundee Utd	25	6	10	9	33:42	-9	28	LLLLW
8	Aberdeen	25	8	4	13	26:35	-9	28	LLWLL
9	Dundee	26	6	6	14	21:40	-19	24	LLDLD
10	St. Mirren	26	5	8	13	21:37	-16	23	DDWLL
11	Kilmarnock	27	4	8	15	30:54	-24	20	LWLWL
12	Livingston	27	1	9	17	28:56	-28	12	LLLLD

Championship Playoff

Relegation Playoffs

Match Information

Referee:

John Beaton

Venue:

Falkirk Stadium

Capacity:

7 900

Falkirk vs Aberdeen match from the Scottish Premiership. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Falkirk and Aberdeen. Follow team performance and match context within the Scottish Premiership season.