Scottish League
2026-05-16 - Falkirk vs Rangers
A Sports Betting Pick by Auls
Football: Scottish Premiership Championship Group
Saturday 16th May 2026 - Kick Off 12:30pm
This game is live on TV
Falkirk
Avoiding relegation would have been a successful season as far as Falkirk are concerned, but a top six finish will have given all of the supporters a huge sense of pride. They were not able to play spoiler for Hearts on Wednesday night and that means Falkirk are guaranteed to finish 6th in the final standings.
They have a negative goal difference and have lost more matches than they have won, but Falkirk have something really positive to build upon next season and those numbers will mean room for improvement. The supporters are going to create a positive atmosphere for Falkirk and they have a 7-5-7 record at Falkirk Stadium.
Falkirk's defeat at Hearts means they have lost 4 of the last 5 Scottish Premiership games and they also suffered the Scottish FA Cup Semi Final defeat in that run. The side have lost 3 of the last 4 home Premiership games and Falkirk have conceded at least twice in each of those defeats.
Rangers
When the Scottish Premiership split for the Championship Group, Rangers had so much momentum and they may have been considered favourites to win the title. Danny Rohl had helped the squad play with confidence, but all has not been well at Ibrox since the split and there is a big summer coming up for a team who have failed to finish in the top two.
That will feel like a real blow for Rangers, especially as it means missing out on the Champions League Qualifiers, while the decision to not allow James Tavernier to play his last game at Ibrox has been questioned. The culture has to change for Rangers who will conclude the season by trying to improve the 8-7-3 away record.
Rangers won 4 straight Scottish Premiership games in a row as the Division was split, but they have lost all 4 League games played in this Championship Group. The side have lost each of the last 2 away games at title contenders Hearts and Celtic in 2-1 and 3-1 defeats respectively.
Head to Head
The first two League games both finished in draws, but the most recent ended 3-6 to Rangers here in April.
This is the third time Falkirk have hosted Rangers this season- the first ended 1-1 before that loss just before the split in the Division.
Prediction
This may be a dead rubber, but Falkirk fans are going to want to see their team finish with a flourish.
Facing one of the Glasgow giants provides plenty of motivation for the majority of Scottish clubs and Falkirk will want to earn some redemption from the 3-6 defeat here last month.
It is harder to know what to expect from Rangers who have lost all 4 League games since entering the Championship Group- that run ended any hopes of winning the title having been right in the mix when the split in the Division was confirmed.
Danny Rohl will want his team to get forward and cause problems for Falkirk, but Rangers are also vulnerable at the back and this could be a fixture that is played in a pretty open fashion.
Earlier in the season, Falkirk and Rangers played out two, low-scoring draws, but there is little on the line and that should allow both teams to play with some freedom.
All 4 Rangers games since the split have ended with three or more goals shared out, while 3 of the 4 Falkirk fixtures have done the same.
The layers are anticipating goals and they look to be on the right path with the prices and three or more can be shared out.
The Pick :
Falkirk 2-2 Rangers
