Match story
- Falkirk fired more attempts (14 vs 2 shots).
- Falkirk was more accurate in front of goal (43% on target vs 0%).
- Falkirk held more of the ball (67% possession).
Falkirk defeated Stranraer 3-0 in the League Cup. The fixture is part of the Group Stage stage in the 2026 season. The match was played at Falkirk Stadium in Falkirk. The full-time result capped a Falkirk vs Stranraer meeting in League Cup with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for Falkirk and Stranraer. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
League CupRecorded meetings: 5 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
Aodhan Doherty has joined Falkirk on a season-long loan as the Northern Ireland Under-21 winger signed a new four-year contract with Blackburn Rovers. The 20-year-old had played 14 times for Linfield in Northern Ireland's top flight before joining the Championship club last summer and made his first-team debut for Rovers against Hull city in the FA Cup in January, before featuring in three league games later the same month. Falkirk manager John McGlynn says Doherty is not just a straight replacement on the left for Calvin Miller, who was sold to Hearts this summer, as he can play as a number 10 as well as out wide.
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Falkirk manager John McGlynn says Ryan Strain fits a specific need at right-back after the former Dundee United man joined the Bairns on a free transfer. Strain, 29, is a familiar figure in the Scottish Premiership having played for St Mirren before joining United in 2024. Falkirk will be without Keelan Adams for approximately nine more weeks after he had an operation earlier this summer, while summer signing Jack McMillan is also injured.
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