Scottish Premiership 2026/27 Matchweek 5 · 2 Sep 2026
Falkirk vs Rangers in the Scottish Premiership 2026/27.
At Falkirk Community Stadium, Falkirk.
Rangers beat Falkirk 2–1. Lawrence Shankland opened the scoring for Rangers after 8 minutes. Lawrence Shankland made it 1–2 after 79 minutes, and that was the winner.
Falkirk stayed 11th, on 1 point. Rangers went into the match 7th and came out of it 5th, on 7 points.
Places from the table below, worked out from the results played before and after this match.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 4 | +9 | 12 |
| 2 | ST Mirren | 4 | +4 | 10 |
| 3 | Motherwell | 4 | +4 | 8 |
| 4 | Dundee | 5 | +2 | 7 |
| 5 | Rangers | 4 | +1 | 7 |
| 6 | Heart Of Midlothian | 3 | +4 | 6 |
| 7 | Hibernian | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 8 | ST Johnstone | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 9 | Dundee Utd | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 10 | Aberdeen | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 11 | Falkirk | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 12 | Kilmarnock | 4 | -10 | 0 |
Worked out from the results played by then, ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored.