Falkirk vs Kilmarnock - prediction, team news, lineups

Falkirk invited Kilmarnock to Falkirk Stadium connected Saturday day for circular 10 of the 2026-27 Scottish Premiership campaign.

In their erstwhile outing, the Bairns claimed an awesome 2-1 triumph against Hibernian astatine Easter Road, portion Killie came from down to station a 3-2 location triumph implicit Motherwell.

Match preview

Having enjoyed an awesome instrumentality to the Scottish Premiership past play pursuing a 15-year hiatus, finishing wrong the division’s Championship Group and placing sixth successful the array astatine the extremity of May, Falkirk volition person been disappointed with however they started their latest top-flight campaign.

Losing to St. Mirren, Celtic and Rangers successful 3 of their opening 4 fixtures, the Bairns recovered themselves second-bottom of the Scottish Premiership table astatine the opening of September and having failed to advancement from the radical signifier arsenic 1 of the 3 champion second-placed sides, John McGlynn’s men were besides eliminated from the Scottish League Cup astatine the archetypal hurdle.

However, having taken 8 points from their pursuing 5 matches, including wins against some Hearts and Hibernian, Falkirk person somewhat recovered from their slump successful caller weeks and could perchance find themselves wrong the Championship Group erstwhile again if they were to triumph and results went successful their favour this weekend.

Posting triumph successful each of their erstwhile 3 matches against Kilmarnock, including a resounding 5-1 triumph erstwhile the sides met astatine the Falkirk Stadium successful February, the hosts volition beryllium assured that they tin bash conscionable that excessively and proceed their improved signifier into a acceptable of harder fixtures.

After finishing the regular 2025-26 Scottish Premiership play successful the relegation playoff place, Kilmarnock volition beryllium relieved that they were capable to unafraid apical formation endurance with 5 wins from their six Relegation Group games and volition beryllium hoping for a overmuch smoother run this clip around.

Much similar their opposition, Killie endured a dilatory commencement to their league play arsenic they were defeated successful each of their archetypal 4 fixtures and conceded a combined 14 goals successful the process, but having mislaid conscionable 1 of their 5 since, Saturday’s visitors find themselves lone narrowly trailing the battalion above.

Although they were incapable to publication their spot successful the semi-finals, Kilmarnock besides posted a respectable Scottish League Cup campaign, arsenic Neil McCann’s men topped their radical and came from down to bushed Ayr earlier they were agonisingly knocked retired connected penalties by Aberdeen successful the last eight.

Failing to triumph against the Bairns successful immoderate of their erstwhile 4 visits to the Falkirk Stadium, dating backmost to a 1-0 triumph during the 2009-10 Scottish Premiership campaign, Kilmarnock volition surely person to beryllium connected apical signifier if they are to support their promising streak this play though.

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Team News

Falkirk volition beryllium without guardant duo Ethan Laidlaw and Joe Gardner for Saturday’s clash arsenic the brace retrieve from ankle and thigh issues respectively, portion Aodhan Doherty is apt to miss retired with a ft wounded too.

Although helium was withdrawn with an wounded scare past Saturday, 25-year-old winger Ethan Ross is expected to beryllium disposable this weekend, nevertheless some Keelan Adams and Aidan Nesbitt are yet to marque appearances this play and volition stay sidelined against Kilmarnock.

Netting 4 goals for the Bairns truthful acold this season, including a brace against Hibernian past weekend, American guardant Jacob Murrell has been the hosts' biggest menace going guardant and is apt to pb the enactment erstwhile again astatine the Falkirk Stadium.

Polish goalkeeper Maksymilian Stryjek is McCann’s lone confirmed absentee arsenic the 30-year-old continues his betterment from a terrible genu injury, leaving Calum Ferrie to deputise betwixt the sticks successful his place.

After missing a period with a ft problem, 26-year-old defender Robbie Deas has been welcomed backmost to the Killie matchday squad successful caller weeks, though helium is inactive yet to feature, portion striker Djenairo Daniels has besides returned from suspension since the planetary break.

Much similar Murrell, 29-year-old guardant Greg Kiltie grabbed a brace of goals for Kilmarnock successful their erstwhile outing and volition present beryllium looking to physique a fruitful guardant concern alongside Tyreece John-Jules, who was besides connected the scoresheet past play for the archetypal clip this season.

Falkirk imaginable starting lineup:

Bain; Strain, Neilson, Henderson, Tanser; Spencer, Barbrook; Ross, Krauhaus, Eames; Murrell

Kilmarnock imaginable starting lineup:

Ferrie; Kamara, McCarthy, Stanger, Schjonning-Larsen; Rice, Lowery; Ring, John-Jules, Kiltie; Hugill

We say: Falkirk 2-1 Kilmarnock

Following a overmuch improved period, Kilmarnock volition beryllium convinced that this weekend’s clash poses them with a large accidental to assertion triumph astatine the Falkirk Stadium for the archetypal clip successful 16 years.

However, with Falkirk elevating their crippled too, losing conscionable 1 of their erstwhile 5 matches, we find it hard to spot Killie ending that streak connected Saturday day and are backing the hosts to borderline towards the league’s Championship Group by picking up each 3 points.

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