GolVolt — Falkirk 2–0 Celtic — result, goals, stats

Premiership Matchday 12 Sun 1 Nov

Ross 3′Tanser 38′

Full-time 2:0

Celtic

Player of the match Scott Bain 9.4

GolVolt ratingHighlights will do 7.3/10 more watchable than 73% of Premiership matches Keeper Bain: 9 saves. How we rate

GolVolt rating 7.3GolVolt rating

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The match in 30 seconds

Turning point: 38' Tanser, 2:0

19% → 95%
Falkirk: chance of winning before kick-off and after minute 88.
2.5 xG
Falkirk kept a clean sheet against 2.5 xG.
6 → 4
Falkirk climb 2 places in the table. Celtic stay in place 1.

The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 2:0, from 31% to 58% (Falkirk).

How the match went

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90+3' · 2:0Falkirk 95%draw 4%Celtic 1%

Key stats

30% Possession 70%

0.93 xG (expected goals) 2.50

6 Shots 24

2 On target 9

2 Big chances 6

0 Corners 14

All stats (23)

Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

Keeper Bain: 9 saves.

Dramaweight 50% Settled by 63′.Some excitement, but no big twists. Drama: 3.5 out of 10
Heroesweight 20% Keeper Bain: 9 saves, Bain: rated 9.4. Heroes: 9.8 out of 10
Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 5.1 out of 10
Quality of playweight 15% Plenty of chances and shots at both ends. Quality of play: 7.8 out of 10

Match ECG

A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.

Worth watching: Highlights will do

GolVolt rating 7.3more watchable than 73% of Premiership matches

The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).

Similar matches

A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.

How the match went

2 goals4 cards1 VAR

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

3' Goal: Ethan Rossleft foot1:0
5' SubstitutionMcMillan for Strain
35' Owen Eamesyellow card · dissent
35' Haissem Hassanyellow card · dissent
38' Goal: Scott Tanserleft foot · assist: Eames2:0
Half-time · 2:0
46' SubstitutionForrest for Osmand
50' Goal Disallowed
62' James Forrestyellow card · foul
65' 2 substitutionsHøgh for DuránNygren for Oxlade-Chamberlain
66' SubstitutionAllan for Tanser
68' Liam Scalesyellow card · foul
73' 3 substitutionsFodrey for RossMcLeod for EamesYeats for Barbrook
84' 2 substitutionsMcCowan for BaurTounekti for Hassan
Full-time · 2:0

Match stats

Shooting

0.93 xG (expected goals) 2.50

6 Shots 24

2 On target 9

2 Big chances 6

3 Off target 9

1 Blocked 6

5 Inside the box 19

1 Outside the box 5

0 Big chances missed 6

Play

30% Possession 70%

0 Corners 14

262 Passes 598

64% Pass accuracy 86%

3 Key passes 17

66 Attacks 143

25 Dangerous attacks 82

Defence

11 Tackles 12

8 Interceptions 6

9 Saves 0

Discipline

19 Fouls 11

2 Offsides 3

1 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

4-2-3-1 –4-2-3-1

9.4 Bain

6.4 Strain

7.0 Neilson

6.9 Henderson

7.2 Tanser

6.7 Melniks

6.7 Spencer

7.2 Ross

16 6.2 Barbrook

42 6.8 Eames

6.7 Murrell

6.2 Johnstone

6.7 Tierney

7.1 Scales

6.5 Carter-Vickers

6.9 Donovan

7.2 McGregor

6.8 Oxlade-Chamberlain

6.4 Osmand

7.1 Baur

7.9 Hassan

6.3 Durán

Falkirk

Celtic

Goalkeepers

Bain 9.4

Johnstone 6.2

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Murrell 6.7

Durán 6.3

Came on

Bench

Falkirk

1 Nicky Hogarth GK —
4 J. McMillan DEF on
20 Connor Allan DEF on
10 Craig Sibbald MID —
14 Finn Yeats MID on
27 Connor McLeod MID on
7 Ben Parkinson ATT —
9 Ross MacIver ATT —
99 CJ Fodrey ATT on

Celtic

1 Viljami Sinisalo GK —
12 Landon Emenalo DEF —
47 Dane Murray DEF —
14 Luke McCowan MID on
49 James Forrest MID on
8 Benjamin Nygren ATT on
9 Kasper Høgh ATT on
17 Sebastian Tounekti ATT on
29 Shumaira Mheuka ATT —

Match sheet

Coaches: John McGlynn Falkirk Martin O'Neill Celtic
Stadium: Falkirk Community Stadium, Falkirk
Attendance: 6,981

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Scott BainFalkirk · goalkeeper · 90′ 9.4

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Table after the match

Falkirk

before6.15 pts

↑ 2 places

after4.18 pts

Celtic stay 1. (28 pts).

Computed from recorded results; the official table may differ.

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Before the match we said

Facts recorded before kick-off, checked after the match.

Pre-match forecast (provider data): Celtic 48%Result: Falkirk – Celtic 2:0.
Falkirk have scored in 9 matches in a rowThe run goes on: a goal in 10 matches in a row.
Camilo Durán: 4 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matchesCamilo Durán: no goal, no assist.
Celtic have scored in 6 matches in a rowThe run ended: Falkirk – Celtic 2:0.