Russell Martin finally eked out his first league win as Rangers boss with a  2-1 success away at Livingston last weekend. However, the Light Blues were brought back down to earth when losing 2-1 away at Sturm Graz in the Europa League on Thursday night.

As for Falkirk, they have dropped down to 11th place in the Scottish Premiership table following last week’s 3-0 loss away at league leaders Hearts.

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📈 Falkirk v Rangers Form & Tactics

Falkirk suffered their third league defeat of the season when losing 3-0 away at Hearts last Saturday. The Bairns were totally outclassed from start to finish at Tynecastle, posting an xG of 0.67 to Hearts’ 1.94.

However, John McGlynn’s newly-promoted side have competed well in each of their other five top-flight games this season, most notably holding both Dundee United and Hibernian to 2-2 draws at the Falkirk Stadium.

Goals have been a regular feature of Falkirk’s matches this season, with five of their opening six Scottish Premiership games of the campaign featuring over 2.5 strikes. 

While Falkirk have scored in all bar one of their league games this season, they have only managed to keep one clean sheet to date, conceding multiple goals in each of their three home games.

As mentioned, Rangers have won just one of their opening six Scottish Premiership matches of the season, securing their maiden victory with a narrow 2-1 win away at Livingston last weekend. However, Russell Martin’s side were unable to build on that success when going down 2-0 at Sturm Graz on Thursday night. Despite a poor first-half showing in Austria, Rangers were much-improved after the break, ending the game with 10 of their 16 shots hitting the target. 

After giving up two goals in Austria, Rangers have now conceded at least once in each of their last 22 matches across all competitions, equalling a record that stretches all the way back to the Victorian era.

No team has hit more corners than Rangers (50) in this season’s Scottish Premiership, with a narrow majority (26) of those flag kicks coming away from Ibrox.

📔 Falkirk v Rangers Formation & Team News

John McGlynn’s preferred formation is a 4-2-3-1. Falkirk are a possession-based side who aim to control matches with their passing and quick movement. The Bairns have stuck to the attacking principles that saw them rise from Scotland's third tier via back-to-back promotions. 

Aidan Nesbitt, Coll Donaldson, Ethan Ross, Jamie Sneddon and Sam Hart are all ruled out for the hosts, however Lewis Neilson should come back into the heart of the defence after being ineligible to face his parent club last weekend.

Rangers are expected to set up with a 4-2-3-1 formation on Sunday. However, Russell Martin has been known to switch to a back-three during matches this season, particularly if his team find themselves chasing the game. While Martin has now overseen 16 matches at Rangers, his players continue to look uncomfortable when trying to build out from the back. 

Mohamed Diomande could come back into the Rangers starting XI after serving a suspension on Thursday night. Injured duo Dujon Sterling and Rabbi Matondo are not expected to feature at the Falkirk Stadium.

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