Motherwell vs Falkirk Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 18 Oct 2025

Premiership Betting Preview: Motherwell vs Falkirk

Motherwell host Falkirk in this Scottish Premiership meeting at Fir Park, with kick-off set for 10:00 on Saturday 18 October. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.

There are several reasons to back Motherwell on the Full-Time Result betting market, especially at value odds of -102. We think that the favourites will prove too strong for Falkirk.

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Motherwell were defeated on the road in their last game. Celtic won 3-2 at Celtic Park. The Well had just 38% possession and recorded three shots on target, while Apostolos Stamatelopoulos scored both goals.

Falkirk drew their previous game which was at home. The action at Falkirk Stadium ended 1-1 against Rangers. John McGlynn's men had 43% possession and totalled four shots on goal, while Henry Cartwright was on the scoresheet.

Scottish Premiership		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
3	Motherwell	15	5	8	2	22	15	7	22:15	23
6	Falkirk	15	5	6	4	19	21	-2	19:21	21

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Motherwell have 2 wins, 2 losses and 6 draws, averaging 1.5 goals from 12.0 attempts and 4.3 shots on goal. The Well have averaged 57.9% possession and 3.8 corners per game, conceding 1.4 goals and 5.9 corners from 11.0 attempts and 5.2 shots on goal.

Apostolos Stamatelopoulos, Tawanda Maswanhise and Emmanuel Longelo lead the way with 3 goals, while Callum Slattery has scored 2. Leading assistor is Elijah Just with 3.

Falkirk have 1 victory, 3 defeats and 3 draws, with an average of 1.1 goals from 12.0 attempts and 4.4 shots on goal. There’s been an average of 54.1% possession, 4.9 corners awarded and 5.0 corners against them, while they’ve conceded 1.9 goals from 13.0 attempts and 5.6 shots on goal.

Ross MacIver is top of the team’s scoring charts with 2, while Henry Cartwright, Liam Henderson, Brian Graham and Kyrell Wilson have 1. Look no further than Ethan Williams for the top assist maker (2) in the last 7 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Motherwell confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Calum Ward (GK), Johnny Koutroumbis, Paul McGinn, Stephen Welsh, Emmanuel Longelo, Lukas Fadinger, Elliot Watt, Tawanda Maswanhise, Elijah Just, Ibrahim Said, Callum Hendry.

Falkirk confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Scott Bain (GK), Keelan Adams, Lewis Neilson, Liam Henderson, Sam Hart, Brad Spencer, Dylan Tait, Kyrell Wilson, Ethan Williams, Calvin Miller, Ross MacIver.

Motherwell vs Falkirk Prediction & Betting Tips

Our Motherwell vs Falkirk betting preview covers everything you need, including a key match prediction, a corners betting angle, correct score insight, top player prop bets and a value-packed bet builder recommendation.

Match Prediction

Motherwell look a great bet for this Premiership game as we’re expecting them to win. You can get odds of -102 that the home team claim a victory and this looks like a value wager based on the latest stats and team news.

A good deal of research goes into our football betting tips. We start by studying the latest form and getting a handle on injuries. The key Premiership stats can then be used as the missing piece of the jigsaw.

Key Motherwell vs Falkirk league stats:

• Motherwell have won 3 of their last 5 games at home.
• Falkirk have lost 2 of their last 3 games on the road.

According to the top betting sites, our pick has a 50.5% chance of landing a return. However, we have this number closer to 60% based on our in-depth research. This wager can therefore be backed with confidence.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Motherwell 2 - 1 Falkirk

Motherwell are available at +600 to win by a 2-1 scoreline. Correct score betting allows us to bet at bigger odds and it’s also a fun type of wager.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Tawanda Maswanhise to Score +240

Tawanda Maswanhise (Motherwell) has scored three goals in his past five Premiership games. We’re content to land the +240 for this Anytime Goalscorer bet as there’s value in the odds that he features on the scoresheet.

Latest Tawanda Maswanhise Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+225

First

+550

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Corners Prediction

Under 10.5 Corners -118

It has now been four straight Motherwell matches where the 10.5 Total Corners line has not been covered, while we’ve seen an average of 9.86 corners in the last seven Falkirk games. On this basis, we can take odds of -118 that this Total Corners bet falls short of the line.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Motherwell

Total

9.70 3.80 5.90

Home

10.20 4.10 6.10

Away

10.60 3.30 7.30

Falkirk

Total

9.86 4.86 5.00

Home

8.75 4.50 4.25

Away

11.33 5.33 6.00

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 10.5

-120

Under 10.5

-118

Motherwell Corners

Over 5.5

+110

Under 5.5

-150

Falkirk Corners

Over 4.5

-163

Under 4.5

+120

Most Corners

1

-143

X

+650

2

+145

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Motherwell vs Falkirk Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

The Motherwell betting odds are -116 which means that they’re favourites to land victory in this Premiership encounter. It’s also suggested by the bookies that this team have a 54% chance of winning. If you’re interested in wagering Falkirk, you can get +275 for the underdog.

If you’re feeling confident of a win for Motherwell, the Asian Handicap -0.5 option is priced at -119. You might instead think that Falkirk +0.5 at -114 is more appealing and the draw is included here.

Over 2.5 Goals is the shortest odds and that means three goals or more are anticipated. If both teams to score is something you think will happen, there’s an opportunity to wager Yes at -161 on the BTTS market.

The best football betting sites are on hand to provide lots of choice to bettors. It’s now the case that you can select from hundreds of markets for all of the Premiership matches.

Full-Time Result

1

-116

X

+265

2

+275

Half-Time Result

1

+143

X

+135

2

+295

Double Chance

1X

-435

12

-417

X2

-122

Draw No Bet

1

-263

2

+165

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -0.5

-119

2 Hcp +0.5

-114

Total Goals

Under 2.5

+106

Over 2.5

-141

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-161

No

+112

Detlef Esapa Osong is the First Goalscorer favourite at +500 and there’s an opportunity to back him to find the net anytime at +195.

Detlef Esapa Osong (Motherwell)

First

+195

Anytime

+500

Tawanda Maswanhise (Motherwell)

First

+225

Anytime

+550

Ibrahim Said (Motherwell)

First

+225

Anytime

+575

Ross MacIver (Falkirk)

First

+255

Anytime

+600

Callum Slattery (Motherwell)

First

+265

Anytime

+600

Sam Nicholson (Motherwell)

First

+265

Anytime

+650

Calvin Miller (Falkirk)

First

+290

Anytime

+700

Alfie Agyeman (Falkirk)

First

+325

Anytime

+750

Ethan Ross (Falkirk)

First

+335

Anytime

+850

Brad Spencer (Falkirk)

First

+350

Anytime

+900

Gary Oliver (Falkirk)

First

+400

Anytime

+950

Jordan McGhee (Motherwell)

First

+460

Anytime

+1100

Andy Halliday (Motherwell)

First

+475

Anytime

+1200

Liam Henderson (Falkirk)

First

+480

Anytime

+1150

Oscar Priestman (Motherwell)

First

+550

Anytime

+1300

Tom Sparrow (Motherwell)

First

+600

Anytime

+1300

Elliot Watt (Motherwell)

First

+650

Anytime

+1500

Johnny Koutroumbis (Motherwell)

First

+700

Anytime

+1600

Lewis Neilson (Falkirk)

First

+700

Anytime

+1600

Liam Gordon (Motherwell)

First

+700

Anytime

+1700

Aidan Nesbitt (Falkirk)

First

+700

Anytime

+1800

Stephen O'Donnell (Motherwell)

First

+700

Anytime

+1800

Kofi Balmer (Motherwell)

First

+750

Anytime

+1800

Keelan Adams (Falkirk)

First

+850

Anytime

+1900

Dylan Tait (Falkirk)

First

+850

Anytime

+2000

Sam Hart (Falkirk)

First

+950

Anytime

+2200

Motherwell have gone unbeaten at Fir Park in the last eight games. The Well have collected four wins, four draws and two defeats in the past 10 home games, recording an average of 1.60 goals per match and conceding 1.40.

Falkirk have recorded two defeats and one victory in the previous 3 away matches, netting an average of 0.67 goals per game and conceding 2.00.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Motherwell Home Stats		4-4-2	3.00	1.60	1.40	7	3	6	4
Falkirk Away Stats		1-0-2	2.67	0.67	2.00	2	1	1	2

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

Motherwell vs Falkirk Lineups & Team News

The Motherwell vs Falkirk team news could change everything — review it before betting. Get the predicted and confirmed Premiership lineups plus the latest injury updates from us.

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