This will be the first top-flight match between Motherwell and Falkirk since the Bairns enjoyed a 1-0 win in April 2010. Indeed, Falkirk have only lost one of their last six top-flight games against the Steelmen (W3 D2). Motherwell are unbeaten in nine home league games against newly promoted opposition (W6 D3) since a 0-1 defeat to Dundee United in August 2020.
- This will be the first top-flight match between Motherwell and Falkirk since the Bairns enjoyed a 1-0 win in April 2010. Indeed, Falkirk have only lost one of their last six top-flight games against the Steelmen (W3 D2).
- Motherwell are unbeaten in nine home league games against newly promoted opposition (W6 D3) since a 0-1 defeat to Dundee United in August 2020. Their last two such games have seen 13 goals, drawing 3-3 with Dundee in December 2023 and beating Dundee United 4-3 in December 2024.
- Motherwell are unbeaten in eight home league games (W4 D4), their longest run in the top-flight on Opta's records (from 1998-99).
- Although Falkirk have lost two of their three away league games this season, their only Scottish Premiership win in 2025-26 came on the road at Aberdeen in August (1-0).
- Apostolos Stamatelopoulos has scored (three) or assisted (one) all four of Motherwell's goals in their last two league games. The last player to be directly involved in two-plus goals in three successive Scottish Premiership appearances while playing for a side other than the Old Firm clubs (Celtic/Rangers) was Liam Boyce in February 2020.
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