Our Falkirk vs Rangers predictions look ahead to another important game for Derek McInnes’ men, who cannot afford to fall too far behind Celtic in the Scottish Premiership title race.Falkirk vs Rangers head to head overviewDate: Wednesday 2nd September.Kick-off: 8pm.Venue: Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk, Scotland.Where to watch: Sky Sports Football.Falkirk vs Rangers quick tipsRangers to win to nil – 7/4 with SBKUnder 2.5 goals – 11/8 with BoyleSportsLawrence Shankland to score any time – 4/6 with BetMGMFalkirk vs Rangers predictionsFor the first time since 2017/18, Rangers will be absent from continental competition this campaign.After losing to Jagiellonia Bialystok in the Europa League third qualifying round, Rangers were defeated by Jablonec in their make-or-break Conference League play-off last week.Celtic will take part in the Europa League and Heart of Midlothian are involved in the Conference League, whereas Rangers will have to watch the European action from their sofas.Might there be a silver lining in all this? Rangers fans would settle for having a few more free midweeks if it brought the Scottish Premiership title back to Ibrox.Celtic have won 14 of the last 15 championship crowns. In the process they have overtaken Rangers in the all-time rankings, with 56 titles to 55 for their arch-rivals.It is still early days in 2026/27, but Celtic are the clear favourites to win the league this season too. Rangers are already five points behind the Hoops and they will not want that gap to get any bigger, even with so much football still to be played.That is why Derek McInnes and his players will be under pressure when they head to Falkirk on Wednesday. Even at the beginning of September, this is a must-win match for Rangers.Falkirk vs Rangers tipsRangers will be targeting all three points when they do battle with Falkirk this week.Rangers must triumphFalkirk have had a tough start to the season, picking up just one point from the first nine available.Their principal problem has been in attack. Falkirk have scored just once in 270 minutes of Premiership football – and that was an own goal in the 2-1 defeat by Celtic on Saturday.Rangers, for their part, were reasonably solid in a 1-0 victory over Aberdeen at the weekend. It was their second clean sheet in their last three games.Another one beckons here, as Rangers focus their attention on closing the gap to top spot. Tip Rangers to win to nil at 7/4 with SBK Expect low goal countThere were signs of Rangers regrouping and going back to basics against Aberdeen.The penalty shoot-out loss to Jablonec was such a bitter blow for Rangers that they were always going to struggle to blow their next opponents away.The jury is out on Derek McInnes at present, so the boyhood Rangers fan could do with a few uneventful, low-key league wins.As long as Rangers come out on top, McInnes would settle for a low-scoring encounter against Falkirk. Go for under 2.5 goals at 11/8 with BoyleSports Obvious goalscorer pickLawrence Shankland will lead the line for Rangers this season after Youssef Chermiti suffered an ACL injury against Hibernian.The two attackers may have shared the load had that unfortunate incident not happened, but Rangers will now look to Shankland for the remainder of 2026/27.The former Hearts man knows what it takes to score goals in the Premiership and he will be Rangers’ main threat on Wednesday.After finding the back of the net in the victory over Aberdeen, Shankland now has Falkirk in his sights. Another goal awaits for the Scotland international, as Rangers look to move onto seven points for the season. Back Lawrence Shankland to score any time at 4/6 with BetMGM Falkirk vs Rangers predicted lineupsFalkirk expected lineup: Bain; Strain, Nielson, Henderson, McCann; Barbrook, Spencer; Ross, Krauhaus, Fodrey; Parkinson.Rangers expected lineup: Pandur; Nedeljkovic, Fernandez, Makhanya, Penrice; Dragojevic, Devlin; Yokota, Kim, Gassama; Shankland.Falkirk vs Rangers latest oddsFind the latest Falkirk vs Rangers betting odds here. All odds are provided by our recommended football bookmakers and are subject to change.Falkirk: 21/5 with BetMGMDraw: 3/1 with BoyleSportsRangers: 4/9 with SBKScottish PremiershipWe have plenty more Scottish Premiership predictions and picks – find our latest betting tips from expert punters in our match preview overview.Important historical facts about Falkirk vs Rangers for bettingThe last two games between Falkirk and Rangers have contained no fewer than 16 goals. Falkirk have not beaten Rangers since a 3-2 win in 2016 when both teams were in the Scottish Championship.Last meeting: 16th May 2026; Falkirk 2-5 Rangers.Last 6 matches: Falkirk wins – 0; Rangers wins – 4; Draws – 2.About the authorGreg LeaGreg Lea is a freelance football writer from London. He predominantly covers the Premier League and has had work published by the Guardian, FourFourTwo, ESPN and others.Follow Greg on X: @GregLeaFootballCommercial content notice: Taking one of the bookmaker offers featured in this article may result in a payment to talkSPORT. 18+. 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