Falkirk will take on Queen's Park in Group A of the Scottish League Cup on Tuesday, 22 July, in an important match in the race for qualification.
Both teams are in with a decent chance of making it out of Group A, but a win for either one of them this week would increase those chances tenfold.
As part of this week's round of Scottish League Cup betting tips, check out our Falkirk vs Queen's Park prediction below.
Contents
- 1 Falkirk vs Queen's Park prediction: Premiership quality to pay off
- 2 Pre-game odds and win probability: Falkirk start as big favourites
- 3 Most recent H2Hs: Falkirk domination
- 4 Falkirk preview: Early injuries are a problem
- 5 Queen's Park preview: No changes are expected
- 6 Player to watch: Scott Arfield
Falkirk vs Queen's Park prediction: Premiership quality to pay off
Key Stats
- Falkirk are undefeated in the Scottish League Cup this season.
- Queen's Park lost their only other away Scottish League Cup match this season.
- More than two goals have been scored in both of Queen's Park's Scottish League Cup matches this season.
Correct score prediction: Falkirk 3-0 Queen's Park
Last season, Falkirk and Queen's Park played in the same division, and Falkirk finished seven places and 38 points higher than the Spiders. Not just that, but Queen's Park finished the season on a winless run of 12 matches, and they haven't shown anything in pre-season or the Scottish League Cup so far to suggest they are out of that slump.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Falkirk start as big favourites
- HOME: 1/3 (1.33) – 75%
- DRAW: 18/5 (4.60) – 21.7%
- AWAY: 6/1 (7.00) – 14.3%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
The Falkirk vs Queen's Park odds suggest that the home team will romp to victory on Tuesday night, something that our prediction aligns with. Ladbrokes have given Falkirk a 75% chance of winning the match, while Queen's Park have been given a 14.3% chance of victory.
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Most recent H2Hs: Falkirk domination
Our prediction of an easy Falkirk win is backed up by their recent record against Queen's Park. The Bairns are unbeaten in their last nine matches against the Spiders, and they have won four of the last five meetings. Perhaps most crucially, they have conceded just one goal to Queen's Park in their last encounters with them.
Scotland Championship 15/03/25
Queen's Park
Falkirk
Scotland Championship 11/01/25
Falkirk
Queen's Park
Scotland Championship 22/11/24
Queen's Park
Falkirk
Scotland Championship 02/08/24
Falkirk
Queen's Park
Scotland League Challenge Cup 14/10/23
Falkirk
Queen's Park
Falkirk preview: Early injuries are a problem
Falkirk manager John McGlynn is facing a mini injury crisis to start the season, with three players ruled out for this match. Coll Donaldson, Finn Yeats and Barney Stewart are the trio in question, but McGlynn's issues don't stop there as full-back Keelan Adams is also listed as a doubt for this match after missing their penalty shootout win over Cove.
Predicted lineup: Hogarth (GK), Allan, Neilson, Henderson, Mackie, Tait, Spencer, Arfield, Miller, Ross, Graham
UK Friendlies 08/07/25
W
St Johnstone
0
Falkirk
1
UK Friendlies 05/07/25
W
Raith
2
Falkirk
4
UK Friendlies 28/06/25
L
FC Edinburgh
3
Falkirk
2
Scotland Championship 02/05/25
W
Hamilton
1
Falkirk
3
Scotland Championship 25/04/25
L
Partick
2
Falkirk
1
Queen's Park preview: No changes are expected
Queen's Park aren't expected to make any changes to the team that started against Brechin at the weekend, as it was this group of players that earned the club its first win in 14 competitive matches. The only player who could force his way into the starting XI is Michael Ruth, who scored off the bench at the weekend.
Predicted lineup: Ferrie (GK), Pignatiello, Murray, Fox, Shiels, MacGregor, Longridge, Fowler, McDonnell, Scott, Ruth
Scotland League Cup 15/07/25
W
Brechin
0
Queen's Park
5
Scotland League Cup 12/07/25
L
Spartans
2
Queen's Park
1
UK Friendlies 04/07/25
L
Celtic
1
Queen's Park
0
UK Friendlies 01/07/25
D
Albion
3
Queen's Park
3
UK Friendlies 24/06/25
W
Annan Athletic
0
Queen's Park
2
Player to watch: Scott Arfield
Experienced midfielder, Scott Arfield, is enjoying a new lease of life at Falkirk and despite now being in the twilight of his career at the age of 36, the Canadian has added goals to his game. Last season in the Championship, Arfield scored nine league goals for Falkirk, and he has started this season by scoring twice in two competitive outings.