ratings updated 12 Oct 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Falkirk.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Dundee Utd — League Cup: 36 apps, 4g 5a, 2824 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Falkirk; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Scout report
R. Strain is a 29-year-old full-back at Falkirk, rated 33.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 72nd of 104 on scout potential in the Premiership. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (81.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.89 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Strain.
Judged on this season alone, Strain graded 23 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 13th of 19 of the 19 full-backs in the Premiership, on 1 clean sheet and 3.894 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 23). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, 14th of 19 of the 19 full-backs in the Premiership. At 29 Strain is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.8 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Falkirk finished 9th of 12 · a lower-table side
3.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 9 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (9th of 12) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 81.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.33 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
- Creativity. 0.33 assists per 90 — a genuine creative outlet.
- Defensive volume. 3.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 33.2, Strain carries the 14th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Premiership of 19 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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