Falkirk vs Heart Of Midlothian

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🕒 Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Calum Scott 🔁 1st Phase - 20 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
1st Phase - 20
1st Phase Table
Falkirk 6 · Heart Of Midlothian 1
Referee Stats
15 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.00
Reds avg 0.20
Penalties avg 0.60
Over 4.5 cards 27%
Home wins 40%
Draws 40%
Away wins 20%
How the match was won
  • Heart Of Midlothian outshot their opponent (6-13).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
  • Heart Of Midlothian had the sharper finishing (1-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Falkirk (Home stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 7-5-8

Goals For / Against

33 / 34
Avg: 1.65 / 1.70

Points

26
Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

3
Heart Of Midlothian (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 9-4-6

Goals For / Against

30 / 23
Avg: 1.58 / 1.21

Points

31
Avg: 1.63

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premiership fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.30
PPG
1.63
1.65
GF
1.58
1.70
GA
1.21
59%
O2.5
56%
71%
BTTS
44%
47%
Score 1st
38%

League-position context

Falkirk rank6th
Heart Of Midlothian rank1st
Falkirk points46
Heart Of Midlothian points70
Falkirk: #6 · 46 pts · GD -3
23 pts off the top 2. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Heart Of Midlothian: #1 · 70 pts · GD +30
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 37 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.
24-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Falkirk last 5 home

L L W L W
Points6/15
Weighted index27
Goals12-12
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Heart Of Midlothian last 5 away

D L L L W
Points4/15
Weighted index18
Goals7-8
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Falkirk trend breakdown

Over 2.559%
BTTS71%
BTTS + O2.559%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 29%

Heart Of Midlothian trend breakdown

Over 2.556%
BTTS44%
BTTS + O2.544%
1H Over 0.569%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Falkirk score at home82%
Falkirk clean sheet at home18%
Heart Of Midlothian score away75%
Heart Of Midlothian clean sheet away38%

First-goal patterns

Falkirk score first47%
Falkirk win after scoring first50%
Heart Of Midlothian score first38%
Heart Of Midlothian win after scoring first83%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Falkirk 63% · Heart Of Midlothian 57%
Avg first goal minute: Falkirk 23.8' · Heart Of Midlothian 20.0'

Vs league average

Falkirk score at home1.65 vs 1.58
Falkirk concede at home1.70 vs 1.16
Heart Of Midlothian score away1.58 vs 1.16
Heart Of Midlothian concede away1.21 vs 1.58
Falkirk score 4% above league average, while Heart Of Midlothian score 37% above league average.
Defensive side: Falkirk are 47% above league average at home, and Heart Of Midlothian are 23% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals2.25
BTTS0%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Falkirk goal timing (home)

1H scored: 55% 2H scored: 45% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 6
16-30 6
46-60 6
31-45 4
61-75 4
76-90+ 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
31-45 6
46-60 6
16-30 5
61-75 5
0-15 2

Heart Of Midlothian goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 7
76-90+ 6
46-60 4
61-75 4
31-45 2
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
16-30 4
31-45 4
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
1
5
Total Shots
6
13
Shots off Goal
2
5
Blocked Shots
3
3
Shots Inside Box
4
11
Shots Outside Box
2
2
Ball Possession
47%
53%
Corner Kicks
3
7
Fouls
11
9
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
0
Total Passes
378
444
Passes Accurate
280
325
Passes %
74%
73%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
2'
2' Goal · 0-1
Cláudio Braga
Normal Goal
28'
28' T. Magnússon
39'
39' F. Lissah
41'
41' C. Halkett
68'
68' A. Agyeman
1st substitution · For: B. Graham
68'
68' H. Cartwright
2nd substitution · For: D. Tait
68'
68' E. Ross
3rd substitution · For: Ethan Williams
74'
74' H. Milne
1st substitution · For: S. Kingsley
76'
76' C. Miller
4th substitution · For: S. Arfield
77'
77' Goal · 0-2
S. Kingsley
Normal Goal · Assist: O. McEntee
81'
81' Cláudio Braga
2nd substitution · For: E. Kabangu
81'
81' A. Kyziridis
3rd substitution · For: B. Spittal
82'
82' L. Shankland
4th substitution · For: S. Kerjota
85'
85' S. Hart
87'
87' C. Devlin
5th substitution · For: J. McCart

Falkirk vs Heart Of Midlothian 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Heart Of Midlothian beat Falkirk 2-0 on Saturday, 13 December 2025 in Premiership. The match was refereed by Calum Scott.

First half: Heart Of Midlothian took an early lead at 2' when Cláudio Braga scored, making the score 0-1. T. Magnússon received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 28'. F. Lissah received a yellow card for Falkirk at 39'. C. Halkett received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 41'.

Second half: Falkirk made their 1st substitution at 68', with A. Agyeman replacing B. Graham. Falkirk made their 2nd substitution at 68', with H. Cartwright replacing D. Tait. Falkirk made their 3rd substitution at 68', with E. Ross replacing Ethan Williams. Heart Of Midlothian made their 1st substitution at 74', with H. Milne replacing S. Kingsley. Falkirk made their 4th substitution at 76', with C. Miller replacing S. Arfield. Heart Of Midlothian extended the lead at 77' when S. Kingsley scored, with the assist credited to O. McEntee, making the score 0-2. Heart Of Midlothian made their 2nd substitution at 81', with Cláudio Braga replacing E. Kabangu. Heart Of Midlothian made their 3rd substitution at 81', with A. Kyziridis replacing B. Spittal. Heart Of Midlothian made their 4th substitution at 82', with L. Shankland replacing S. Kerjota. S. Hart received a yellow card for Falkirk at 85'. Heart Of Midlothian made their 5th substitution at 87', with C. Devlin replacing J. McCart.

Falkirk used 4 substitutions while Heart Of Midlothian used 5 substitutions. Falkirk got 2 yellow cards, while Heart Of Midlothian got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Heart Of Midlothian outshot their opponent (6-13).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
  • Heart Of Midlothian had the sharper finishing (1-5 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Falkirk vs Heart Of Midlothian Head-to-Head History by Season