Heart Of Midlothian vs Falkirk

Heart Of Midlothian

1 - 0

Falkirk

🕒 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Tynecastle Park 🧑‍⚖️ Duncan Nicolson 🔁 1st Phase - 28 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

1st Phase - 28

1st Phase Table

Heart Of Midlothian 1 · Falkirk 6

Referee Stats

Duncan Nicolson

13 matches · 4.23 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.23
Reds avg	0.08
Penalties avg	0.38
Over 4.5 cards	46%
Home wins	23%
Draws	38%
Away wins	38%

How the match was won

Heart Of Midlothian outshot their opponent (17-8).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
Heart Of Midlothian had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Heart Of Midlothian (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-4-0

Goals For / Against

37 / 11

Avg: 1.95 / 0.58

Points

Avg: 2.58

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Falkirk (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-2-9

Goals For / Against

17 / 28

Avg: 0.94 / 1.56

Points

Avg: 1.28

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.58

PPG

1.28

1.95

0.94

0.58

1.56

41%

O2.5

50%

41%

BTTS

31%

53%

Score 1st

31%

League-position context

Heart Of Midlothian rank1st

Falkirk rank6th

Heart Of Midlothian points70

Falkirk points46

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.

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.

24-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Heart Of Midlothian last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals7-1

Record5-0-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Falkirk last 5 away

W D L W L

Points7/15

Weighted index56

Goals6-7

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Heart Of Midlothian trend breakdown

Over 2.541%

BTTS41%

BTTS + O2.529%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 6%

Falkirk trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS31%

BTTS + O2.525%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 19% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Heart Of Midlothian score at home100%

Heart Of Midlothian clean sheet at home59%

Falkirk score away56%

Falkirk clean sheet away31%

First-goal patterns

Heart Of Midlothian score first53%

Heart Of Midlothian win after scoring first89%

Falkirk score first31%

Falkirk win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Heart Of Midlothian 100% · Falkirk 22%

Avg first goal minute: Heart Of Midlothian 46.7' · Falkirk 38.0'

Vs league average

Heart Of Midlothian score at home1.95 vs 1.58

Heart Of Midlothian concede at home0.58 vs 1.16

Falkirk score away0.94 vs 1.16

Falkirk concede away1.56 vs 1.58

Heart Of Midlothian score 23% above league average, while Falkirk score 18% below league average.

Defensive side: Heart Of Midlothian are 50% below league average at home, and Falkirk are 2% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals2.25

BTTS0%

Over 2.550%

At this venue setup: 2.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Heart Of Midlothian goal timing (home)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

46-60 8

31-45 6

61-75 5

16-30 3

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

16-30 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

Falkirk goal timing (away)

1H scored: 20% 2H scored: 80% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

46-60 3

0-15 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 9

16-30 6

46-60 4

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

49%

51%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

400

410

Passes Accurate

283

293

Passes %

71%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

41'

41' C. Donaldson

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

I. Chesnokov

Normal Goal

50' ↑↓

↑↓

50' ⇄ Kyrell Wilson

1st substitution · For: L. Marsh

67'

67' B. Spencer

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ B. Spencer

2nd substitution · For: H. Cartwright

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ C. Donaldson

3rd substitution · For: C. Allan

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ C. Miller

4th substitution · For: E. Ross

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ B. Broggio

5th substitution · For: Ethan Williams

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ M. Steinwender

1st substitution · For: J. Altena

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ T. Magnússon

2nd substitution · For: P. Kabore

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ S. Findlay

3rd substitution · For: J. McCart

90'

90' D. Tait

90+3'

90+3' B. Spittal

Heart Of Midlothian vs Falkirk 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Heart Of Midlothian beat Falkirk 1-0 on Saturday, 21 February 2026 in Premiership. The match was refereed by Duncan Nicolson. It was played at Tynecastle Park.

First half: C. Donaldson received a yellow card for Falkirk at 41'. Heart Of Midlothian took the lead at 45' when I. Chesnokov scored, making the score 1-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Falkirk made their 1st substitution at 50', with Kyrell Wilson replacing L. Marsh. B. Spencer received a yellow card for Falkirk at 67'. Falkirk made their 2nd substitution at 73', with B. Spencer replacing H. Cartwright. Falkirk made their 3rd substitution at 73', with C. Donaldson replacing C. Allan. Falkirk made their 4th substitution at 73', with C. Miller replacing E. Ross. Falkirk made their 5th substitution at 73', with B. Broggio replacing Ethan Williams. Heart Of Midlothian made their 1st substitution at 81', with M. Steinwender replacing J. Altena. Heart Of Midlothian made their 2nd substitution at 82', with T. Magnússon replacing P. Kabore. Heart Of Midlothian made their 3rd substitution at 84', with S. Findlay replacing J. McCart. D. Tait received a yellow card for Falkirk at 90'. B. Spittal received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 90+3'.

Heart Of Midlothian used 3 substitutions while Falkirk used 5 substitutions. Heart Of Midlothian got 1 yellow card, while Falkirk got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Heart Of Midlothian outshot their opponent (17-8).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
Heart Of Midlothian had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	4
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (50.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	3
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

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

2025-2026 Season

13 May 2026 Heart Of Midlothian vs Falkirk 3 - 0 21 Feb 2026 Heart Of Midlothian vs Falkirk 1 - 0 13 Dec 2025 Falkirk vs Heart Of Midlothian 0 - 2 27 Sep 2025 Heart Of Midlothian vs Falkirk 3 - 0