Heart Of Midlothian vs Falkirk

3 - 0
🕒 Sat, 27 Sep 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Tynecastle Park 🧑‍⚖️ Lloyd Wilson 🔁 1st Phase - 6 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
1st Phase - 6
1st Phase Table
Heart Of Midlothian 1 · Falkirk 6
Referee Stats
5 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.00
Reds avg 0.40
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 40%
Home wins 60%
Draws 20%
Away wins 20%
How the match was won
  • Heart Of Midlothian outshot their opponent (20-10).
  • Possession was balanced (48%-52%).
  • Heart Of Midlothian had the sharper finishing (10-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Heart Of Midlothian (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 15-4-0

Goals For / Against

37 / 11
Avg: 1.95 / 0.58

Points

49
Avg: 2.58

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

0
Falkirk (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 7-2-9

Goals For / Against

17 / 28
Avg: 0.94 / 1.56

Points

23
Avg: 1.28

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

8

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
GF
0.94
0.58
GA
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
10
3
Total Shots
20
10
Shots off Goal
6
3
Blocked Shots
4
4
Shots Inside Box
14
7
Shots Outside Box
6
3
Ball Possession
48%
52%
Corner Kicks
9
5
Fouls
7
11
Offsides
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
7
Total Passes
415
467
Passes Accurate
324
376
Passes %
78%
81%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
22'
22' Goal · 1-0
A. Kyziridis
Normal Goal
41'
41' Goal · 2-0
L. Shankland
Normal Goal
45+1'
45+1' L. Henderson
46'
46' Ethan Williams
1st substitution · For: G. Oliver
46'
46' H. Cartwright
2nd substitution · For: S. Arfield
48'
48' Goal · 3-0
C. Halkett
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Kyziridis
70'
70' F. Lissah
3rd substitution · For: S. Hart
70'
70' R. MacIver
4th substitution · For: T. Ogunsuyi
73'
73' O. McEntee
1st substitution · For: M. Steinwender
74'
74' A. Kyziridis
2nd substitution · For: A. Forrest
78'
78' C. Miller
5th substitution · For: A. Agyeman
79'
79' Cláudio Braga
3rd substitution · For: E. Kabangu
89'
89' S. Kingsley
4th substitution · For: T. Magnússon
89'
89' L. Shankland
5th substitution · For: S. Kerjota

Heart Of Midlothian vs Falkirk 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Heart Of Midlothian beat Falkirk 3-0 on Saturday, 27 September 2025 in Premiership. The match was refereed by Lloyd Wilson. It was played at Tynecastle Park.

First half: Heart Of Midlothian took the lead at 22' when A. Kyziridis scored, making the score 1-0. Heart Of Midlothian extended the lead at 41' when L. Shankland scored, making the score 2-0. L. Henderson received a yellow card for Falkirk at 45+1'.

Second half: Falkirk made their 1st substitution at 46', with Ethan Williams replacing G. Oliver. Falkirk made their 2nd substitution at 46', with H. Cartwright replacing S. Arfield. Heart Of Midlothian extended the lead at 48' when C. Halkett scored, with the assist credited to A. Kyziridis, making the score 3-0. Falkirk made their 3rd substitution at 70', with F. Lissah replacing S. Hart. Falkirk made their 4th substitution at 70', with R. MacIver replacing T. Ogunsuyi. Heart Of Midlothian made their 1st substitution at 73', with O. McEntee replacing M. Steinwender. Heart Of Midlothian made their 2nd substitution at 74', with A. Kyziridis replacing A. Forrest. Falkirk made their 5th substitution at 78', with C. Miller replacing A. Agyeman. Heart Of Midlothian made their 3rd substitution at 79', with Cláudio Braga replacing E. Kabangu. Heart Of Midlothian made their 4th substitution at 89', with S. Kingsley replacing T. Magnússon. Heart Of Midlothian made their 5th substitution at 89', with L. Shankland replacing S. Kerjota.

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

How the match was won

  • Heart Of Midlothian outshot their opponent (20-10).
  • Possession was balanced (48%-52%).
  • Heart Of Midlothian had the sharper finishing (10-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins4
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

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