Sunday , 18 October 2026

Falkirk FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2026-27
Falkirk FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Tue 15 Sep 2026 · 18:45 UTC Falkirk Stadium 7,034 HT 45' · FT 45'
Ben Krauhaus 8' 1–0
1–1 22' James Wilson
Owen Eames 68' 2–1
Finley Barbrook 3' Y
Y 28' Claudio Braga
Y 35' Yan Dhanda
Ryan Strain 55' Y
Owen Eames 67' Y
CJ Fodrey 75' Y
Y 77' Jamie McCart

Overview

Match Preview

Falkirk FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC — Premier League at Falkirk Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee John Beaton
  • Assistant 1 Calum Spence
  • Assistant 2 Gordon McCabe (Scotland)
5 games this season 🟨 5.4/game ⚽ 9.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 8 21
2 Rangers FC 9 20
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 8 16
4 Dundee FC 9 14
5 St. Johnstone FC 9 12
6 Dundee United FC 9 12
7 Aberdeen FC 9 11
8 St. Mirren FC 9 10
9 Falkirk FC 9 9
10 Motherwell FC 9 8
11 Kilmarnock FC 9 8
12 Hibernian FC 9 7

Head-to-Head

1
4
Falkirk FC 5 games · Avg 2.4 goals Heart of Midlothian FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-15 Falkirk FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2026-05-13 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–0 Falkirk FC 2026-02-21 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Falkirk FC 2025-12-13 Falkirk FC 0–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2025-09-27 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–0 Falkirk FC

Recent Form

Falkirk FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–1 W
05 Sep Dundee United FC A 1–1 D
02 Sep Rangers FC H 1–2 L
29 Aug Celtic FC A 1–2 L
09 Aug Motherwell FC A 0–0 D
01 Aug St. Mirren FC H 0–2 L
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep Falkirk FC A 1–2 L
06 Sep Dundee FC H 2–1 W
03 Sep Hibernian FC A 3–1 W
29 Aug St. Johnstone FC H 2–1 W
09 Aug Dundee United FC H 4–0 W
01 Aug Aberdeen FC A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Falkirk FC Heart of Midlothian FC
#9 Position #3
9 Points 16
9 Played 8
2 / 3 / 4 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 2
9 Scored 19
12 Conceded 8
-3 GD +11
1.00 PPG 2.00
22% Win % 63%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Falkirk FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

Falkirk FC are 9th (9 pts). Heart of Midlothian FC are 3rd (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Falkirk FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
2/–
76+
–/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Heart of Midlothian FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/–
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Falkirk FC
Jacob Murrell 4 G
Colby Donovan 1 G
Heart of Midlothian FC
Claudio Braga 3 G 2 A
Calvin Miller 3 G 1 A
James Wilson 3 G
Joshua McPake 2 G 1 A
Laurent Mendy 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Falkirk Stadium!
  • 3' A moment of madness from Finley Barbrook on 3 minutes earns him a card. Falkirk FC will be frustrated.
  • 8' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ben Krauhaus makes it 1-0.
  • 13' Heart of Midlothian FC come into this ranked 3 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 18' Over 18 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 22' James Wilson makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Heart of Midlothian FC are in front.
  • 27' Heart of Midlothian FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 27.
  • 28' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Claudio Braga on 28 minutes.
  • 33' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' Heart of Midlothian FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 40' Josh McPake has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 259 appearances.
  • 45' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 46' James Wilson makes way for J.J. Williams at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Heart of Midlothian FC.
  • 51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 55' Falkirk FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 55.
  • 57' Falkirk FC ring the changes. Ben Krauhaus has done his job and it is now time for CJ Fodrey to step up.
  • 62' Heart of Midlothian FC is showing some good football. However, Heart of Midlothian FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 67' The referee calls foul for Owen Eames. He receives a card.
  • 68' What composure from Owen Eames! The England international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Rogers Mato. He replaces Josh McPake on 73 minute.
  • 75' CJ Fodrey has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 75.
  • 77' The referee shows Heart of Midlothian FC player a card on 77.
  • 78' Another substitution for Falkirk FC to replace Jacob Murrell by Ross MacIver on 78 minute.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Falkirk FC team. Finley Barbrook is replaced by Craig Sibbald on 79 minute.
  • 80' The Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes a substitution. Stuart Findlay departs to be replaced by Christian Borchgrevink.
  • 85' Falkirk FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 86' Another change for Falkirk FC made on 86 minute. Owen Eames leaves to be changed by Deniss Melniks.
  • Heart of Midlothian FC will have plenty to reflect on. Falkirk FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Falkirk FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John McGlynn

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wouter Vrancken

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Frankie Kent 1
Cameron Devlin 1
Blair Spittal 1
James Wilson 1
Ben Krauhaus 1
Owen Eames 1

Head to Head

2026-09-15 Falkirk FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2026-05-13 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–0 Falkirk FC 2026-02-21 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Falkirk FC 2025-12-13 Falkirk FC 0–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2025-09-27 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–0 Falkirk FC

Falkirk FC Form

2026-09-15 Falkirk FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2026-09-05 Dundee United FC 1–1 Falkirk FC D 2026-09-02 Falkirk FC 1–2 Rangers FC L 2026-08-29 Celtic FC 2–1 Falkirk FC L 2026-08-09 Motherwell FC 0–0 Falkirk FC D 2026-08-01 Falkirk FC 0–2 St. Mirren FC L

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2026-09-15 Falkirk FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2026-09-06 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Dundee FC W 2026-09-03 Hibernian FC 1–3 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2026-08-29 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2026-08-09 Heart of Midlothian FC 4–0 Dundee United FC W 2026-08-01 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.98 Falkirk FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.06 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Falkirk FC23% Draw24% Heart of Midlothian FC53%
Actual: Falkirk FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Falkirk FC or Draw
48%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
77%
Falkirk FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Falkirk FC14% Draw42% Heart of Midlothian FC44%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
0 – 2
10.1%
1 – 2
9.6%
0 – 1
9.3%
0 – 3
6.7%
1 – 3
6.6%
0 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
4.7%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
4%
0 – 4
3.5%
1 – 4
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Falkirk FC

Handicap Falkirk FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 10% 84%
-0.5 16% — 84%
+0.5 39% — 61%
+1 39% 23% 38%
+1.5 62% — 38%
+2 62% 19% 19%
+2.5 81% — 19%

Clean Sheet

Falkirk FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.