Falkirk FC vs Hibernian FC, Premier League 2025-26 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
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Match Preview
Falkirk FC vs Hibernian FC — Premier League at Falkirk Stadium.
- Falkirk FC 33 games · 46 pts (2025/26)
- Hibernian FC 33 games · 51 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ryan Lee (Scotland)
- Assistant 1 Graeme Stewart
- Assistant 2 Dougie Potter
14 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70 2 Rangers FC 33 69 3 Celtic FC 33 67 4 Motherwell FC 33 54 5 Hibernian FC 33 51 6 Falkirk FC 33 46 7 Dundee United FC 33 40 8 Aberdeen FC 33 33 9 Dundee FC 33 33 10 St. Mirren FC 33 30 11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28 12 Livingston FC 33 16 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 May Hibernian FC H 1–3 L 02 May Motherwell FC H 1–0 W 25 Apr Celtic FC A 1–3 L 12 Apr Rangers FC H 3–6 L 04 Apr Motherwell FC A 3–2 W 21 Mar St. Mirren FC H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 May Falkirk FC A 3–1 W 03 May Celtic FC H 1–2 L 26 Apr Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–2 L 11 Apr Aberdeen FC A 0–2 L 04 Apr Kilmarnock FC H 3–0 W 21 Mar Motherwell FC A 0–0 D Season Stats
Falkirk FC Hibernian FC #6 Position #5 46 Points 51 33 Played 33 13 / 7 / 13 W / D / L 13 / 12 / 8 45 Scored 51 48 Conceded 37 -3 GD +14 1.39 PPG 1.55 39% Win % 39% Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history25% Clean Sheets
Falkirk FC this season31% Clean Sheets
Hibernian FC this seasonFalkirk FC are 6th (46 pts). Hibernian FC are 5th (51 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Falkirk FC0-153/316-301/431-452/546-60–/461-755/176+–/5■ Scored ■ ConcededHibernian FC0-155/–16-301/131-452/346-60–/–61-751/376+2/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Falkirk FC kicks off things out of here…
- 3' Hibernian FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Josh Campbell on 3.
- 8' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 13' Kyrell Wilson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 18' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 20' Goal! Josh Campbell scores his 17 goal in 295 matches.
- 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 30' Falkirk FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Hibernian FC winning 33.33% of all matches.
- 40' What a strike from Jordan Obita! The score is 0-3.
- 45' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 50' Falkirk FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
- 55' Hibernian FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 60' The travelling Hibernian FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 61' It’s gonna be a card for Josh Campbell.
- 66' It looks surprising Hibernian FC does not make any changes. Raphael Sallinger has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 71' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 72' GOAL! Ben Broggio scores on 72. Assisted by Brad Spencer
- 77' Leon McCann needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 82' It looks like no one’s ball. Falkirk FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 87' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Falkirk FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- With this win, Hibernian FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Falkirk FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3
- 29
- 15
- 21
- 20
- 28
- 22
- 1
- 14
- 8
- 16
Bench
- 23
- 6
- 7
- 9
- 27
- 11
- 17
- 5
- 12
Coach John McGlynnHibernian FC Lineups
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 21
- 25
- 4
- 22
- 10
- 32
- 15
- 5
- 1
- 14
- 47
Bench
- 13
- 11
- 19
- 44
- 12
- 28
- 27
- 42
- 77
Coach David Gray -
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Josh Campbell 2 Jordan Obita 1 Ben Broggio 1 Head to Head
Falkirk FC Form
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Prediction accuracy3 / 41.39 Falkirk FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.88 Hibernian FC xGI would bet for: Falkirk FC or Hibernian FC 74% + Both teams to score 64%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Hibernian FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.27Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 84% 16% ± 2.5 63% 37% ± 3.5 41% 59% ± 4.5 24% 76% Double Chance
Falkirk FC or Draw 56%Draw or Hibernian FC 70%Falkirk FC or Hibernian FC 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Hibernian FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.8%1 – 2 9%2 – 1 6.7%0 – 2 6.7%0 – 1 6.4%2 – 2 6.2%1 – 3 Actual0 – 0 5.3%1 – 0 4.5%0 – 3 4.1%2 – 3 4%2 – 0 3.7%Asian Handicap — Falkirk FC
Handicap Falkirk FC covers Push Hibernian FC covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 8% 87% -1.5 13% — 87% -1 13% 15% 72% -0.5 28% — 72% +0.5 52% — 48% +1 52% 20% 27% +1.5 73% — 27% +2 73% 15% 13% +2.5 87% — 13% Clean Sheet
Falkirk FC keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Hibernian FC keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.