Thursday , 2 July 2026

Heart of Midlothian FC vs Falkirk FC, Premier League 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Premier League · 2026
Wed 13 May 2026 · 19:00 UTC Tynecastle HT 45' · FT 45'
Frankie Kent 29' 1–0
Cameron Devlin 34' 2–0
Blair Spittal 86' 3–0

Overview

Match Preview

Heart of Midlothian FC vs Falkirk FCPremier League at Tynecastle.

Match Details

  • Referee Nick Walsh
  • Assistant 1 Francis Connor
  • Assistant 2 Daniel McFarlane
7 games this season 🟨 0.0/game 3.1 goals/game

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 May Falkirk FC H 3–0 W
09 May Motherwell FC A 1–1 D
04 May Rangers FC H 2–1 W
26 Apr Hibernian FC A 2–1 W
11 Apr Motherwell FC H 3–1 W
05 Apr Livingston FC A 2–2 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 May Heart of Midlothian FC A 0–3 L
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

Season Stats

Heart of Midlothian FC Falkirk FC
#1 Position #6
70 Points 46
33 Played 33
21 / 7 / 5 W / D / L 13 / 7 / 13
58 Scored 45
28 Conceded 48
+30 GD -3
2.12 PPG 1.39
64% Win % 39%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Heart of Midlothian FC are 1st (70 pts). Falkirk FC are 6th (46 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Heart of Midlothian FC to score. At the same time, Falkirk FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Falkirk FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Claudio Braga has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 33 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 16' Heart of Midlothian FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 16.
  • 21' Falkirk FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 26' Alexandros Kyziridis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 29' Goal! Frankie Kent scores his 10 goal in 7 matches.
  • 34' What a strike from Cameron Devlin! The score is 2-0.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' Heart of Midlothian FC looks like a favorite considering 3 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 49' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Harry Milne suffering a number of foals already.
  • 52' It’s a booking for Falkirk FC player. Calvin Miller gets a card.
  • 57' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Finn Yeats made 38 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 62' Heart of Midlothian FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
  • 67' It’s high time Derek McInnes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 72' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Heart of Midlothian FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 76' That looks like a foul for a card for Brad Spencer.
  • 81' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 81 minutes.
  • 82' A meaty challenge results in booking for Liam Henderson on 82.
  • 86' What a strike from Blair Spittal! The score is 3-0.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.4 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.65 Falkirk FC xG
I would bet for: Heart of Midlothian FC to win 73% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Heart of Midlothian FC73% Draw18% Falkirk FC9%
Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 3.05
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw
90%
Draw or Falkirk FC
27%
Heart of Midlothian FC or Falkirk FC
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Heart of Midlothian FC54% Draw38% Falkirk FC8%
Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.5%
1 – 0
11.2%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 1
8%
3 – 1
6.9%
4 – 0
6.3%
0 – 0
6.2%
4 – 1
4.2%
5 – 0
3.1%
2 – 2
2.8%
0 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap Heart of Midlothian FC covers Push Falkirk FC covers
-2.5 30% 70%
-2 30% 22% 48%
-1.5 52% 48%
-1 52% 22% 25%
-0.5 75% 25%
+0.5 92% 8%
+1 92% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% 0%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
52%
Falkirk FC keeps clean sheet
10%

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