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Falkirk v Heart of Midlothian : Premiership match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 22nd Aug, 15:00 BST, Falkirk Community Stadium, Falkirk

Falkirk and their manager John McGlynn will be looking to get one over on and his Heart of Midlothian side on Saturday afternoon, as the pair clash at the Falkirk Community Stadium in the Premiership. Stats power the predictions below for all the markets, and flipping between them will display bespoke analysis, including head to head (H2H), form and a whole lot more besides. The best odds are also provided. Hit the tabs below to find out more.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 77% probability of Falkirk and Hearts serving up at least a couple of goals in this Premiership match. Recent form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records are central to that calculation , and it would appear that the bookies are predicting the same. This over 1.5 goals tip is available at a best price of 1.29.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 41% chance of Hearts coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Falkirk
34%
15/8-
Draw
25%
12/5-
Hearts
41%
13/10-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2-
Hearts 1-0
9%
8/1-
Hearts 2-1
9%
17/2-
Falkirk 1-0
8%
9/1-
Falkirk 2-1
8%
10/1-
Hearts 2-0
7%
11/1-
Draw 0-0
6%
10/1-
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1-
Falkirk 2-0
5%
14/1-
Hearts 3-1
4%
18/1-
Falkirk 3-1
3%
22/1-
Hearts 3-0
3%
22/1-
Hearts 3-2
3%
25/1-
Falkirk 3-2
3%
28/1-
Falkirk 3-0
2%
28/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
10/11-
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
10/11-
Home 1st Goal
47%
21/20-
Away 1st Goal
49%
5/6-
No 1st Goal
4%
10/1-
BTTS - Yes
56%
7/10-
BTTS - No
44%
21/20-
BTTS - Home Win
17%
9/2-
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3-
BTTS - Away Win
20%
7/2-
Home/draw
59%
4/7-
Away/draw
66%
2/5-
Home/away
75%
3/10-
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
2/7-
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
11/4-
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
11/5-
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
4/11-
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
5/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/8-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
12/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/25-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/20-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/1-
Home DNB
52%
11/10-
Away DNB
59%
4/6-
Falkirk win to nil
17%
9/2-
Hearts win to nil
21%
10/3-
Falkirk / Falkirk
17%
15/4-
Falkirk / Hearts
4%
22/1-
Falkirk / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Falkirk
13%
11/2-
Draw / Hearts
14%
5/1-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2-
Hearts / Falkirk
3%
28/1-
Hearts / Hearts
22%
11/4-
Hearts / Draw
6%
12/1-
Win / draw / win Premiership table
Won
Draw
Lost
Falkirk
Hearts
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Celtic256 
Oct 31
Aug 29
-
Jan 30
Nov 28
Oct 17
-
Feb 13
2
St. Mirren236 
l
 
0-2A
Dec 19
Apr 10
-
Oct 10
Dec 5
Jan 30
-
3
Motherwell214 
Dec 2
d
 
0-00-0
-
Feb 27
Dec 12
Oct 24
-
Feb 20
4
Hearts233 
Aug 22
Nov 8
Jan 23
-
-
-
-
-
5
Dundee213 
Oct 10
Dec 5
Feb 20
-
Sep 6
Nov 21
Feb 3
-
6
St. Johnstone203 
Nov 21
Sep 19
-
Jan 9
Aug 29
Dec 30
Apr 3
-
7
Hibernian203 
Jan 2
Oct 17
-
Mar 13
Dec 26
Sep 3
-
Apr 10
8
Aberdeen2-13 
Dec 12
Oct 28
-
Feb 3
Dec 2
l
 
2-1F
-
Jan 9
9
Rangers2-11 
Sep 2
Nov 28
Feb 13
-
Oct 28
Dec 19
Mar 20
-
10
Falkirk2-21 
-
-
-
-
Nov 8
Aug 22
-
Jan 23
11
Dundee Utd2-41 
Dec 26
Sep 5
-
Apr 3
w
 
4-0F
Oct 31
Feb 27
-
12
Kilmarnock2-50 
Oct 24
Dec 30
Mar 20
-
Jan 2
Sep 19
-
Mar 13
Win / draw / win form
3
Falkirk have lost 3 consecutive home league games
Falkirk 10TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
2
Lost
11
Hearts 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
12
D
3
Lost
5
Goal Statistics

Heart of Midlothian have been consistent in front of goal of late, scoring in 9 consecutive Premiership matches. Their PG of 1.5 against Falkirk on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Falkirk 10th Hearts 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Falkirk will score no more than 1 goal
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Hearts will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+1
Falkirk’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+6
Hearts’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premiership - 2026/2027 season
Falkirk
PG (predicted goals)
Hearts
1.3
1.5
Attack rating
FKK
HEA
67%
better
view stats
Games scored0
1
Failed to score1
0
Scored first0
1
Goals scored0
1
Avg. goals scored0
0.5
Avg. shots per game2
7
Avg. shots per goal0
13
Conversion rate for0
8
Avg. XG for0.8
1.4
KickOff rating
+67%
Defence rating
FKK
HEA
8%
better
view stats
Games conceded1
1
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first1
0
Goals conceded2
2
Avg. goals conceded1
1
Avg. shots/game conceded6
4
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
4
Conversion rate against17%
29%
Avg. XG against1.6
2.9
KickOff rating
+8%

Falkirk v Hearts Premiership lLine ups will show here when available.

Falkirk Premiership squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2001
S BainF. Yeats
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Bain GLK2
-
R Strain DEF2
-
J McMillan DEF2
-
L Henderson DEF2
-
L Mccann DEF2
-
C Sibbald MID2
-
E Ross MID2
-
F. Yeats MID2
1
-
R MacIver FWD2
-
B. Parkinson FWD2
-
A Doherty FWD2
-
P. McGovern FWD2
-
S Tanser DEF1
-
D Melniks DEF1
-
L Neilson DEF1
-
B Krauhaus MID1
1
-
J. Gardner FWD1
-
Hearts Premiership squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2121
B ReusC MillerC. Soares BragaJ. Altena
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Reus GLK2
-
J. Altena DEF2
1
-
J McCart DEF2
-
C Miller MID21
-
O McEntee MID21
-
B Spittal MID2
-
T Magnusson MID2
-
S. Kerjota FWD21
-
P. Kabore FWD2
-
A Ba-Sy FWD2
1
-
C. Soares Braga FWD212
-
S Findlay DEF1
1
C Borchgrevink DEF1
-
H Milne DEF1
1
-
T Renaud MID11
-
R Mato FWD1
-
S. Guendouz FWD1
-
J. Wilson FWD1
-
J McPake FWD11
-