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

Sat 13th Dec, 20:00 BST, Falkirk Community Stadium, Falkirk

the Falkirk Community Stadium is the setting on Saturday night, as John McGlynn's Falkirk welcome Derek McInnes's Heart of Midlothian in the Premiership. All of the important statistics for the clash, including head-to-heads, predictions and the best odds across seventeen major markets are covered in this preview. It's all brought together specifically to help you make a well informed, intelligent bet.


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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

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Falkirk
33%
--
Draw
26%
--
Hearts
41%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Hearts 1-0
10%
--
Falkirk 1-0
9%
--
Hearts 2-1
9%
--
Falkirk 2-1
8%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Hearts 2-0
7%
--
Falkirk 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Hearts 3-1
4%
--
Hearts 3-0
3%
--
Falkirk 3-1
3%
--
Hearts 3-2
3%
--
Falkirk 3-0
2%
--
Falkirk 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
--
Home 1st Goal
46%
--
Away 1st Goal
49%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
54%
--
BTTS - No
46%
--
BTTS - Home Win
16%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
19%
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Home/draw
59%
--
Away/draw
67%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
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Under 0.5 Goals
7%
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Home DNB
52%
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Away DNB
59%
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Falkirk win to nil
18%
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Hearts win to nil
22%
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Win / draw / win Premiership table

Falkirk have played 15 matches so far this season and are in 6th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 4 and won 1. Falkirk have conceded 11 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Falkirk have played 8 games at home, winning 2, drawing 5 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 12 goals, conceded 10 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Hearts lay in 1st place on 32 points in the Premiership league table having played 15 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 15 games against teams below them in the table, winning 9, drawing 5 and losing 1 game. They have scored 30 goals and kept 7 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Hearts have conceded 12 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Hearts have played 7 away games, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 1.7 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.9 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Falkirk
Hearts
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Hearts151832 
Dec 13
l
 
3-0A
-
Feb 21
-
-
-
-
2
Celtic141532 
Jan 14
l
 
4-0A
-
Feb 1
w
 
3-1F
Dec 7
Jan 25
-
3
Motherwell15723 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2A
-
Apr 4
d
 
3-3A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 11
-
4
Rangers14623 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 11
-
Dec 21
w
 
0-2F
-
Feb 14
5
Hibernian15621 
d
 
2-2A
Dec 6
Jan 24
-
w
 
1-0F
Dec 27
Feb 11
-
6
Falkirk15-221 
-
-
-
-
w
 
3-0F
Dec 13
Feb 21
-
7
Aberdeen14-218 
Jan 3
w
 
0-1F
-
Mar 14
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
Feb 28
-
8
Dundee Utd14-216 
d
 
2-2A
w
 
0-3F
Feb 14
-
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-3F
-
Jan 31
9
Kilmarnock15-1112 
w
 
3-1F
Dec 20
Feb 28
-
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-3F
-
Mar 14
10
Dundee15-1412 
w
 
2-1A
Dec 27
Feb 11
-
w
 
4-0F
Jan 11
Mar 21
-
11
St. Mirren14-1011 
l
 
1-2A
Jan 10
Mar 21
-
Jan 14
d
 
2-2A
-
Feb 4
12
Livingston14-118 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-1A
-
Feb 4
Jan 3
w
 
1-2A
-
Apr 4
Championship Round
Relegation Round
Win / draw / win form
6
Falkirk have not lost in 6 consecutive home league games
Falkirk 6TH
20 league games
Home
6
Overall
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
10
Draw
7
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Falkirk0 - 0Motherwell
Falkirk1 - 1Livingston
Falkirk3 - 1Kilmarnock
Falkirk2 - 1Dundee
Falkirk1 - 1Rangers
Falkirk2 - 2Hibernian
Falkirk1 - 2St. Mirren
Falkirk2 - 2Dundee Utd
Falkirk3 - 1Hamilton
Falkirk1 - 3Raith Rovers
Falkirk5 - 0Greenock
Falkirk2 - 0Airdrieonians
Falkirk1 - 0Dunfermline
Falkirk2 - 2Ayr United
Falkirk5 - 2Partick
Falkirk1 - 2Livingston
Falkirk0 - 0Queen's Park
Falkirk1 - 0Hamilton
Falkirk3 - 0Raith Rovers
Falkirk2 - 0Airdrieonians
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HFalkirk0 - 0Motherwell
AFalkirk0 - 0Rangers
AFalkirk3 - 0Dundee Utd
HFalkirk1 - 1Livingston
HFalkirk3 - 1Kilmarnock
AFalkirk0 - 4Celtic
HFalkirk2 - 1Dundee
AFalkirk2 - 1Motherwell
HFalkirk1 - 1Rangers
AFalkirk0 - 3Hearts
HFalkirk2 - 2Hibernian
HFalkirk1 - 2St. Mirren
AFalkirk1 - 0Aberdeen
AFalkirk1 - 3Livingston
HFalkirk2 - 2Dundee Utd
HFalkirk3 - 1Hamilton
AFalkirk1 - 2Partick
HFalkirk1 - 3Raith Rovers
AFalkirk1 - 1Ayr United
HFalkirk5 - 0Greenock
Hearts 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Motherwell0 - 0Hearts
Aberdeen1 - 0Hearts
St. Mirren2 - 2Hearts
Kilmarnock0 - 3Hearts
Rangers0 - 2Hearts
Livingston1 - 2Hearts
Dundee Utd2 - 3Hearts
Kilmarnock0 - 1Hearts
Ross County1 - 3Hearts
Motherwell0 - 0Hearts
Celtic3 - 0Hearts
Hibernian2 - 1Hearts
St. Johnstone1 - 2Hearts
Dundee0 - 6Hearts
Aberdeen0 - 0Hearts
Dundee Utd0 - 1Hearts
Ross County2 - 2Hearts
Kilmarnock1 - 0Hearts
Rangers1 - 0Hearts
St. Johnstone1 - 2Hearts
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
13
Draw
5
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HHearts1 - 1Kilmarnock
AHearts0 - 0Motherwell
AHearts0 - 1Aberdeen
HHearts1 - 1Dundee Utd
HHearts4 - 0Dundee
AHearts2 - 2St. Mirren
HHearts3 - 1Celtic
AHearts3 - 0Kilmarnock
HHearts1 - 0Hibernian
HHearts3 - 0Falkirk
AHearts2 - 0Rangers
AHearts2 - 1Livingston
HHearts3 - 3Motherwell
AHearts3 - 2Dundee Utd
HHearts2 - 0Aberdeen
AHearts1 - 0Kilmarnock
HHearts2 - 1St. Johnstone
HHearts3 - 0Motherwell
AHearts3 - 1Ross County
HHearts0 - 1Dundee
Goal Statistics

Falkirk's defensive record is to be admired, J. McGlynn's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive Premiership games. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.4 for Heart of Midlothian makes sense in this context.

Falkirk 6th Hearts 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Falkirk will score no more than 1 goal
0
25%
1
34%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 59% probability that Hearts will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+2
Falkirk’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+7
Hearts’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.9
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
0.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premiership - 2025/2026 season
Falkirk
PG (predicted goals)
Hearts
1.3
1.4
Attack rating
FKK
HEA
34%
better
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Games scored11
13
Failed to score4
2
Scored first4
10
Goals scored19
30
Avg. goals scored1.3
2
Avg. shots per game8
11
Avg. shots per goal7
5
Conversion rate for15
18
Avg. XG for1.2
1.7
KickOff rating
+34%
Defence rating
FKK
HEA
34%
better
view stats
Games conceded11
8
Clean sheets4
7
Conceded first9
4
Goals conceded21
12
Avg. goals conceded1.4
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded10
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against14%
12%
Avg. XG against1.7
0.7
KickOff rating
+34%

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

Falkirk Premiership squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15334
S BainC MillerC MillerB Spencer
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Bain GLK15
1
-
L Henderson DEF151
2
-
C Miller MID1533
2
-
B Spencer MID151
4
-
D Tait MID151
4
-
A. Agyeman FWD15
-
K. Adams DEF141
2
-
H. Cartwright MID141
2
-
S Arfield MID131
1
-
B Graham FWD123
2
-
E. Williams FWD1213
1
-
R MacIver FWD1031
-
F. Lissah DEF9
3
-
K. Wilson FWD91
2
-
L Mccann DEF81
1
-
C Allan DEF81
3
-
E Ross MID81
2
-
T. Ogunsugi FWD8
-
L Neilson DEF7
-
S Hart DEF4
1
-
G Oliver MID3
-
A Nesbitt MID2
-
N. Hogarth GLK1
-
F. Yeats DEF1
-
Hearts Premiership squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15846
H MilneL ShanklandA KyziridisC Halkett 
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
H Milne DEF1513
5
-
S Findlay DEF153
3
-
O McEntee DEF151
2
-
C Devlin MID15
4
-
C. Soares Braga FWD1561
2
-
A Kyziridis FWD1534
5
-
L Shankland FWD1481
1
-
C Halkett  DEF123
6
-
A Schwolow GLK11
-
M Steinwender DEF11
1
-
T Magnusson MID111
1
-
S Kingsley DEF10
-
B Spittal MID101
-
B Baningime  MID9
1
-
A Forrest FWD9
1
-
E Kabangu FWD8
-
P. Kabore FWD721
-
F Kent DEF6
1
-
S. Kerjota FWD61
-
Z Clark GLK4
-
C Borchgrevink DEF4
1
-
J. Wilson FWD4
-
J McCart DEF3
-
Ageu MID3
-