Scotland - PremiershipFalkirk Community StadiumData current as of August 30, 2026

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Falkirk vs Hearts: match statistics

Falkirk vs Hearts: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Falkirk plays Hearts in Premiership (Scotland). The match time may change. Statistics remain available as match context. Venue: Falkirk Community Stadium.

Recent form

Falkirk has 0 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.33 points per game. Hearts has 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss, with 2.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Falkirk scores 0.33 goals per game and allows 1.33. Hearts scores 2.33 and allows 1.00. Games in this league average 2.88 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 33% of Falkirk's games and 67% of Hearts's. The Over 2.5 rates are 33% and 100%, compared with league averages of 50% for BTTS and 56% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Hearts has the higher season xG average, 1.67 to 1.08 per game. Falkirk takes 9.3 shots per game, while Hearts takes 14.7.

First-half and second-half trends

Falkirk leads at halftime in 0% of its games and scores 0.33 goals per game after halftime. Hearts leads at halftime in 100% and scores 0.67 after halftime.

When the teams score

Falkirk's most productive scoring window is minutes 61-75 (1 goals). For Hearts, it is minutes 0-15 (3 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Premiership games average 2.88 goals. Both teams score in 50% of games, and 56% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 4 previous meetings were available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 4 away wins. Those games averaged 2.25 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

0.33Goals scored / game2.33
FalkirkHearts
1.33Goals allowed / game1
FalkirkHearts
48%Average possession46%
FalkirkHearts
2.33Shots on target / game6
FalkirkHearts

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.33Shots per game14.67
FalkirkHearts
2.33Shots on target6
FalkirkHearts
3.6%Shot conversion15.9%
FalkirkHearts
48%Possession46%
FalkirkHearts
1.08xG for1.67
FalkirkHearts
1.63xG against1.17
FalkirkHearts

Shooting quality

Falkirk: BalancedHearts: Counter-attacking
FalkirkHearts
Accuracy (shots on target)25%41%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.140.39

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Hearts is 506% better for: last-5 form.

0.33 pts / game - Falkirk · 2 pts / game - Hearts

Falkirk
LDL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W33% R67% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-2
0.33 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-2
0.33 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 at home
0-0-1
L
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.3Goals conceded: 1.3xG: 1.08Opponent xG: 1.63BTTS: 33%Over 2.5: 33%
Hearts
LWW
Season result split
67% W0% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-0-1
2.00 pts / game · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-1
2.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 away
0-0-1
L
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.3Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.67Opponent xG: 1.17BTTS: 67%Over 2.5: 100%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Hearts is 606% better for: goals scored per game.

0.33 goals / game - Falkirk · 2.33 goals / game - Hearts

Hearts is 33% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.33 goals / game - Falkirk · 1 goals / game - Hearts

Falkirk scoring profile: mixed

Falkirk scores in 33% of games (1 of 3 meczów), while Hearts keeps a clean sheet in 33% (1 of 3 meczów).

Hearts scoring profile: very strong

Hearts scores in 100% of games (3 of 3 meczów), while Falkirk keeps a clean sheet in 33% (1 of 3 meczów).

1Goals scored (season)7
FalkirkHearts
4Goals conceded (season)3
FalkirkHearts
1.67Average goals per game3.33
FalkirkHearts
1Goals scored (last 5)7
FalkirkHearts
4Goals conceded (last 5)3
FalkirkHearts

How often they score at least...

33%1 goal100%
FalkirkHearts
0%2 goals67%
FalkirkHearts
0%3 goals33%
FalkirkHearts
0%4 goals33%
FalkirkHearts

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal67%
FalkirkHearts
67%2 goals33%
FalkirkHearts
0%3 goals0%
FalkirkHearts
0%4 goals0%
FalkirkHearts

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
FalkirkHearts
0%BTTS in both halves0%
FalkirkHearts
0%Scored in both halves33%
FalkirkHearts

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS67%
FalkirkHearts
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS33%
FalkirkHearts
33%BTTS - last 567%
FalkirkHearts

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
FalkirkHearts
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time67%
FalkirkHearts
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
FalkirkHearts

2nd half

67%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
FalkirkHearts
0%Min. 2 goals after half-time67%
FalkirkHearts
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
FalkirkHearts

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Hearts is 809% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.33 pts / game - Falkirk · 3 pts / game - Hearts

Falkirk - half-time state
0% leading33% draw67% trailing
Hearts - half-time state
100% leading0% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.33Points per game (1st half)3
FalkirkHearts
0Goals scored (1st half)1.67
FalkirkHearts
1Goals conceded (1st half)0
FalkirkHearts
1Average goals (1st half)1.67
FalkirkHearts
33%Clean sheet before half-time100%
FalkirkHearts
100%No goal before half-time0%
FalkirkHearts

After half-time (2nd half)

1.33Points per game (2nd half)1
FalkirkHearts
0.33Goals scored (2nd half)0.67
FalkirkHearts
0.33Goals conceded (2nd half)1
FalkirkHearts
0.67Average goals (2nd half)1.67
FalkirkHearts
67%Clean sheet after half-time33%
FalkirkHearts
67%No goal after half-time67%
FalkirkHearts

Falkirk - second-half results

33% W33% R33% P
1
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.33
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime-0.7

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Hearts - second-half results

33% W0% R67% P
9
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
3.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding67%

Leads at halftime in 100% of games and wins 67%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+1.0

Allows 1.0 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Falkirk - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.331.33
Goals scored / game0.00.3
Goals allowed / game1.00.3
Average goals per game1.00.7
1 goal67%67%
2 goals33%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet33%67%
No goal100%67%
Goal difference-30
Half-time: 0% leading - 33% draw - 67% trailing
2nd half: 33% won - 33% draw - 33% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Hearts - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game3.001.00
Goals scored / game1.70.7
Goals allowed / game0.01.0
Average goals per game1.71.7
1 goal100%100%
2 goals67%67%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%33%
No goal0%67%
Goal difference+5-1
Half-time: 100% leading - 0% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 33% won - 0% draw - 67% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Falkirk
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
0
1
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
1
0
61-75
0
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (1 goal). Concedes most in 0-15 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Hearts
ScoredConceded
3
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
2
0
31-45
1
1
46-60
1
0
61-75
0
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (3 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.7 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
87%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-10%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
33%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Falkirk

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.55
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.45
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.75
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.30
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
24%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
89%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Hearts

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.50
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.83
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.66
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.17
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
155%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
72%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-1.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 43% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premiership).

Teams vs league

FalkirkLigaHearts
Average goals per game 1.672.88 3.33
Both teams scored 33%50% 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 33%56% 100%
Clean sheets 33%28% 33%
Goal before half-time 67%81% 100%
Goal after half-time 67%94% 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.88
Average goals per game
50%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.38
Home goals / game
1.50
Away goals / game
+-8%
Home attack advantage
+-9%
Home defensive advantage
+12%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
94%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Falkirk's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses against Hearts. Games average 2.25 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.