Falkirk vs Hearts: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Falkirk played Hearts in Premiership (Scotland). The match was played on 13 December 2025. Final score: 0:2.

Current form

Falkirk: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match. Hearts: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Falkirk scores 1.19 and concedes 1.50 goals per match. Hearts scores 2.00 and concedes 0.81. League average: 2.62 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Falkirk 56%, Hearts 50%. Over 2.5: Falkirk 69%, Hearts 56%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

Hearts has higher xG: 1.68 vs 1.33. Falkirk: 11.3 shots per match, Hearts: 14.7.

Match halves

Falkirk: half-time lead 19%, second-half goals 0.75. Hearts: half-time lead 38%, second-half goals 1.25.

Goals by minute

Falkirk: 61-75 (6 goals). Hearts: 46-60 (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premiership: 2.62 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

47Possession (%)53
FalkirkHearts
6Shots13
FalkirkHearts
1Shots on target5
FalkirkHearts
0.7xG1.61
FalkirkHearts
3Corners7
FalkirkHearts
33Dangerous attacks60
FalkirkHearts
11Fouls9
FalkirkHearts
2Cards2
FalkirkHearts

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.19Goals scored / match2
FalkirkHearts
1.5Goals conceded / match0.81
FalkirkHearts
50%Average possession53%
FalkirkHearts
4.06Shots on target / match5.25
FalkirkHearts

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.31Shots per match14.69
FalkirkHearts
4.06Shots on target5.25
FalkirkHearts
10.5%Shot conversion13.6%
FalkirkHearts
50%Possession53%
FalkirkHearts
1.33xG for1.68
FalkirkHearts
1.56xG against1.08
FalkirkHearts

Shooting quality

Falkirk: BalancedHearts: Attacking
FalkirkHearts
Accuracy (shots on target)36%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.38

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Falkirk
DWDDL
Season result split
31% W38% D31% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-6-5
1.31 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-5-1
Last 5 at home
2-3-0
DWWDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.18Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%
Hearts
DLDDW
Season result split
63% W31% D6% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-5-1
2.19 pts / match · goal difference +19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-2-1
Last 5 away
2-2-1
WDLDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.34Opponent xG: 1.22BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%

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 68% better for: goals scored per match.

1.19 goals / match - Falkirk · 2 goals / match - Hearts

Hearts is 85% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.5 goals / match - Falkirk · 0.81 goals / match - Hearts

Falkirk scoring profile: strong

Falkirk scores in 69% of matches (11 of 16 matches), while Hearts keeps a clean sheet in 44% (7 of 16 matches).

Hearts scoring profile: very strong

Hearts scores in 88% of matches (14 of 16 matches), while Falkirk keeps a clean sheet in 25% (4 of 16 matches).

19Goals scored (season)32
FalkirkHearts
24Goals conceded (season)13
FalkirkHearts
2.69Average goals in match2.81
FalkirkHearts
4Goals scored (last 5)4
FalkirkHearts
4Goals conceded (last 5)4
FalkirkHearts

How often they score at least...

69%1 goal88%
FalkirkHearts
38%2 goals69%
FalkirkHearts
13%3 goals38%
FalkirkHearts
0%4 goals6%
FalkirkHearts

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal56%
FalkirkHearts
44%2 goals19%
FalkirkHearts
25%3 goals6%
FalkirkHearts
6%4 goals0%
FalkirkHearts

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

6%BTTS at half-time25%
FalkirkHearts
0%BTTS in both halves6%
FalkirkHearts
13%Scored in both halves56%
FalkirkHearts

BTTS and goal count

44%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
FalkirkHearts
25%Min. 3 goals without BTTS19%
FalkirkHearts
20%BTTS - last 560%
FalkirkHearts

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time81%
FalkirkHearts
44%Min. 2 goals before half-time38%
FalkirkHearts
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
FalkirkHearts

2nd half

88%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
FalkirkHearts
38%Min. 2 goals after half-time56%
FalkirkHearts
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time6%
FalkirkHearts

Match 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 85% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.81 pts / match - Falkirk · 1.5 pts / match - Hearts

Falkirk - half-time state
19% leading25% draw56% trailing
Hearts - half-time state
38% leading38% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.81Points per match (1st half)1.5
FalkirkHearts
0.44Goals scored (1st half)0.75
FalkirkHearts
0.88Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
FalkirkHearts
1.31Average goals (1st half)1.25
FalkirkHearts
44%Clean sheet before half-time56%
FalkirkHearts
75%No goal before half-time38%
FalkirkHearts

After half-time (2nd half)

1.5Points per match (2nd half)2.25
FalkirkHearts
0.75Goals scored (2nd half)1.25
FalkirkHearts
0.63Goals conceded (2nd half)0.31
FalkirkHearts
1.38Average goals (2nd half)1.56
FalkirkHearts
50%Clean sheet after half-time75%
FalkirkHearts
44%No goal after half-time19%
FalkirkHearts

Falkirk - second-half results

44% W19% D38% L
13
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.81
PPG before half-time
Lead holding163%

Leads at half-time in 19% of matches and wins 31%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Hearts - second-half results

63% W38% D0% L
24
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
36
Second-half points
+15
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding166%

Leads at half-time in 38% of matches and wins 63%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Falkirk - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.00
Goals scored / match0.60.2
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match1.00.6
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
Hearts - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.00
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match0.80.8
1 goal60%40%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Falkirk
ScoredConceded
2
0
0-15
3
6
16-30
2
8
31-45
3
2
46-60
6
4
61-75
3
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (6 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Hearts
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
5
4
16-30
5
3
31-45
8
2
46-60
6
1
61-75
6
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (8 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.75
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
105%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+9%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
61%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Falkirk

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.23
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.08
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.06
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
82%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
128%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.11
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

Hearts

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.60
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.59
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.32
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.27
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
171%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
56%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.99
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 2.692.62 2.81
Both teams scored 56%51% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 69%53% 56%
Clean sheets 25%29% 44%
Goal before half-time 75%75% 81%
Goal after half-time 88%80% 81%

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

2.62
Average goals per match
51%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.45
Home goals / match
1.17
Away goals / match
+24%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defence advantage
+6%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. HeartsYellow cardTómas Bent Magnússon
  2. FalkirkYellow cardFilip Lissah
  3. HeartsYellow cardCraig Peter Halkett
  4. HeartsSubstitutionOn: Stephen KingsleyOff: Harry Milne
  5. FalkirkSubstitutionOn: Scott ArfieldOff: Calvin Miller
  6. HeartsSubstitutionOn: Sabah KerjotaOff: Lawrence Shankland
  7. FalkirkSubstitutionOn: Ryan EdwardsOff: Filip Lissah
  8. FalkirkYellow cardSam Hart
  9. HeartsSubstitutionOn: Jamie MccartOff: Cameron Peter Devlin

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Calum ScottMatches officiated: 12
4.17Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 233%Home wins42%Draws25%Away wins

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Falkirk 0 - 0 - 1 Hearts. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Heart of Midlothian FC
3 : 0
Falkirk FC

FAQ

What was the result of Falkirk vs Hearts?

The Premiership match finished Falkirk 0:2 Hearts. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Falkirk vs Hearts?

Falkirk score 1.19 goals per game on average and Hearts 2.00. The Premiership average is 2.62 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 56% of Falkirk's matches and 50% of Hearts's.

What form are Falkirk and Hearts in?

Over the last 5 games Falkirk have a 1-3-1 record (1.20 points per game) and Hearts 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Falkirk vs Hearts?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.