Scotland - PremiershipFalkirk Community StadiumData current as of 30 August 2026

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Falkirk vs Hearts: match statistics

Falkirk vs Hearts: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

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

Current form

Falkirk: 0-1-2, 0.33 points/match. Hearts: 2-0-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Falkirk scores 0.33 and concedes 1.33 goals per match. Hearts scores 2.33 and concedes 1.00. League average: 2.95 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Falkirk 33%, Hearts 67%. Over 2.5: Falkirk 33%, Hearts 100%. League level: BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 58%.

xG, shots and style

Hearts has higher xG: 1.67 vs 1.08. Falkirk: 9.3 shots per match, Hearts: 14.7.

Match halves

Falkirk: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.33. Hearts: half-time lead 100%, second-half goals 0.67.

Goals by minute

Falkirk: 61-75 (1 goals). Hearts: 0-15 (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premiership: 2.95 goals per match, BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 58%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 4 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-4. Average goals 2.25, BTTS 0%.

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.

0.33Goals scored / match2.33
FalkirkHearts
1.33Goals conceded / match1
FalkirkHearts
48%Average possession46%
FalkirkHearts
2.33Shots on target / match6
FalkirkHearts

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

9.33Shots per match14.67
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Falkirk
LDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W33% R67% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-2
0.33 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-2
0.33 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 at home
0-0-1
L
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 away
0-0-1
L
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Hearts is 33% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Falkirk scoring profile: mixed

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

Hearts scoring profile: very strong

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

1Goals scored (season)7
FalkirkHearts
4Goals conceded (season)3
FalkirkHearts
1.67Average goals in match3.33
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 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

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 matches cross the goal lines?

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

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

0.33 pts / match - Falkirk · 3 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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
Defence after half-time-0.7

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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 half-time in 100% of matches and wins 67%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+1.0

Concedes 1.0 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Falkirk - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.331.33
Goals scored / match0.00.3
Goals conceded / match1.00.3
Average goals in match1.00.7
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match3.001.00
Goals scored / match1.70.7
Goals conceded / match0.01.0
Average goals in match1.71.7
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

* 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
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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.7 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
85%
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.30
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
24%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
84%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.17
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
147%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
73%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 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 1.672.95 3.33
Both teams scored 33%53% 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 33%58% 100%
Clean sheets 33%26% 33%
Goal before half-time 67%79% 100%
Goal after half-time 67%95% 100%

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

2.95
Average goals per match
53%
Both teams scored
58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.37
Home goals / match
1.58
Away goals / match
+-13%
Home attack advantage
+-15%
Home defence advantage
+0%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
95%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (4): Falkirk 0 - 0 - 4 Hearts. Average goals 2.25, both teams scored in 0% matches.