Scottish Premiership · Matchday 3

Falkirk v Heart of Midlothian

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:45:00 UTCFalkirk Community StadiumMatchday 3

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Falkirk 16%Draw 20%Heart of Midlothian 65%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

FalkirkHeart of Midlothian
42Possession58
13Shots9
4Shots on target4
6Shots off target2
3Blocked shots3
10Shots inside box6
3Shots outside box3
3Corners4
0Offsides3
15Fouls13
4Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
3Saves2
347Passes488
265Accurate passes389

Match events

  • 3′Finley Barbrook
  • 8′Ben Krauhaus (assist Ryan Strain)
  • 22′James Wilson (assist Josh McPake)
  • 28′Cláudio Braga
  • 35′Yan Dhanda
  • 45′James Wilson
  • 55′Ryan Strain
  • 57′Ben Krauhaus → Calvin Fodrey
  • 67′Owen Eames
  • 68′Owen Eames
  • 73′Josh McPake ← Rogers Mato
  • 73′Calvin Miller ← Sabah Kerjota
  • 73′Harry Milne ← Stephen Kingsley
  • 75′Calvin Fodrey
  • 77′Jamie Mccart
  • 78′Jacob Murrell → Ross MacIver
  • 79′Finley Barbrook → Craig Sibbald
  • 80′Stuart Findlay ← Christian Borchgrevink
  • 86′Owen Eames → Deniss Meļņiks

Falkirk · Heart of Midlothian

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Falkirk3-5-2
196.8Bain
227.2Strain
156.8Neilson
287.8↓57'Krauhaus
56.8Henderson
36.8McCann
86.8Spencer
246.8↓78'Murrell
166.5↓79'Barbrook
236.8Ross
427.5↓86'Eames
Heart of Midlothian3-5-2
176.3↓80'Findlay
56.0Mccart
316.0Dhanda
186.3↓73'Milne
76.3↓73'Miller
106.0Braga
16.1Reus
217.3↓45'Wilson
236.3Altena
786.3Mendy
157.1↓73'McPake

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Falkirk

  • 19Scott Bain6.8
  • 22Ryan Strain7.2
  • 15Lewis Neilson6.8
  • 28Ben Krauhaus7.8
  • 5Liam Henderson6.8
  • 3Leon McCann6.8
  • 8Brad Spencer6.8
  • 24Jacob Murrell6.8
  • 16Finley Barbrook6.5
  • 23Ethan Ross6.8
  • 42Owen Eames7.5

Heart of Midlothian

  • 17Stuart Findlay6.3
  • 5Jamie Mccart6.0
  • 31Yan Dhanda6.0
  • 18Harry Milne6.3
  • 7Calvin Miller6.3
  • 10Cláudio Braga6.0
  • 1Beau Reus6.1
  • 21James Wilson7.3
  • 23Jordi Altena6.3
  • 78Laurent Mendy6.3
  • 15Josh McPake7.1
FalkirkTale of the tapeHeart of Midlothian
3-5-2Formation3-5-2
9 ptsTable16 pts
-3Goal difference+5
DLLDLFormWWWWL
0Head-to-head wins4
16%Win chance65%

Head to head — 4 previous meetings

Falkirk 0W0D4W Heart of Midlothian

Goals 0–9

  • 2026-05-13Heart of Midlothian3–0Falkirk
  • 2026-02-21Heart of Midlothian1–0Falkirk
  • 2025-12-13Falkirk0–2Heart of Midlothian

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Falkirk

DLLDL
  • @Dundee United1-1
  • vsRangers1-2
  • @Celtic1-2
  • @Motherwell0-0
  • vsSt Mirren0-2

Heart of Midlothian

WWWWL
  • vsDundee2-1
  • @Hibernian3-1
  • vsSt Johnstone2-1
  • vsDundee United4-0
  • @Aberdeen1-2

This season — other meetings

Where they stand — In a 12-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Falkirk9234-39
Heart of Midlothian9513+516