Heart Of Midlothian vs Falkirk
Ref: Duncan Nicolson, ScotlandTynecastle Park, Edinburgh · 20,099 cap
Match recap
Heart Of Midlothian beat Falkirk 1–0 in their Premiership fixture. Chesnokov scored for Heart Of Midlothian. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.13 for Heart Of Midlothian versus 0.44 for Falkirk. Heart Of Midlothian sit 1st in the Premiership table while Falkirk are 6th.
First Half
41'
Donaldson
Yellow Card
⚽
Chesnokov
Second Half
50'
⇄
Wilson
67'
Spencer
Yellow Card
73'
⇄
Miller
73'
⇄
Spencer
74'
⇄
Donaldson
74'
⇄
Broggio
⇄
Steinwender
⇄
Magnússon
⇄
Findlay
Spittal
Yellow Card
90'
Tait
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Heart Of Midlothian | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | +30 | 70 |
| 2 |  Rangers | 33 | 19 | 12 | 2 | +35 | 69 |
| 5 |  Hibernian | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | +14 | 51 |
| 6 |  Falkirk | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 46 |
| 7 |  Dundee Utd | 33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | -9 | 40 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Heart Of MidlothianFalkirk
8Won
Statistical edge
8–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.13VS0.44
Attack5 · 0 won
17
Shots
8
4
Shots on target
2
9
Shots in the box
5
8
Shots outside box
3
5
Shots off goal
5
8
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
49%
Possession
51%
400
Total passes
411
283
Accurate passes
294
71%
Pass accuracy
72%
Discipline2 · 1 won
9
Fouls
10
1
Yellow cards
3
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
4
8
Blocked shots
1
-0.22
Goals prevented
-0.22
Heart Of Midlothian
4-2-3-1
Falkirk
4-2-3-1Heart Of Midlothian
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4C. HalkettD
- 10Cláudio BragaF
- 15M. SteinwenderD
- 16B. SpittalM
- 18H. MilneD
- 19S. FindlayD
- 22T. MagnússonM
- 25A. SchwolowG
- 49M. LeonardM
- 89A. KyziridisM
- 99I. ChesnokovM
Substitutes
- 2F. KentD
- 5J. McCartD
- 7E. KabanguF
- 11P. KaboreF
- 17A. ForrestF
- 23J. AltenaD
- 29S. KerjotaF
- 30R. FultonG
- 74R. MatoF
Falkirk
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2K. AdamsD
- 3L. McCannD
- 6C. DonaldsonD
- 8B. SpencerM
- 11B. BroggioM
- 16B. StewartF
- 19S. BainG
- 21D. TaitM
- 22Kyrell WilsonM
- 28F. LissahD
- 29C. MillerM
Substitutes
- 1N. HogarthG
- 7B. GrahamF
- 14F. YeatsM
- 17H. CartwrightM
- 20C. AllanM
- 23E. RossF
- 24Ethan WilliamsF
- 30L. MarshF
- 42S. HartD
Heart Of Midlothian
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islam Chesnokov | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/5 |
| Harry Milne | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1/4 |
| Marc Leonard | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Stuart Findlay | D | 84 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Blair Spittal | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Craig Halkett(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Alexandros Kyziridis | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2/5 |
| Michael Steinwender | D | 81 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander Schwolow | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cláudio Braga | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/2 |
| Tomas Magnusson | M | 82 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 0/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Elton Kabangu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Fulton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alan Forrest | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frankie Kent | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rogers Mato | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sabah Kerjota | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie McCart | D | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jordi Altena | D | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pierre Landry Kaboré | F | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Falkirk
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon McCann | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Scott Bain | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dylan Tait | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Keelan Adams | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/2 |
| Coll Donaldson(C) | D | 73 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Filip Lissah | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Brad Spencer | M | 73 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Kyrell Wilson | M | 50 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ben Broggio | M | 73 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Calvin Miller | M | 73 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Barney Stewart | F | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sam Hart | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Graham | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finn Yeats | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicky Hogarth | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henry Cartwright | M | 17 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Williams | F | 17 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Connor Allan | M | 17 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louie Marsh | F | 40 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Ross | F | 17 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |