Heart Of Midlothian vs Falkirk
Ref: N. WalshTynecastle Park, Edinburgh · 20,099 cap
Match recap
Heart Of Midlothian beat Falkirk 3–0 in their Premiership fixture. Kent, Devlin, and Spittal scored for Heart Of Midlothian. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.59 for Heart Of Midlothian versus 0.30 for Falkirk. Heart Of Midlothian sit 1st in the Premiership table while Falkirk are 6th.
First Half
Spittal
Yellow Card
⚽
Kent
Assist: Kyziridis
⚽
Devlin
Second Half
46'
⇄
Wilson
⇄
Milne
46'
⇄
Tait
52'
Miller
Yellow Card
56'
⇄
Miller
⇄
Devlin
75'
⇄
Yeats
76'
Spencer
Yellow Card
82'
Henderson
Yellow Card
⇄
Kyziridis
⇄
Cláudio Braga
⚽
Spittal
Assist: Steinwender
⇄
Spittal
| # | 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
12Won
Statistical edge
12–0
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.59VS0.30
Attack5 · 0 won
12
Shots
4
4
Shots on target
1
7
Shots in the box
3
5
Shots outside box
1
4
Shots off goal
2
5
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
66%
Possession
34%
456
Total passes
236
339
Accurate passes
143
74%
Pass accuracy
61%
Discipline2 · 0 won
6
Fouls
17
1
Yellow cards
3
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
1
4
Blocked shots
1
-1.07
Goals prevented
-1.07
Heart Of Midlothian
4-4-2
Falkirk
4-1-4-1Heart Of Midlothian
4-4-2Starting XI
- 2F. KentD
- 6B. BaningimeM
- 9L. ShanklandF
- 10Cláudio BragaF
- 14C. DevlinM
- 15M. SteinwenderD
- 16B. SpittalM
- 18H. MilneD
- 19S. FindlayD
- 25A. SchwolowG
- 89A. KyziridisM
Substitutes
- 3S. KingsleyD
- 5J. McCartD
- 11P. KaboreF
- 12C. BorchgrevinkD
- 17A. ForrestF
- 23J. AltenaD
- 29S. KerjotaF
- 30R. FultonG
- 99I. ChesnokovM
Falkirk
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 1N. HogarthG
- 5L. HendersonD
- 6C. DonaldsonD
- 8B. SpencerM
- 11B. BroggioF
- 14F. YeatsM
- 20C. AllanD
- 21D. TaitM
- 22Kyrell WilsonM
- 29C. MillerM
- 42S. HartD
Substitutes
- 7B. GrahamF
- 9R. MacIverF
- 12J. SneddonG
- 17H. CartwrightM
- 18G. OliverF
- 23E. RossF
- 27Ben ParkinsonF
- 36Kai BrownF
- 39K. BennetM
Heart Of Midlothian
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Kent | D | 90 | 9.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Cameron Devlin | M | 67 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Blair Spittal | M | 89 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/3 |
| Alexandros Kyziridis | M | 83 | 7.9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3/5 |
| Michael Steinwender | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Beni Baningime | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Alexander Schwolow | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harry Milne | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Cláudio Braga | F | 83 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Lawrence Shankland(C) | F | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Stuart Findlay | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Islam Chesnokov | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Borchgrevink | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Fulton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie McCart | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alan Forrest | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephen Kingsley | D | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jordi Altena | D | 23 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sabah Kerjota | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Pierre Landry Kaboré | F | 11 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
Falkirk
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coll Donaldson(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Spencer | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Dylan Tait | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/5 |
| Ben Broggio | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/4 |
| Liam Henderson | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Finn Yeats | M | 75 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kyrell Wilson | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Connor Allan | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Miller | M | 56 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/4 |
| Sam Hart | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Nicky Hogarth | G | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kalvin Bennett | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kai Brown | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Graham | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Sneddon | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Oliver | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henry Cartwright | M | 15 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ross Maclver | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ethan Ross | F | 34 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Parkinson | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |