Falkirk vs Hearts

13 December 2025 · Scottish Premiership · 2025/26 · Referee Calum Scott

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • C. Braga 2’
  • S. Kingsley 77’

Match summary

Hearts beat Falkirk 2-0 on the road. Hearts led 1-0 at half-time.

C. Braga put Hearts ahead with a header in the 2nd minute and S. Kingsley made it 0-2 in the 77th minute.

The chances backed that up: Hearts created 1.51 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Falkirk's 1.03 from 6.

Match stats

47% Possession 53%
6 Shots 13
1 Shots on target 5
3 Corners 7
383 Passes 439
73.4% Pass accuracy 74.5%
22 Tackles 18
11 Fouls 9
2 Yellow cards 2
1 Offsides 0

Key events

Falkirk Hearts
2’
C. BragaHeader0-1 (Hearts)
2’
L. ShanklandShot on target
28’
39’
41’
K. WilsonShot on target
43’
57’
C. BragaShot on target
E. WilliamsE. Ross
68’
D. TaitH. Cartwright
68’
B. GrahamA. Agyeman
68’
S. ArfieldC. Miller
76’
77’
S. KingsleyLeft foot shot0-2 (Hearts)
80’
L. ShanklandShot on target
81’
R. EdwardsF. Lissah
82’
S. Hart
85’
87’

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.03 1.51 2’ C. Braga (Hearts), 0-1 2’ 77’ S. Kingsley (Hearts), 0-2 77’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.03 1.51 2’ C. Braga (Hearts), 0-1 Braga 2’ 77’ S. Kingsley (Hearts), 0-2 Kingsley 77’
Falkirk 1.03 xGHearts 1.51 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Hearts attacking Falkirk attacking 
43’ K. Wilson (Falkirk), open play, 0.69 xG, saved 2’ C. Braga (Hearts), open play, 0.67 xG, goal 80’ L. Shankland (Hearts), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 68’ C. Miller (Falkirk), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, blocked 31’ S. Hart (Falkirk), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 13’ M. Steinwender (Hearts), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 70’ C. Braga (Hearts), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 21’ L. Shankland (Hearts), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 52’ T. Magnusson (Hearts), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 77’ S. Kingsley (Hearts), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 29’ L. Henderson (Falkirk), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 57’ C. Braga (Hearts), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 31’ L. Shankland (Hearts), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ T. Magnusson (Hearts), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 42’ F. Lissah (Falkirk), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 56’ A. Kyziridis (Hearts), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 40’ T. Magnusson (Hearts), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 17’ C. Miller (Falkirk), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ L. Shankland (Hearts), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 43’ K. Wilson (Falkirk), open play, 0.69 xG, saved 2’ C. Braga (Hearts), open play, 0.67 xG, goal 80’ L. Shankland (Hearts), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 68’ C. Miller (Falkirk), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, blocked 31’ S. Hart (Falkirk), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 13’ M. Steinwender (Hearts), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 70’ C. Braga (Hearts), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 21’ L. Shankland (Hearts), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 52’ T. Magnusson (Hearts), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 77’ S. Kingsley (Hearts), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 57’ C. Braga (Hearts), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 29’ L. Henderson (Falkirk), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 31’ L. Shankland (Hearts), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ T. Magnusson (Hearts), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 42’ F. Lissah (Falkirk), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 56’ A. Kyziridis (Hearts), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 40’ T. Magnusson (Hearts), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 17’ C. Miller (Falkirk), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ L. Shankland (Hearts), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Falkirk 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Bain
Lissah
Allan
Henderson
Hart
Spencer
Cartwright 68’
Wilson
Miller 76’
Ross 68’
Agyeman 68’
Hearts 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Schwolow
Steinwender
Halkett
Findlay
Milne 74’
McEntee
Devlin 87’
Kyziridis 81’
Magnusson
Braga
Shankland 82’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
S. Bain
90′ 3 2 28 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
82′ 7 3 – 12 3 40 1 – – –
90′ 1 2 – 1 – 38 – – – –
90′ 1 – – 5 4 55 – – – –
S. Hart
90′ 5 1 – 9 4 28 1 – – –
Midfielders10 players
90′ – – 50 – – 1 5 7 1 2 –
H. Cartwright
68′ – – 20 – – 1 – 3 2 1 –
90′ – – 21 – – 3 1 5 2 – –
76′ – – 16 1 – – 1 3 1 – –
E. Ross
68′ – – 14 1 – 2 – 5 – 2 –
E. Williams Came on as a substitute
22′ – – 9 – – – – – – – –
D. Tait Came on as a substitute
22′ – – 30 – – – – 2 – 1 –
B. Graham Came on as a substitute
22′ – – 5 – – – – – – – –
S. Arfield Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 5 – – – – – – – –
R. Edwards Came on as a substitute
8′ – – 14 – – 1 – 2 – – –
Forwards1 player
A. Agyeman
68′ – – – – – – 1 2 2 10 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Falkirk win 22% Avg odds 4.20
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.61
Hearts win 52% Avg odds 1.80

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.