Hearts vs Falkirk

13 May 2026 · Scottish Premiership · 2025/26 · Referee Nick Walsh

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Frankie Kent 29’
  • Cameron Devlin 34’
  • Blair Spittal 86’

Match summary

Hearts won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Falkirk. Hearts led 2-0 at half-time.

Frankie Kent put Hearts ahead with a header in the 29th minute, Cameron Devlin made it 2-0 in the 34th minute, and Blair Spittal made it 3-0 in the 86th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Hearts created 0.59 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Falkirk 0.30 from 4.

Match stats

65% Possession 35%
12 Shots 4
4 Shots on target 1
5 Corners 5
92 Attacks 61
59 Dangerous attacks 26
452 Passes 248
73.9% Pass accuracy 60.5%
13 Tackles 21
6 Fouls 17
1 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 2

Key events

Hearts Falkirk
Kick-off
Blair Spittal
16’
Lawrence ShanklandShot on target
26’
Frankie KentHeader1-0 (Hearts)
29’
Cameron DevlinRight foot shot2-0 (Hearts)
34’
44’
Calvin MillerShot on target
Half-time2-0
46’
Ben ParkinsonKyrell Wilson
46’
Ross MaclverDylan Tait
Stephen KingsleyHarry Milne
46’
Second half underway
52’
Calvin Miller
56’
Ethan RossCalvin Miller
Jordi AltenaCameron Devlin
67’
75’
Henry CartwrightFinn Yeats
76’
Brad Spencer
82’
Liam Henderson
Pierre Landry KaboréCláudio Braga
83’
Sabah KerjotaAlexandros Kyziridis
83’
Blair SpittalLeft foot shot3-0 (Hearts)
86’
Alan ForrestBlair Spittal
90+3’
Full-time3-0

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.59 0.30 29’ Frankie Kent (Hearts), 1-0 29’ 34’ Cameron Devlin (Hearts), 2-0 34’ 86’ Blair Spittal (Hearts), 3-0 86’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.59 0.30 29’ Frankie Kent (Hearts), 1-0 Kent 29’ 34’ Cameron Devlin (Hearts), 2-0 Devlin 34’ 86’ Blair Spittal (Hearts), 3-0 Spittal 86’
Hearts 0.59 xGFalkirk 0.30 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Falkirk attacking Hearts attacking 
68’ Ben Broggio (Falkirk), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 29’ Frankie Kent (Hearts), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 34’ Cameron Devlin (Hearts), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 44’ Sam Hart (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 33’ Harry Milne (Hearts), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 26’ Lawrence Shankland (Hearts), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 53’ Ross Maclver (Falkirk), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 67’ Blair Spittal (Hearts), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 37’ Lawrence Shankland (Hearts), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 23’ Stuart Findlay (Hearts), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Alexandros Kyziridis (Hearts), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 44’ Calvin Miller (Falkirk), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 86’ Blair Spittal (Hearts), set piece, 0.02 xG, goal 60’ Blair Spittal (Hearts), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Blair Spittal (Hearts), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Sabah Kerjota (Hearts), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Ben Broggio (Falkirk), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 29’ Frankie Kent (Hearts), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 34’ Cameron Devlin (Hearts), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 44’ Sam Hart (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 33’ Harry Milne (Hearts), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 26’ Lawrence Shankland (Hearts), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 53’ Ross Maclver (Falkirk), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 67’ Blair Spittal (Hearts), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 23’ Stuart Findlay (Hearts), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ Lawrence Shankland (Hearts), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Alexandros Kyziridis (Hearts), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 86’ Blair Spittal (Hearts), set piece, 0.02 xG, goal 44’ Calvin Miller (Falkirk), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 66’ Blair Spittal (Hearts), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Blair Spittal (Hearts), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Sabah Kerjota (Hearts), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Hearts 4-4-2 Starting XI
Schwolow
Milne 46’
Steinwender
Kent
Findlay
Kyziridis 83’
Baningime
Devlin 67’
Spittal 90’
Shankland
Braga 83’
Falkirk 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Hogarth
Allan
Donaldson
Henderson
Hart
Yeats 75’
Spencer
Tait 46’
Wilson 46’
Miller 56’
Broggio

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Alexander Schwolow
90′ 1 0 23 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
Michael Steinwender
90′ 5 2 – 10 4 33 2 – 1 –
Frankie Kent
90′ – – – 10 10 60 – 1 – –
Stuart Findlay
90′ – – – 7 6 64 – – – –
Harry Milne Taken off
45′ – 1 – 3 2 17 – – – –
Stephen Kingsley Came on as a substitute
45′ 1 – – 5 2 16 – – – –
Jordi Altena Came on as a substitute
23′ 1 – – 2 – 8 – – – –
Midfielders4 players
Alexandros Kyziridis Taken off
83′ – 1 42 3 – – – 5 – 2 –
Beni Baningime
90′ – – 33 2 – 2 – 5 – – –
Cameron Devlin Taken off
67′ 1 – 45 1 – 4 1 9 1 2 –
Blair Spittal Taken off
89′ 1 – 55 1 – 1 – 5 1 1
Forwards4 players
Lawrence Shankland
90′ – – 2 1 0.11 – – 5 1 33 –
Cláudio Braga Taken off
83′ – – – – – – 1 5 4 22 –
Sabah Kerjota Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 1 – 0.02 – – 1 – 3 –
Pierre Landry Kaboré Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – – – – – 2 –
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

Hearts win 67% Avg odds 1.38
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.71
Falkirk win 13% Avg odds 7.27

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

Form going into the game

Hearts DWWWD
Falkirk WLLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Hearts 1-0 Falkirk, 21 Feb 26 Next meeting: Falkirk 2-1 Hearts, 15 Sep 26  All Hearts vs Falkirk meetings

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