Hearts vs Falkirk Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 27 Sep 2025

Premiership Betting Preview: Hearts vs Falkirk

Hearts host Falkirk in this Scottish Premiership encounter at Tynecastle Park, with kick-off set for 22:00 on Saturday 27 September. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.

Side With Jam Tarts on the Full-Time Result

It wouldn’t be surprising to see Hearts come out on top against Falkirk. We will therefore back them at 1.58 on the Full-Time Result market and get a nice return if the hosts manage to land a victory.

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Hearts 1-0 Winners in Most Recent H2H

Hearts have been handed back-to-back league losses. Their last Premiership game saw them land a 2-0 road victory over Rangers at Ibrox Stadium. The Jam Tarts ended up with just 34% possession and had five shots on target, with Lawrence Shankland grabbing the goals.

Falkirk drew their previous game which was at home. The action at Falkirk Stadium ended 2-2 against Hibernian. John McGlynn's side were 51% in the possession stakes and managed six shots on goal, with Ross MacIver and Liam Henderson finding the net.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The last head-to-head saw Hearts claim a 1-0 Scottish Cup away win over Falkirk at Falkirk Stadium.

Scottish Premiership		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
2	Hearts	5	4	1	0	12	6	6	12:6	13
8	Falkirk	5	1	2	2	7	9	-2	7:9	5

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Hearts have 8 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, averaging 2.1 goals from 5.3 shots on goal and 12.6 attempts. The Edinburgh side have averaged 56.6% possession and 7.0 corners per match, with the opposition scoring 0.9 goals from 2.9 shots on goal, 9.0 attempts and 3.7 corners.

Top goalscorer Lawrence Shankland has found the net 7 times, with Claudio Braga, Stuart Findlay and Alan Forrest scoring 3 each. The leading assistor is Lawrence Shankland with 3.

Falkirk have 1 victory, 2 defeats and 2 draws, with an average of 1.4 goals from 4.8 shots on goal and 11.6 attempts. There’s been an average of 56.8% possession, 4.4 corners awarded and 4.0 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.8 goals from 5.4 shots on goal and 12.0 attempts.

Ross MacIver is top of the team’s scoring charts with 2, while Liam Henderson, Brian Graham, Kyrell Wilson and Dylan Tait have 1. Ethan Williams has been top assists provider with 2 in the previous 5 games.

Predicted & Confirmed Lineups

Hearts predicted lineup (4-3-3): Alexander Schwolow (GK), Oisin McEntee, Stuart Findlay, Craig Halkett, Stephen Kingsley, Beni Baningime, Harry Milne, Cameron Devlin, Claudio Braga, Lawrence Shankland, Alexandros Kyziridis.

Falkirk predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Scott Bain (GK), Keelan Adams, Lewis Neilson, Liam Henderson, Leon McCann, Henry Cartwright, Brad Spencer, Ethan Williams, Dylan Tait, Calvin Miller, Ross MacIver.

Hearts vs Falkirk Prediction & Betting Tips

Get the edge with our best Hearts vs Falkirk tips: a key match prediction, expert corners pick, correct score recommendation, top player prop bets and a ready-made bet builder.

Match Prediction

There’s every chance that Hearts can win this Premiership clash and we’ll happily back the home team to land the glory. Grab the odds of 1.58 with confidence that a victory can be landed.

Our Premiership experts like to go through the form guide, with injuries and suspensions also having a bearing on the match. Before making our football predictions, we combine this information with the latest numbers.

Key Hearts vs Falkirk league stats:

• Hearts have won 4 of their last 5 games.
• Hearts have won 8 of their last 10 games.
• Hearts have won 2 consecutive games.

Hearts to Win Probability

The latest betting odds imply that our pick has a 63.3% prospect of winning. In our opinion, there’s actually a probability of success closer to 70%. This bet can therefore be backed with confidence.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Hearts 3 - 0 Falkirk

We’re going for Hearts at 8.50 to secure a 3-0 win. It’s exciting to bet on the correct score and this wager will hopefully be able to land a nice return.

Player Prop Picks

Corners Prediction

Under 11.5 Corners

We’ve seen under 11.5 corners in five consecutive Falkirk games. There are odds of 1.71 for this Total Corners wager and we think the line is too high.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Hearts

Total

10.70 7.00 3.70

Home

10.30 6.10 4.20

Away

10.30 6.10 4.20

Falkirk

Total

8.40 4.40 4.00

Home

7.33 3.67 3.67

Away

10.00 5.50 4.50

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Hearts vs Falkirk Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Bookies Make Hearts Most Likely Winners

With the bookmakers affording them a 63% chance of winning, Hearts might be a popular accumulator selection. Their betting odds are 1.58 when it comes to this Premiership encounter. If you’re looking for an alternative angle, Falkirk are trading at 5.00.

Hearts -1 on the Asian Handicap means getting 1.98 that they beat Falkirk by two or more goals. It also means you will get your full stake refunded if they win by one.

If you want to bet on three goals or more, then Over 2.5 is the shortest odds. Punters expecting both teams to find the net can get 1.74 when it comes to BTTS Yes.

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Lawrence Shankland Favourite to Score the First Goal

You will find favourite Lawrence Shankland at 4.40 to be First Goalscorer and there’s also the chance to get 2.28 that he finds the net any time.

Hearts Proving Tough Nut to Crack at Home

Hearts have avoided defeat in their last four matches at Tynecastle Park. Derek McInnes' team have secured six victories, three defeats and one draw in the previous 10 home games, netting an average of 1.90 goals per match and conceding 1.10.

Falkirk have one victory and one defeat in the last 2 away matches, netting an average of 1.00 goals per game and conceding 1.50.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Hearts Home Stats		6-1-3	3.00	1.90	1.10	6	4	5	5
Falkirk Away Stats		1-0-1	2.50	1.00	1.50	1	1	1	1

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

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Hearts vs Falkirk Lineups & Team News

Double-check the Hearts vs Falkirk team news before placing your bets. We’ll share the predicted and confirmed lineups for the Premiership together with updated injury news.

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