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 11:00 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.

It wouldn’t be surprising to see Hearts come out on top against Falkirk. We will therefore back them at -172 on the Full-Time Result market and get a nice return if the hosts manage to land a victory.

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
1	Hearts	29	19	6	4	52	24	28	52:24	63
6	Falkirk	29	12	6	11	37	37	0	37:37	42

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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.

Confirmed Lineups

Hearts confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Alexander Schwolow (GK), Oisin McEntee, Craig Halkett, Stuart Findlay, Stephen Kingsley, Harry Milne, Beni Baningime, Cameron Devlin, Alexandros Kyziridis, Claudio Braga, Lawrence Shankland.

Falkirk confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Scott Bain (GK), Keelan Adams, Filip Lissah, Liam Henderson, Leon McCann, Brad Spencer, Henry Cartwright, Calvin Miller, Dylan Tait, Ethan Williams, 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 -172 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.

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.

If you think that Hearts can make a relatively fast start, then we recommend considering the Double Result market. You can back them to lead at half-time and full-time.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Hearts 3 - 0 Falkirk

We’re going for Hearts at +700 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

Top Pick: Lawrence Shankland to Score +128

Lawrence Shankland (Hearts) has managed seven goals in his past nine Premiership matches. It’s worth a play on the +128 that he is Anytime Goalscorer as there’s lots of value for these betting odds.

Latest Lawrence Shankland Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+115

First

+320

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Corners Prediction

Under 11.5 Corners -141

We’ve seen under 11.5 corners in five consecutive Falkirk games. There are odds of -141 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

9.40 4.40 5.00

Home

9.10 4.90 4.20

Away

9.10 4.50 4.60

Falkirk

Total

9.30 5.00 4.30

Home

8.50 4.50 4.00

Away

10.10 4.80 5.30

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 10.5

-106

Under 10.5

-133

Hearts Corners

Over 5.5

-150

Under 5.5

+110

Falkirk Corners

Over 4.5

-110

Under 4.5

-125

Most Corners

1

-244

X

+700

2

+235

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Hearts vs Falkirk Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

With the bookmakers affording them a 69% chance of winning, Hearts might be a popular accumulator selection. Their betting odds are -222 when it comes to this Premiership encounter. If you’re looking for an alternative angle, Falkirk are trading at +510.

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 -137 when it comes to BTTS Yes.

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Full-Time Result

1

-222

X

+350

2

+510

Half-Time Result

1

-102

X

+155

2

+440

Double Chance

1X

-1000

12

-588

X2

+143

Draw No Bet

1

-588

2

+330

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -1.25

-103

2 Hcp +1.25

-132

Total Goals

Under 2.5

+128

Over 2.5

-172

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-137

No

-103

You will find favourite Lawrence Shankland at +320 to be First Goalscorer and there’s also the chance to get +115 that he finds the net any time.

Lawrence Shankland (Hearts)

First

+115

Anytime

+320

Cláudio Braga (Hearts)

First

+143

Anytime

+370

Elton Kabangu (Hearts)

First

+150

Anytime

+410

James Wilson (Hearts)

First

+225

Anytime

+550

Ross MacIver (Falkirk)

First

+310

Anytime

+800

Blair Spittal (Hearts)

First

+350

Anytime

+850

Calvin Miller (Falkirk)

First

+360

Anytime

+950

Alfie Agyeman (Falkirk)

First

+390

Anytime

+950

Ethan Ross (Falkirk)

First

+430

Anytime

+1100

Gary Oliver (Falkirk)

First

+480

Anytime

+1300

Brad Spencer (Falkirk)

First

+480

Anytime

+1200

Cam Devlin (Hearts)

First

+480

Anytime

+1150

Calem Nieuwenhof (Hearts)

First

+500

Anytime

+1200

Beni Baningime (Hearts)

First

+525

Anytime

+1300

Jamie McCart (Hearts)

First

+575

Anytime

+1400

Liam Henderson (Falkirk)

First

+600

Anytime

+1400

Stephen Kingsley (Hearts)

First

+650

Anytime

+1700

Craig Halkett (Hearts)

First

+850

Anytime

+2000

Stuart Findlay (Hearts)

First

+850

Anytime

+2200

Aidan Nesbitt (Falkirk)

First

+900

Anytime

+2000

Lewis Neilson (Falkirk)

First

+900

Anytime

+2200

Sean Mackie (Falkirk)

First

+950

Anytime

+2200

Keelan Adams (Falkirk)

First

+1000

Anytime

+2200

Dylan Tait (Falkirk)

First

+1000

Anytime

+2200

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		6-4-0	2.50	1.80	0.70	4	6	6	4
Falkirk Away Stats		5-1-4	2.20	1.00	1.20	5	5	2	8

• 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

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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