Falkirk vs Hearts Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

Falkirk vs Hearts Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

Match Details: December 13th, 2025 | Falkirk Stadium | Scottish Premiership | 20:00 GMT

As the Scottish Premiership moves into the halfway point of its first stage, surprise title challengers Hearts travel to mid-table Falkirk in a match where both sides will be aiming to get three more points to boost their positions in the table.

Key Betting Tip: BTTS @1.80 odds represents excellent value based on the tip provided by our team of in-house tipsters.

Falkirk Predicted XI: Bain; Hart, Lissah, Henderson, McCann; Spencer, Cartwright; Williams, Arfield, Wilson; Agyeman

Hearts Predicted XI: Schwolow; Steinwender, Halkett, Findlay, Milne; McEntee, Devlin; Kyziridis, Magnusson, Braga; Shankland

Falkirk vs Hearts Current League Standings

With Hearts having a sensational start to the season, picking up 35 points from a possible 48, it leaves Celtic three points behind with a game in hand. They will need to win this match to keep the pressure on.

Falkirk, on the other hand, sit 7th in the table on 21 points. A win against Hearts would not only be a surprising result, but it would push them into the top six of the table.

Falkirk vs Hearts Head-to-Head Timeline

The two Scottish sides have faced off against each other 39 times in their history. Hearts have won 22, Falkirk have won 10, and they have drawn seven times.

Recent Head-to-Head Results:

27/09/2025 – Hearts 3–0 Falkirk (Scottish Premiership)

17/08/2024 – Falkirk 2–0 Hearts (Scottish League Cup)

08/02/2020 – Falkirk 0–1 Hearts (Scottish Cup)

21/03/2015 – Falkirk 0–3 Hearts (Scottish Championship)

24/01/2015 – Hearts 2–3 Falkirk (Scottish Championship)

In the last five matches between these two sides, Hearts have dominated, but that does not mean that Falkirk have not had their moments. Hearts have won three of the games, compared to Falkirk’s two, but Falkirk did put five goals past them in their two wins.

Falkirk vs Hearts Matches Analysis

Falkirk Last 5 Matches:

Hibernian 3–0 Falkirk (Scottish Premiership)

Falkirk 0–0 Motherwell (Scottish Premiership)

Rangers 0–0 Falkirk (Scottish Premiership)

Dundee United 0–3 Falkirk (Scottish Premiership)

Falkirk 1–1 Livingston (Scottish Premiership)

Falkirk have not had the strongest past five matches, but they have not been awful. They did lose 3-0 to Hibernian in their most recent match, but in their remaining four games, they beat Dundee United 3-0 and drew their other three.

Hearts Last 5 Matches:

Celtic 1–2 Hearts (Scottish Premiership)

Hearts 1–1 Kilmarnock (Scottish Premiership)

Motherwell 0–0 Hearts (Scottish Premiership)

Aberdeen 1–0 Hearts (Scottish Premiership)

Hearts 1–1 Dundee United (Scottish Premiership)

Hearts have had the exact same record as Falkirk, but due to them being title contenders, this obviously makes it much worse. Their saving grace is that they beat Celtic 2-1 in their most recent match.

Falkirk vs Hearts Predictions

Our advanced algorithm analyses over 200 data points to generate these predictions with 68% confidence in both teams to score. The model factors in current form, head-to-head records, player availability, and tactical matchups.

Football Park’s best tip: BTTS @1.80 our team of in-house betting tipsters have predicted both teams to score in this fixture.

Key Players to Watch: Falkirk vs Hearts

Brad Spencer (Falkirk) – Despite joining Falkirk two seasons ago when they were in the third division, Brad Spencer has not looked out of place in the top division. He helped his side achieve back-to-back promotions.

Lawrence Shankland (Hearts) – As it stands, Lawrence Shankland is the second-highest scorer in the division, beaten only by Tawanda Maswanhise, who has a higher goal per 90 ratio.

Falkirk vs Hearts Match Facts

Referee: Information not available

Stadium: Building for The Falkirk Stadium started in 2003, before finishing in 2004. It holds just under 8,000 fans.