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Heart Of Midlothian vs Falkirk carries a clear advantage for Heart Of Midlothian, yet Falkirk have shown that the expected order can be challenged. Heart Of Midlothian won 2–0 in the Premiership on 13 December 2025, while the 17 January 2026 FA Cup meeting finished 1–1 before Falkirk progressed on penalties. The contrast separates regular-time superiority from cup uncertainty and gives this matchup lasting interest.
Past matches, Heart Of Midlothian vs Falkirk
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Heart Of Midlothian
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30G
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3D
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29F
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99M
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11F
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17F
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5D
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12D
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23D
Falkirk Substitutes
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G
12
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F
18
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F
9
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F
23
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F
27
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F
7
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M
17
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F
36
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39
Match events
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16'Blair Spittal Yellow Card
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29'⚽F. Kent Normal Goal (Asst: A. Kyziridis)
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34'⚽C. Devlin Normal Goal
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46'S. Kingsley H. Milne
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46'R. MacIver D. Tait
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46'B. Parkinson K. Wilson
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52'Calvin Miller Yellow Card
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56'E. Ross C. Miller
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67'J. Altena C. Devlin
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75'H. Cartwright F. Yeats
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76'Brad Spencer Yellow Card
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82'Liam Henderson Yellow Card
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83'S. Kerjota A. Kyziridis
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83'P. Kabore C. Braga
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86'⚽B. Spittal Normal Goal (Asst: M. Steinwender)
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90' +3A. Forrest B. Spittal
Stats for this game
Matchup Heart Of Midlothian VS Falkirk
Heart Of Midlothian set the standard
Heart Of Midlothian have supplied the stronger line through this matchup, with results that underline Falkirk’s challenge. The 3–0 Premiership victory on 13 May 2026 is a concise example of that advantage. It belongs beside the 2–0 result from December, yet the pairing is not immune to reversal. Falkirk’s 2–0 League Cup win on 17 August 2024 shows that a clear favourite can still be denied when the occasion takes a different shape.
Room for resistance
The penalty shootout draw adds another layer without changing the underlying hierarchy: Falkirk avoided defeat in regular time and then won the cup tie from the spot. That result demonstrates why the stronger historical balance should not be treated as an automatic outcome. A future meeting can therefore be read through two lenses—Heart Of Midlothian’s established advantage and Falkirk’s capacity to force a closer contest. The interest lies in whether the favourite settles the comparison in 90 minutes or faces another test of its margin.
Past head to head stats
Heart Of Midlothian VS Falkirk
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 12 games
Heart Of Midlothian VS Falkirk
Head-to-Head History
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