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Falkirk vs Hearts: match report

Falkirk hosted Heart of Midlothian at Falkirk Stadium on Tuesday 15 September 2026, in the SPFL Premiership (round 3). John Beaton is the referee, averaging 4.0 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.9.

Result and scorers

Falkirk 2-1 Hearts. Goals: Ben Krauhaus 8' for Falkirk; James Wilson 22' for Hearts; Owen Eames 68' for Falkirk. Attendance: 7,034.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 3' Yellow card: Finley Barbrook (Falkirk)
  • 8' Goal: Ben Krauhaus (Falkirk)
  • 22' Goal: James Wilson (Hearts)
  • 28' Yellow card: Cláudio Braga (Hearts)
  • 35' Yellow card: Yan Dhanda (Hearts)
  • 55' Yellow card: Ryan Strain (Falkirk)
  • 67' Yellow card: Owen Eames (Falkirk)
  • 68' Goal: Owen Eames (Falkirk)
  • 75' Yellow card: CJ Fodrey (Falkirk)
  • 77' Yellow card: Jamie McCart (Hearts)
Match stats (contains the result)
41.4%Possession58.6%
13Shots9
4Shots on target4
3Corners4
15Fouls13
0Offsides3
3Saves2
4Yellow cards3
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Falkirk 4-2-3-1

Coach: John McGlynn

  1. 19 Scott Bain GK
  2. 22 Ryan Strain MID
  3. 15 Lewis Neilson DEF
  4. 5 Liam Henderson DEF
  5. 3 Leon McCann DEF
  6. 16 Finley Barbrook MID
  7. 8 Brad Spencer MID
  8. 23 Ethan Ross FWD
  9. 28 Ben Krauhaus MID
  10. 42 Owen Eames MID
  11. 24 Jacob Murrell FWD

Bench

  • 99 CJ Fodrey FWD
  • 9 Ross MacIver FWD
  • 10 Craig Sibbald MID
  • 21 Deniss Meļņiks DEF
  • 1 Nicky Hogarth GK
  • 4 Jack McMillan MID
  • 17 Scott Tanser MID
  • 47 Aodhan Doherty FWD
  • 7 Ben Parkinson FWD

Hearts 4-2-3-1

Coach: Wouter Vrancken

  1. 1 Beau Reus GK
  2. 23 Jordi Altena DEF
  3. 5 Jamie McCart DEF
  4. 17 Stuart Findlay DEF
  5. 18 Harry Milne DEF
  6. 31 Yan Dhanda MID
  7. 78 Laurent Mendy DEF
  8. 7 Calvin Miller FWD
  9. 10 Cláudio Braga FWD
  10. 15 Joshua McPake FWD
  11. 21 James Wilson FWD

Bench

  • 9 JJ Williams FWD
  • 3 Stephen Kingsley DEF
  • 74 Rogers Mato FWD
  • 29 Sabah Kerjota FWD
  • 2 Christian Dahle Borchgrevink DEF
  • 30 Ryan Fulton GK
  • 19 Sabri Guendouz MID
  • 77 Amadou Ba-Sy FWD
  • 11 Pierre Landry Kaboré FWD
Previous meetings
  • Wednesday 13 May 2026: Heart of Midlothian 3-0 Falkirk
  • Saturday 21 February 2026: Heart of Midlothian 1-0 Falkirk
  • Saturday 17 January 2026: Heart of Midlothian 1-1 Falkirk
  • Saturday 13 December 2025: Falkirk 0-2 Heart of Midlothian
  • Saturday 27 September 2025: Heart of Midlothian 3-0 Falkirk