Heart of Midlothian vs Falkirk, 2025-26 Scottish Premiership
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Match Commentary
- 41': Coll Donaldson (Falkirk) Yellow Card at 41'
- 45': Islam Chesnokov (Heart of Midlothian) Goal at 45'
- 50': Louie Marsh (Falkirk) Substitution at 50'
- 67': Brad Spencer (Falkirk) Yellow Card at 67'
- 73': Ethan Williams (Falkirk) Substitution at 73'
- 73': Ethan Ross (Falkirk) Substitution at 73'
- 74': Henry Cartwright (Falkirk) Substitution at 74'
- 74': Connor Allan (Falkirk) Substitution at 74'
- 81': Jordi Altena (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 81'
- 82': Pierre Landry Kabore (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 82'
- 84': Jamie McCart (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 84'
- 90': Dylan Tait (Falkirk) Yellow Card at 90'
- 90'+3': Blair Spittal (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 93'
Statistics
 FALK |
HOM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 50.8 | Possession | 49.2 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Tynecastle Park
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Attendance: 18,820
SPFL Premiership Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 38 | +32 | 82 |
| 2 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | +33 | 80 |
| 3 | Rangers | 38 | +33 | 72 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 38 | +23 | 61 |
Line-Ups
Heart of Midlothian (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Alexander Schwolow (GK) |
| 19 | Stuart Findlay |
| 4 | Craig Halkett |
| 18 | Harry Milne |
| 15 | Michael Steinwender |
| 22 | Tómas Magnússon |
| 16 | Blair Spittal  |
| 49 | Marc Leonard |
| 10 | Cláudio Braga |
| 89 | Alexandros Kyziridis |
| 99 | Islam Chesnokov |
Falkirk (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 19 | Scott Bain (GK) |
| 28 | Filip Lissah |
| 6 | Coll Donaldson |
| 3 | Leon Mccann |
| 2 | Keelan Adams |
| 11 | Ben Broggio |
| 21 | Dylan Tait |
| 8 | Brad Spencer |
| 16 | Barney Stewart |
| 29 | Calvin Miller |
| 22 | Kyrell Wilson |
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