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Sunday, 08/11/2026 at 16:00

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Match preview · Scottish Premiership

Heart of Midlothian – Falkirk FC

Heart of Midlothian 3rd in Scottish Premiership Home 1.38 projected goals by the model
Falkirk FC 11th in Scottish Premiership Away 0.95 projected goals by the model

Model updated 6 October, 21:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.38 0.95
Heart of Midlothian Falkirk FC
Heart of Midlothian
45%
Draw
32%
Falkirk FC
23%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Heart of Midlothian Draw Falkirk FC
Fair odds 2.22 3.13 4.34
Total goals
2.33
Over 2.5 goals
42%
Both teams to score
52%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Heart of Midlothian

45% Heart of Midlothian to win

Attack
4th vs 8th
Heart of Midlothian attack v Falkirk FC defence
Defence
3rd vs 9th
Heart of Midlothian defence v Falkirk FC attack
Recent xG form
+0.63 vs -0.73
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.38 – 0.95
Heart of Midlothian v Falkirk FC
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Heart of Midlothian and Falkirk FC compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Heart of Midlothian Falkirk FC
xG / match (better) 1.62 · 4th 0.90 · 11th
xGA / match (better) 1.26 · 3rd 1.66 · 11th
xGD / match (better) +0.35 · 3rd -0.76 · 11th
xPts / match (better) 1.68 · 3rd 0.86 · 11th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.63 -0.73

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 38% of the model's distribution.

Heart of Midlothian clean sheet
35%
Heart of Midlothian 2+ goals
41%
Under 2.5 goals
58%
Both teams to score: no
48%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
16.5%
1:0
11.0%
2:1
10.6%
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Match result

Heart of Midlothian to win
45.1% 2.22 —
Draw
31.9% 3.13 —
Falkirk FC to win
23.0% 4.34 —

Goals

Over 1.5 goals
72.1% 1.39 —
Under 1.5 goals
27.9% 3.59 —
Over 2.5 goals
42.0% 2.38 —
Under 2.5 goals
58.0% 1.72 —

Both teams to score

Both teams to score
52.1% 1.92 —
Both teams not to score
47.9% 2.09 —

Team goals — Heart of Midlothian

Heart of Midlothian to score
77.6% 1.29 —
Heart of Midlothian not to score
22.4% 4.47 —
Heart of Midlothian 2+ goals
41.2% 2.43 —
Heart of Midlothian at most 1 goal
58.8% 1.70 —

Team goals — Falkirk FC

Falkirk FC to score
64.6% 1.55 —
Falkirk FC not to score
35.4% 2.83 —
Falkirk FC 2+ goals
24.5% 4.08 —
Falkirk FC at most 1 goal
75.5% 1.32 —

Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Heart of Midlothian sample
20 matches
Falkirk FC sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Heart of Midlothian
3 matches
Away xG sample · Falkirk FC
4 matches
Computed
Tuesday, 06/10/2026 at 21:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.