Heart Of Midlothian 1-0 Falkirk — Scottish Premiership, 21 Feb 2026
Heart Of Midlothian beat Falkirk 1-0 in the Scottish Premiership 1st Phase - 28 on 21 February 2026 at Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh. Islam Chesnokov scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Heart Of Midlothian have won 3 and Falkirk 1, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Tynecastle Park · Edinburgh·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 41'Foul
- 1-045'
- Half-time1-0
- 50'
- 67'Foul
- 73'
- 73'
- 74'
- 74'
- 81'
- 82'
- 84'
- 90'Foul
- 90+3'Time wasting
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Heart Of Midlothian
- 7.9Islam ChesnokovM
- 7.7Harry MilneD
- 7.3Marc LeonardM
- 7.2Stuart FindlayD
- 7.2Craig HalkettD
- 7.2Blair SpittalM
- 7.0Michael SteinwenderD
- 7.0Alexandros KyziridisM
- 6.9Jamie McCartD
- 6.7Alexander SchwolowG
- 6.6Jordi AltenaD
- 6.5Pierre KaboreF
- 6.3Cláudio BragaF
- 6.2Tómas MagnússonM
Falkirk
- 7.5Scott BainG
- 7.5Leon McCannD
- 7.3Dylan TaitM
- 7.0Henry CartwrightM
- 6.9Keelan AdamsD
- 6.9Coll DonaldsonD
- 6.7Filip LissahD
- 6.7Ethan WilliamsF
- 6.6Brad SpencerM
- 6.6Kyrell WilsonM
- 6.5Connor AllanM
- 6.3Louie MarshF
- 6.3Benjamin BroggioM
- 6.2Ethan RossF
- 6.2Calvin MillerM
- 6.0Barney StewartF
Line-ups
Falkirk4-2-3-1
Heart Of Midlothian4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Heart Of MidlothianDerek McInnes
Substitutes
- 2F. KentD
- 7E. KabanguF
- 30Ryan FultonG
- 5Jamie McCart84'D6.9
- 17Alan ForrestF
- 11Pierre Kabore82'F6.5
- 74Rogers MatoF
- 23Jordi Altena81'D6.6
- 29Sabah KerjotaF
FalkirkJohn McGlynn
Substitutes
- 42S. HartD
- 23Ethan Ross73'F6.2
- 1Nicky HogarthG
- 14Finn YeatsM
- 20Connor Allan74'M6.5
- 24E. Williams73'F6.7
- 30L. Marsh50'F6.3
- 7B. GrahamF
- 17H. Cartwright74'M7.0
Team statistics
49%Possession51%
1.13Expected goals (xG)0.44
17Total shots8
4Shots on target2
5Shots off target5
8Blocked shots1
8Corners4
3Offsides1
9Fouls10
1Yellow cards3
2Goalkeeper saves4
-0.22Goals prevented-0.22
400Total passes411
283Accurate passes294
71%Pass accuracy72%
Heart Of Midlothian
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islam Chesnokov | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 7.9 |
| Harry Milne | 90 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Marc Leonard | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Stuart Findlay | 84 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Craig Halkett | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Blair Spittal | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Michael Steinwender | 81 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Alexandros Kyziridis | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.0 |
| Jamie McCart | 12 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Alexander Schwolow | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Jordi Altena | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Pierre Kabore | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Cláudio Braga | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Tómas Magnússon | 82 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
Falkirk
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Bain | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Leon McCann | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 6 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Dylan Tait | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Henry Cartwright | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Keelan Adams | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Coll Donaldson | 73 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Filip Lissah | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Ethan Williams | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Brad Spencer | 73 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 6.6 |
| Kyrell Wilson | 50 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Connor Allan | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Louie Marsh | 40 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Benjamin Broggio | 73 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Ethan Ross | 17 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Calvin Miller | 73 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Barney Stewart | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 6.0 |
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