Falkirk vs Heart Of Midlothian — Tips & Analysis

Heart Of Midlothian -0.5: Hearts are third on 12 points from 5 games and have not lost in nine games in all competitions. Falkirk are 11th of 12 on 2 points. That gap is the heart of this one. Falkirk have lost 7 of their last 9 home games and let in more than 2 goals a game at their own ground. They are creating almost nothing at the moment. Hearts score almost 2 goals a game and have won 7 of their last 16. Their last five read four wins and a tie. The head to head says the same thing. Hearts have won four of the last five meetings, and Falkirk have not scored in four of those five. Falkirk will get bodies behind the ball after ten days off, but they carry almost no threat going the other way. Expect Hearts to take control through the middle and win it. A 1-2 is the most likely finish, and Falkirk's goal is more likely to come from a set piece than from open play. There are reasons for care. Hearts are much weaker on the road, where they have won 2, tied 2 and lost 4. They are short in midfield too. Blair Spittal has had surgery and faces around three months out, with Oisin McEntee and Tomas Magnusson also missing. We still want Hearts to win this.