Hearts v Falkirk: leaders eye breathing space as visitors hunt a statement in the Championship group | OneFootball

Hearts host Falkirk in the Scottish Premiership's Championship group at Tynecastle Park on Wednesday, 13 May 2026, with the leaders aiming to stay ahead while the visitors chase a marquee result to cap their top-six campaign.

Hearts top the Championship group on 77 points, with Celtic one point back. Falkirk are sixth on 49. The sides last met here in February when Hearts won 1-0.

The Jambos come in unbeaten in five, a run that includes a 2-1 home win over Rangers and a draw at Motherwell. The Bairns have one win in five, with defeats to Rangers, Celtic and Hibernian around a narrow victory against Motherwell.

The Jam Tarts have scored 63 and conceded 31 this season, keeping 16 clean sheets. They are strong in the air with 18 headed goals and supply well from wide areas, delivering 566 open-play crosses at 21.73% accuracy. Lawrence Shankland sits third in the league scoring chart with 15, while Cláudio Braga has 14. For the Bairns, Calvin Miller leads the league assists list with nine and could be key on breaks, though timing runs will matter given their 73 offsides.

Routes to goal may hinge on wide service and set deliveries for the Jambos, while the Bairns could target transitions if they can draw the press and find early passes into runners.

A home win would take the Jambos to 80 points and could keep them top heading into the final stretch. Victory for the Bairns would move them to 52 and could narrow the gap to fifth placed Hibernian.