Falkirk vs Hearts Prediction & Betting Tips (17 August)

Although they remain firmly in the mix to secure a playoff place, the wheels have started to come off for Hearts in recent months, with Hearts’s men securing just 12 points from their last 11 games. Falkirk have won several games at home this season, securing 14 wins from 19 matches and scoring 46 goals in total.

Hearts are on a roll when it comes to their involvement in the League Cup away games containing over 2.5 goals, with 19 in a row subscribing to this particular scoring model, including a defeat in this fixture last season. As for Falkirk, they have been involved in just a single goalless draw in their most recent 20 top-flight matches, so the deadlock should be broken.

Somewhat incredibly, at least one of the two goalkeepers has emerged with a clean sheet from 14 of the previous 15 Hearts games at this level, and they are without a goal in eight away matches on the bounce. As for Falkirk, both teams have scored in just five of their last 20 home fixtures in the League Cup, so don’t expect too many fireworks.