- Standings: Hibs are 10th in the Premiership 2026/2027 with 7 points from 8 games, Falkirk are 11th with 6 from 8.
- Home form: Hibs have averaged 0.75 goals per game at home in the new Premiership 2026/2027, scoring just 3 goals.
- Away form: Falkirk have also averaged 0.75 goals per away game in the top flight, scoring 3 goals on the road.
Basement battle awaits at Easter Road
Falkirk will be hoping to get their first away win of the Premiership 2026/2027 when they visit Hibs at Easter Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Both of these sides are in the bottom half of the standings and Hibs are the favorites at 1.63, while Falkirk are 5.0 and the draw 3.9.
Hibs have won just one of their last five matches, drawing one and losing three, and they come into this game after a 1-1 home draw with Aberdeen and a 1-0 defeat away at Dundee United. Falkirk have had a similar mixed run of results with one win, two draws and two defeats in their last five.
Both are blunt in front of goal
Marink Reedijk, who has been in charge of Hibs since 25 September 2026, has got the team to play a higher-intensity 4-2-3-1 formation and be more positive on the ball than his predecessor, but they remain blunt in the attacking third.
Scoring and bets
- Hibs have only scored three times at home in the league this season, while Falkirk have hit three times on the road.
- So the over 2.5 goals bet at 1.7 looks the sharp supporting bet for this basement battle.
Players to watch
- Martin Boyle has scored three goals in six Premiership 2026/2027 matches for Hibs and looks the most likely to cause Falkirk problems here, while the Bairns have had a slow start to the season and may rely on Ben Krauhaus to come up with the goods again.
- Ben Krauhaus has one goal in six games, but Ryan Strain has looked the most creative of Falkirk's players so far, laying on three assists in seven games.
Game should be open and end-to-end
Both sides are still trying to establish their identity, but Hibs are a possession-based team that will press the ball more, while the Bairns are a direct 4-2-3-1 side that play on the break and prefer to play the long ball and run into space. John McGlynn has done a great job since arriving at Falkirk on 4 May 2022 and he has them working hard and organized in the system that suits his players.
So there could be some end-to-end soccer, but Hibs have been poor at home in the 2026/2027 campaign, going four games without a win (D1, L3) and Falkirk are still looking for their first road win (D3, L1). The hosts are a little more likely to edge this one, but the game won't be a stroll for either side and the odds reflect that.
