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Hibernian
SPFL Premiership
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Falkirk
Hibernian vs Falkirk: match report
Hibernian hosted Falkirk at Easter Road on Saturday 17 October 2026, in the SPFL Premiership (round 9). Hibernian are without 2 players (Jacob Devaney, Nathan Lowe); Falkirk are missing 1 (Aodhan Doherty). Nick Walsh is the referee, averaging 4.1 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.
Result and scorers
Hibernian 1-2 Falkirk. Goals: Jacob Murrell 14' for Falkirk; Jacob Murrell 37' for Falkirk; Owen Elding 41' for Hibernian. Attendance: 18,390.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 6' Yellow card: Owen Elding (Hibernian)
- 14' Goal: Jacob Murrell (Falkirk)
- 25' Yellow card: Ben Krauhaus (Falkirk)
- 37' Goal: Jacob Murrell (Falkirk)
- 41' Goal: Owen Elding (Hibernian)
- 61' Yellow card: Ryan Strain (Falkirk)
- 79' Yellow card: Finley Barbrook (Falkirk)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 70.1% | Possession | 29.9% |
| 17 | Shots | 10 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 6 | Corners | 3 |
| 5 | Fouls | 20 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Hibernian 3-4-1-2
Coach: Marink Reedijk
- 1 Raphael Sallinger GK
- 6 Jason Kerr DEF
- 5 Marko Ivezić DEF
- 47 Azeem Abdulai MID
- 25 Felix Passlack MID
- 8 Josh Mulligan MID
- 14 Miguel Chaiwa MID
- 3 Adam Mayor MID
- 7 Owen Elding FWD
- 10 Martin Boyle FWD
- 18 Thibault Klidje FWD
Bench
- 17 Jamie McGrath MID
- 28 Rabbi Matondo FWD
- 19 Nicky Cadden MID
- 22 Ante Šuto FWD
- 35 Freddie Owens GK
- 12 Alex Williams DEF
- 4 Grant Hanley DEF
- 15 Jack Iredale DEF
- 11 Joe Newell MID
Falkirk 4-2-3-1
Coach: John McGlynn
- 19 Scott Bain GK
- 22 Ryan Strain MID
- 15 Lewis Neilson DEF
- 5 Liam Henderson DEF
- 17 Scott Tanser MID
- 8 Brad Spencer MID
- 16 Finley Barbrook MID
- 23 Ethan Ross FWD
- 28 Ben Krauhaus MID
- 42 Owen Eames FWD
- 24 Jacob Murrell FWD
Bench
- 3 Leon McCann DEF
- 21 Deniss Meļņiks DEF
- 99 CJ Fodrey FWD
- 14 Finn Yeats MID
- 4 Jack McMillan MID
- 1 Nicky Hogarth GK
- 27 Conor McLeod MID
- 7 Ben Parkinson FWD
- 9 Ross MacIver FWD
Injuries and suspensions
Hibernian
- Jacob Devaney suspension, back Mid October 2026
- Nathan Lowe injury, back A few weeks
Falkirk
- Aodhan Doherty injury, back Late October 2026
Previous meetings
- Saturday 9 May 2026: Falkirk 1-3 Hibernian
- Saturday 24 January 2026: Falkirk 4-1 Hibernian
- Saturday 6 December 2025: Hibernian 3-0 Falkirk
- Tuesday 23 September 2025: Falkirk 2-2 Hibernian
- Tuesday 12 July 2022: Falkirk 1-0 Hibernian