Falkirk v Hearts: William Hill Scottish Cup fifth round preview and free tip

Free football tips, best bets and analysis for Falkirk v Hearts in the William Hill Scottish Cup fifth round.

When to watch

BBC Scotland, 7.20pm Saturday

Best bet

Hearts & over 4.5 goals
1pt 11-2 Paddy Power, Sky Bet

Team news

Falkirk
The Bairns have a full squad to pick from.

Hearts
The Jambos are set to be without Aaron Hickey, Michael Smith, Jamie Brandon, Peter Haring and Demetri Mitchell.

Preview

Hearts could win a thriller at Falkirk in what has the potential to be a great William Hill Scottish Cup fifth-round tie.

Falkirk are in second place in the third tier of Scottish football, but they have the crowd support to warrant a place in the top half of the Ladbrokes Premiership.

They face a Hearts side whose recent upturn in form came to an end with a midweek loss at home to Kilmarnock.

With Steven Naismith and Liam Boyce for Hearts and Declan McManus and Conor Sammon for the hosts up front and two defences that have been leaky, it could be a cracker.

The Bairns will have a right go at the visitors but Hearts ought to have enough to prevail.

Key stat

Hearts have conceded six goals and scored five in their last two games.

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