Dundee United v Falkirk

Dundee United v Falkirk in Scottish Premiership The match ended 1–1. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics including xG, and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Dundee United v Falkirk

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Dundee United at 48.4% - the match finished 1:1, so the prediction was wrong.
Model 1 · Dundee United X 2 · Falkirk Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 50.0% 26.7% 23.3% Home win · Dundee United ✘ Missed
Pro AI (XGBoost) 48.4% 23.9% 27.7% Home win · Dundee United ✘ Missed
Data Providers 10.0% 45.0% 45.0% Away win · Falkirk ✘ Missed
Final score 1:1 Draw
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 1.93 on a Dundee United win, 3.63 on the draw and 3.63 on a Falkirk win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
Dundee United win 1.93 2.00 10Bet 51.8% 48.4%
Draw 3.63 3.80 Dafabet 27.5% 23.9%
Falkirk win 3.63 3.85 Dafabet 27.5% 27.7%
Over 2.5 goals 1.70 1.75 Betfair 58.8% 56.4%
Under 2.5 goals 2.13 2.25 Unibet 46.9% 43.6%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.59 1.62 William Hill 62.9% 56.4%
Both teams to score - No 2.23 2.38 Unibet 44.8% 43.6%
Updated: 04.09.2026 04:38 · Average odds across 11 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: Dundee United v Falkirk

  1. 4′Jacob Murrell · Goal (assist: Ryan Strain)
  2. 19′Mehdi Merghem · Substitution (off: Jesse Randall)
  3. 42′Dylan Tait · Yellow card
  4. 56′Zachary Sapsford · Yellow card
  5. 57′Daniel Bennie · Substitution (off: Lachlan Rose)
  6. 57′Panutche Camara · Substitution (off: Zidane Iqbal)
  7. 57′Liam Henderson · Substitution (off: Deniss Meļņiks)
  8. 58′Ethan Ross · Substitution (off: Aodhan Doherty)
  9. 64′Lachlan Rose · Yellow card
  10. 65′Jacob Murrell · Substitution (off: Ben Parkinson)
  11. 65′Ben krauhaus · Substitution (off: Joseph Charles Gardner)
  12. 69′Zachary Sapsford · Substitution (off: Neil Farrugia)
  13. 69′Lyall Cameron · Substitution (off: abdoulaye yoro)
  14. 77′Owen Eames · Substitution (off: Calvin Fodrey)
  15. 84′Brad Spencer · Yellow card
  16. 88′Ben Parkinson · Yellow card
  17. 90+3′Michael Forbes · Goal (assist: abdoulaye yoro)

Match statistics: Dundee United v Falkirk

Statistic Dundee United Falkirk
Possession 62% 38%
Shots on target 9 4
Total shots 27 12
Shots off target 10 3
Blocked shots 8 5
Corners 14 5
Fouls 16 14
Offsides 2 1
Yellow cards 3 2
Red cards 0 0
Saves 3 8
Passes 458 286

Line-ups: Dundee United v Falkirk

Dundee United 4-3-3

Starting XI

  1. 1 J. Walton 6.7
  2. 3 B. Esselink 6.1
  3. 7 M. Merghem 6.5
  4. 8 Panutche Camará 7.2
  5. 9 Z. Sapsford 6.2
  6. 10 D. Tait 7.2
  7. 16 L. Cameron 5.9
  8. 18 M. Forbes 8.1
  9. 19 K. Ciubotaru 6.6
  10. 23 J. Rawlins 6.4
  11. 77 D. Bennie 6.4
Substitutes (9)
  1. 4 I. Iovu
  2. 14 Zidane Iqbal 6.8
  3. 15 L. Rose 6.3
  4. 20 N. Farrugia 6.7
  5. 21 J. Randall 6.9
  6. 22 D. Naamo
  7. 26 Abdoulaye Yoro 6.5
  8. 30 J. Amissah
  9. 93 I. Metsoko

Falkirk 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 3 L. McCann 6.7
  2. 5 L. Henderson 6.9
  3. 8 B. Spencer 6.4
  4. 15 L. Neilson 6.4
  5. 16 Finley Frank Barbrook 5.7
  6. 19 S. Bain 7.6
  7. 22 R. Strain 6.1
  8. 23 E. Ross 6.2
  9. 24 J. Murrell 8.0
  10. 28 B. Krauhaus 6.1
  11. 42 Owen Eames 6.6
Substitutes (9)
  1. 1 N. Hogarth
  2. 4 J. McMillan
  3. 7 Ben Parkinson 6.3
  4. 9 R. MacIver
  5. 17 S. Tanser
  6. 18 Joseph Charles Gardner 6.4
  7. 21 D. Meļņiks 6.7
  8. 47 A. Doherty 6.5
  9. 99 C. Fodrey 6.5

Form and head-to-head: Dundee United v Falkirk

Dundee United

LWLLL

Falkirk

LLDLW

Head-to-head – last 2 meetings

Dundee United wins: 1; draws: 0; Falkirk wins: 1.

Date Home Score Away Competition
Falkirk 2–1 Dundee United Scottish FA Cup
Falkirk 2–3 Dundee United Scottish Premiership

Scottish Premiership standings

Current competition standings
# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
2 Hearts 38 24 8 6 +33 80 WWLDW
3 Celtic 33 21 4 8 +24 67 DWWLDWWWWW
3 Rangers 38 20 12 6 +33 72 LWLLL
4 Motherwell 33 14 12 7 +23 54 LWWDWWDDWD
5 Hibernian 38 15 12 11 +14 57 LWLWL
6 Falkirk 33 13 7 13 -3 46 DWDLLWLDWW
7 Dundee United 33 9 13 11 -9 40 DDWDDWLLLD
8 Aberdeen 33 9 6 18 -15 33 LWLLLDLLDL
9 Dundee 33 8 9 16 -19 33 LLWLWWWLLL
10 St. Mirren 33 7 9 17 -21 30 WWDLLLLDDW
11 Kilmarnock 33 6 10 17 -28 28 DLDLLLDDLW
12 Livingston 33 1 13 19 -31 16 LLLLLDDLLD

Managers: Dundee United v Falkirk

J. Goodwin
Dundee UnitedManagerJ. Goodwin
J. McGlynn
FalkirkManagerJ. McGlynn

Match information: Dundee United v Falkirk

Kick-off
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Competition
Scottish Premiership
Round
6
City
Dundee
Surface
grass
Capacity
14,268