Dundee Utd vs Falkirk
Ref: Nick Walsh, ScotlandTannadice Park, Dundee · 14,209 cap
Match recap
Falkirk beat Dundee Utd 3–0 in their Premiership fixture. Miller and Kucherenko scored for Falkirk. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.60 for Dundee Utd versus 1.97 for Falkirk. Dundee Utd sit 7th in the Premiership table while Falkirk are 6th.
First Half
3'
⚽
Miller
Esselink
Yellow Card
22'
⚽
Kucherenko (OG)
45+1'
Wilson
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Ševelj
⇄
Dolček
48'
Tait
Yellow Card
58'
Graham
Yellow Card
63'
⚽
Goal
Assist: Miller
⇄
Esselink
⇄
Sapsford
73'
⇄
Tait
74'
⇄
Unknown
74'
⇄
Lissah
Stephenson
Yellow Card
78'
⇄
Wilson
86'
⇄
Miller
Strain
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Heart Of Midlothian | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | +30 | 70 |
| 5 |  Hibernian | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | +14 | 51 |
| 6 |  Falkirk | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 46 |
| 7 |  Dundee Utd | 33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | -9 | 40 |
| 8 |  Aberdeen | 33 | 9 | 6 | 18 | -15 | 33 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Dundee UtdFalkirk
2Won
Statistical edge
2–10
battles won across 14 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.60VS1.97
Attack2 · 3 won
13
Shots
16
5
Shots on target
4
9
Shots in the box
8
4
Shots outside box
8
5
Shots off goal
6
5
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
43%
Possession
57%
317
Total passes
449
219
Accurate passes
337
69%
Pass accuracy
75%
Discipline0 · 1 won
23
Fouls
9
3
Yellow cards
3
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
5
3
Blocked shots
6
Dundee Utd
3-4-3
Falkirk
4-2-3-1Dundee Utd
3-4-3Starting XI
- 1Y. KucherenkoG
- 3B. EsselinkD
- 4I. IovuD
- 5V. ŠeveljM
- 9Z. SapsfordF
- 11W. FerryM
- 14C. SibbaldM
- 17A. Ahmed FatahF
- 19I. DolčekF
- 21Luca StephensonM
- 23K. KeresztesD
Substitutes
- 2R. StrainD
- 6R. GrahamD
- 7K. TrapanovskiM
- 10J. EskesenM
- 25D. RichardsG
- 34O. StirtonD
- 36M. WattersF
- 37S. HardingD
- 77N. MöllerF
Falkirk
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2K. AdamsD
- 5L. HendersonD
- 7B. Graham
- 8B. SpencerM
- 19S. BainG
- 20C. AllanD
- 21D. TaitM
- 22Kyrell WilsonM
- 24Ethan WilliamsM
- 28F. LissahD
- 29C. MillerM
Substitutes
- 1N. HogarthG
- 3L. McCannD
- 11A. AgyemanF
- 17H. Cartwright
- 18G. OliverF
- 23E. RossF
- 37S. ArfieldM
- 47T. OgunsuyiF
Dundee Utd
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Ferry(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4/6 |
| Craig Sibbald | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Amar Fatah | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2/4 |
| Krisztián Keresztes | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Ivan Dolček | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Vicko Ševelj | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Zachary Sapsford | F | 64 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Iurie Iovu | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Luca Stephenson | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Yevhenii Kucherenko | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bert Esselink | D | 64 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sam Cleall-Harding | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Owen Stirton | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julius Eskesen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Richards | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ross Graham | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristijan Trapanovski | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4/5 |
| Ryan Strain | D | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nikolaj Möller | F | 26 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Watters | F | 26 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Falkirk
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Miller | M | 86 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Scott Bain | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Connor Allan | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Graham | F | 74 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/2 |
| Brad Spencer(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Filip Lissah | D | 74 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1/1 |
| Liam Henderson | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ethan Williams | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| Keelan Adams | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dylan Tait | M | 73 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Kyrell Wilson | M | 78 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Scott Arfield | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trey Samuel Ogunsuyi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicky Hogarth | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leon McCann | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henry Cartwright | M | 17 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Edwards | D | 16 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ethan Ross | F | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Alfie Agyeman | F | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Gary Oliver | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |