Falkirk vs Dundee Utd
Ref: Ryan Lee, ScotlandFalkirk Community Stadium, Falkirk · 9,008 cap
Match recap
Dundee Utd beat Falkirk 3–2 in their Premiership fixture. Broggio and Lissah scored for Falkirk; Graham, Sibbald, and Eskesen replied for Dundee Utd. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.69 for Falkirk versus 1.06 for Dundee Utd. Falkirk sit 6th in the Premiership table while Dundee Utd are 7th.
First Half
⚽
Broggio
Assist: Stewart
24'
⚽
Graham
Second Half
49'
⇄
Trapanovski
⚽
Lissah
Assist: McCann
55'
⚽
Sibbald
Assist: Sapsford
56'
Strain
Yellow Card
⇄
Tait
⇄
Marsh
65'
⇄
Keresztes
VAR
Card upgrade
Henderson
Red Card
⇄
Broggio
77'
⇄
Stephenson
77'
⇄
Farrugia
⇄
Stewart
⇄
Miller
83'
⚽
Eskesen
Assist: Dolček
89'
Dolček
Yellow Card
90'
Iovu
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
FalkirkDundee Utd
6Won
Statistical edge
6–9
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.69VS1.06
Attack0 · 6 won
10
Shots
14
4
Shots on target
5
7
Shots in the box
9
3
Shots outside box
5
2
Shots off goal
3
4
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
59%
Possession
41%
411
Total passes
285
323
Accurate passes
201
79%
Pass accuracy
71%
Discipline2 · 2 won
8
Fouls
19
1
Yellow cards
3
1
Red cards
0
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
2
4
Blocked shots
6
-0.73
Goals prevented
-0.73
Falkirk
4-2-3-1
Dundee Utd
3-4-3Falkirk
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3L. McCannD
- 5L. HendersonD
- 8B. SpencerM
- 11B. BroggioM
- 15L. NeilsonD
- 16B. StewartF
- 19S. BainG
- 21D. TaitM
- 28F. LissahD
- 29C. MillerM
- 30L. MarshM
Substitutes
- 1N. HogarthG
- 2K. AdamsD
- 6C. DonaldsonD
- 7B. GrahamF
- 10A. NesbittM
- 14F. YeatsM
- 17H. CartwrightM
- 22Kyrell WilsonF
- 23E. RossF
Dundee Utd
3-4-3Starting XI
- 1A. Maynard-BrewerG
- 2R. StrainM
- 4I. IovuD
- 6R. GrahamD
- 7K. TrapanovskiF
- 9Z. SapsfordF
- 11W. FerryM
- 14C. SibbaldM
- 20N. FarrugiaF
- 21Luca StephensonM
- 23K. KeresztesD
Substitutes
- 5V. ŠeveljD
- 10J. EskesenM
- 19I. DolčekF
- 22D. NaamoD
- 25D. RichardsG
- 30E. AgyeiM
- 34O. StirtonD
- 36M. WattersF
- 37S. HardingD
Falkirk
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Broggio | M | 71 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Filip Lissah | D | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Leon McCann | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Calvin Miller | M | 81 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Brad Spencer(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Barney Stewart | F | 81 | 6.7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Dylan Tait | M | 64 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Liam Henderson | D | 69 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Neilson | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louie Marsh | M | 64 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Scott Bain | G | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nicky Hogarth | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keelan Adams | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finn Yeats | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aidan Nesbitt | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henry Cartwright | M | 26 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Coll Donaldson | D | 19 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Ross | F | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kyrell Wilson | F | 26 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/5 |
| Brian Graham | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Dundee Utd
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Sibbald | M | 90 | 8.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1/1 |
| Ross Graham(C) | D | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Will Ferry | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Kristijan Trapanovski | F | 49 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Ryan Strain | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Zachary Sapsford | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Krisztián Keresztes | D | 65 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Neil Farrugia | F | 77 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/5 |
| Ashley Maynard Brewer | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Stephenson | M | 77 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Iurie Iovu | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Dario Naamo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emmanuel Agyei | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Owen Stirton | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Richards | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Cleall-Harding | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julius Eskesen | M | 13 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Vicko Ševelj | D | 25 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Watters | F | 41 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ivan Dolček | F | 13 | 6.2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |