Falkirk vs Dundee Utd
Ref: John Beaton, ScotlandFalkirk Community Stadium, Falkirk · 9,008 cap
Match recap
Falkirk and Dundee Utd drew 2–2 in their Premiership fixture. Tait and Ross scored for Falkirk; Watters and Dolček replied for Dundee Utd. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.17 for Falkirk versus 1.09 for Dundee Utd. Falkirk sit 6th in the Premiership table while Dundee Utd are 7th.
First Half
40'
⚽
Watters
Second Half
49'
Sapsford
Yellow Card
⚽
Tait
Assist: Spencer
Adams
Yellow Card
⇄
Unknown
⇄
Arfield
62'
Keresztes
Yellow Card
65'
⇄
Watters
67'
Iovu
Yellow Card
71'
⚽
Dolček
⚽
Ross
Assist: Adams
74'
Pappoe
Yellow Card
⇄
Miller
⇄
Tait
83'
⇄
Pappoe
90+2'
⇄
Dolček
90+7'
Ševelj
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
11Won
Statistical edge
11–2
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.17VS1.09
Attack3 · 2 won
14
Shots
11
4
Shots on target
5
8
Shots in the box
8
6
Shots outside box
3
6
Shots off goal
3
2
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
52%
Possession
48%
397
Total passes
380
323
Accurate passes
298
81%
Pass accuracy
78%
Discipline2 · 0 won
9
Fouls
13
1
Yellow cards
5
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
4
Blocked shots
3
Falkirk
4-2-3-1
Dundee Utd
4-3-3Falkirk
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2K. AdamsD
- 3L. McCannD
- 5L. HendersonD
- 7B. Graham
- 8B. SpencerM
- 15L. NeilsonD
- 19S. BainG
- 21D. TaitM
- 23E. RossM
- 29C. MillerM
- 37S. ArfieldM
Substitutes
- 1N. HogarthG
- 9R. MacIverF
- 10A. NesbittM
- 11A. AgyemanF
- 17H. Cartwright
- 18G. OliverF
- 20C. AllanM
- 34F. McCaffertyM
Dundee Utd
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Y. KucherenkoG
- 3B. EsselinkD
- 4I. IovuD
- 5V. ŠeveljD
- 8Panutche CamaráM
- 9Z. SapsfordF
- 14C. SibbaldM
- 19I. DolčekF
- 23K. KeresztesD
- 36M. WattersF
- 70I. PappoeM
Substitutes
- 18K. FotheringhamF
- 25D. RichardsG
- 29M. ThomsonF
- 30L. O'DonnellM
- 34O. StirtonD
- 37S. HardingD
- 39S. ConstableM
- 44C. BeattieM
- 47H. WelshF
Falkirk
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Ross | M | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Dylan Tait | M | 79 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Brian Graham | F | 58 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Brad Spencer(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 0/1 |
| Keelan Adams | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2/4 |
| Lewis Neilson | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Miller | M | 75 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Liam Henderson | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Bain | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leon McCann | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Arfield | M | 58 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Flynn McCafferty | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rhys Walker | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Connor Allan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicky Hogarth | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Oliver | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aidan Nesbitt | M | 32 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Henry Cartwright | M | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ross Maclver | F | 32 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Alfie Agyeman | F | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
Dundee Utd
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panutche Camará | M | 90 | 8.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3/4 |
| Ivan Dolček | F | 89 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/5 |
| Craig Sibbald | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Yevhenii Kucherenko | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Watters | F | 65 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Bert Esselink(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaac Pappoe | M | 83 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Vicko Ševelj | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Krisztián Keresztes | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zachary Sapsford | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Iurie Iovu | D | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sam Cleall-Harding | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Richards | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis O'Donnell | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Beattie | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Constable | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kai Fotheringham | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Harry Welsh | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miller Thomson | F | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Owen Stirton | D | 25 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |