Scottish Premiership · Matchday 6

Dundee United v Falkirk

Dundee United
FULL TIME1 – 1
Falkirk
Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:00:00 UTCTannadice ParkMatchday 6

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Dundee United 48%Draw 30%Falkirk 23%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Dundee UnitedFalkirk
62Possession38
27Shots12
9Shots on target4
10Shots off target3
8Blocked shots5
21Shots inside box8
6Shots outside box4
14Corners5
2Offsides1
16Fouls14
3Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
3Saves8
458Passes286
340Accurate passes183

Match events

  • 4′Jacob Murrell (assist Ryan Strain)
  • 19′Mehdi Merghem → Jesse Randall
  • 42′Dylan Tait
  • 56′Zachary Sapsford
  • 57′Daniel Bennie → Lachlan Rose
  • 57′Panutche Camará → Zidane Iqbal
  • 57′Liam Henderson ← Deniss Meļņiks
  • 58′Ethan Ross ← Aodhan Doherty
  • 64′Lachlan Rose
  • 65′Jacob Murrell ← Ben Parkinson
  • 69′Zachary Sapsford → Neil Farrugia
  • 69′Lyall Cameron → Abdoulaye Yoro
  • 77′Owen Eames ← Calvin Fodrey
  • 84′Brad Spencer
  • 88′Ben Parkinson
  • 90′Michael Forbes (assist Abdoulaye Yoro)

Dundee United · Falkirk

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Dundee United4-4-2
86.5↓57'Camará
16.5Walton
236.5Rawlins
36.5Esselink
166.5↓69'Cameron
776.5↓57'Bennie
96.2↓69'Sapsford
106.2Tait
76.5↓19'Merghem
187.5Forbes
196.5Ciubotaru
Falkirk3-6
196.5Bain
36.5McCann
56.5↓57'Henderson
156.5Neilson
86.2Spencer
166.5Barbrook
227.3Strain
236.5↓58'Ross
247.5↓65'Murrell
426.5↓77'Eames

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Dundee United

  • 8Panutche Camará6.5
  • 1Jack Walton6.5
  • 23Joshua Rawlins6.5
  • 3Bert Esselink6.5
  • 16Lyall Cameron6.5
  • 77Daniel Bennie6.5
  • 9Zachary Sapsford6.2
  • 10Dylan Tait6.2
  • 7Mehdi Merghem6.5
  • 18Michael Forbes7.5
  • 19Kevin Ciubotaru6.5

Falkirk

  • 19Scott Bain6.5
  • 22Ryan Strain7.3
  • 15Lewis Neilson6.5
  • 5Liam Henderson6.5
  • 3Leon McCann6.5
  • 8Brad Spencer6.2
  • 24Jacob Murrell7.5
  • 16Finley Barbrook6.5
  • 23Ethan Ross6.5
  • 42Owen Eames6.5
Dundee UnitedTale of the tapeFalkirk
4-4-2Formation—
12 ptsTable9 pts
-1Goal difference-3
LWLLDFormLLDLL
1Head-to-head wins1
48%Win chance23%

Head to head — 3 previous meetings

Dundee United 1W1D1W Falkirk

Goals 5–7

  • 2026-02-14Falkirk2–3Dundee United
  • 2025-11-22Dundee United0–3Falkirk
  • 2025-08-03Falkirk2–2Dundee United

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Dundee United

LWLLD
  • @Motherwell0-3
  • @Kilmarnock4-0
  • vsDundee0-2
  • @Heart of Midlothian0-4
  • vsRangers1-1

Falkirk

LLDLL
  • vsRangers1-2
  • @Celtic1-2
  • @Motherwell0-0
  • vsSt Mirren0-2
  • vsRangers2-5

This season — other meetings

Where they stand — In a 12-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Dundee United9333-112
Falkirk9234-39