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Dundee Utd vs Falkirk is closely balanced, with narrow wins and draws leaving no fixed Premiership hierarchy. The teams drew 1–1 on 5 September 2026, after Falkirk had won 2–1 in the FA Cup on 6 March. Dundee Utd answered with a 3–2 Premiership victory on 14 February 2026. Those outcomes underline the pairing’s appeal: either side can take a close contest, and neither owns the direction outright.
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Dundee Utd
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14M
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93F
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15F
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21F
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22D
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30G
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20F
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4D
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26M
Falkirk Substitutes
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M
99
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G
1
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F
9
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D
4
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M
21
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F
7
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D
17
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F
47
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F
18
Match events
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4'⚽Jacob Murrell Normal Goal (Asst: Ryan Strain)
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19'Jesse Randall Mehdi Merghem
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42'Dylan Tait Yellow Card
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56'Zachary Sapsford Yellow Card
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57'Lachlan Rose Daniel Bennie
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57'Zidane Iqbal Panutche Camara
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57'Deniss Meļņiks Liam Henderson
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58'Aodhan Doherty Ethan Ross
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64'Lachlan Rose Yellow Card
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65'Ben Parkinson Jacob Murrell
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65'Joseph Charles Gardner Ben krauhaus
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69'Neil Farrugia Zachary Sapsford
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69'abdoulaye yoro Lyall Cameron
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77'Calvin Fodrey Owen Eames
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84'Brad Spencer Yellow Card
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88'Ben Parkinson Yellow Card
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90' +3⚽Michael Forbes Normal Goal (Asst: abdoulaye yoro)
Stats for this game
Matchup Dundee Utd VS Falkirk
Close margins, shifting balance
Falkirk’s 3–0 Premiership win on 22 November 2025 shows that the margin can widen, even in a generally close comparison. Dundee Utd’s 3–2 success and the 1–1 draw point back toward parity. The evidence supports a balanced matchup with occasional separation, rather than a lasting advantage for either club. Competition changes the emphasis at times, but the underlying question remains the same: which side can turn a narrow edge into three points?
Keeping the contest open
For future meetings, the durable question is whether Dundee Utd or Falkirk can make a narrow lead decisive, or whether the contest will return to a shared result. Both clubs have fixed results supporting that uncertainty. They have evidence of winning and drawing in this pairing, so the most reliable expectation is competitiveness rather than a predetermined script. A close score can confirm the balance, while a wider result would show one side escaping it.