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Falkirk v Dundee United : Premiership match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 14th Feb, 15:00 BST, Falkirk Community Stadium, Falkirk

Saturday afternoon sees John McGlynn’s Falkirk and Jim Goodwin’s Dundee United go head to head in a Premiership battle at the Falkirk Community Stadium. We want you to make a winning bet on this match, so every stats you could possibly need to make a sound selection is laid out below. Go between 17 betting markets or take our top tip. We have predictions, head to head (H2H) analysis and odds from leading bookmakers for each one.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The statistics suggest we don't have an obvious winner for this clash, but the evidence does point towards the conclusion that Falkirk and Dundee Utd will score 2 or more goals between them. We've seen goals when they've gone head-to-head in years gone by, and neither John McGlynn or Jim Goodwin has subjected their supporters to too many 0-0s lately either. The bookmakers are predicting over 1.5 goals too, with odds of 1.30 equating to about a 77% probability.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Falkirk are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 48% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.73.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Falkirk
48%
9/10
10%
-
Draw
25%
23/10
8%
-
Dundee Utd
27%
29/10
13%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2-
Falkirk 1-0
10%
13/2
6%
-
Falkirk 2-1
9%
15/2
6%
-
Falkirk 2-0
8%
8/1
10%
-
Dundee Utd 1-0
7%
10/1
10%
-
Dundee Utd 2-1
7%
12/1
8%
-
Draw 0-0
6%
9/1-
Draw 2-2
6%
14/1-
Falkirk 3-1
5%
14/1
12%
-
Falkirk 3-0
4%
16/1
19%
-
Dundee Utd 2-0
4%
20/1
24%
-
Falkirk 3-2
3%
25/1-
Dundee Utd 3-1
3%
33/1
31%
-
Dundee Utd 3-2
2%
40/1
21%
-
Falkirk 4-1
2%
33/1
17%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
1/1-
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
4/5-
Home 1st Goal
52%
4/6
7%
-
Away 1st Goal
44%
7/5
9%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
9/1-
BTTS - Yes
55%
4/5
3%
-
BTTS - No
45%
19/20
3%
-
BTTS - Home Win
23%
3/1
11%
-
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/2-
BTTS - Away Win
14%
7/1
23%
-
Home/draw
73%
1/4
6%
-
Away/draw
52%
10/11
7%
-
Home/away
75%
1/3
3%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
3/10-
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
5/2-
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
12/5-
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
1/3-
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
11/2-
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/9-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
12/1
13%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/25
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/16-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
9/1-
Home DNB
66%
2/5
9%
-
Away DNB
44%
7/4
16%
-
Falkirk win to nil
25%
12/5
9%
-
Dundee Utd win to nil
13%
6/1
17%
-
Falkirk / Falkirk
24%
21/10
3%
-
Falkirk / Dundee Utd
3%
33/1
17%
-
Falkirk / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Falkirk
17%
4/1
11%
-
Draw / Dundee Utd
10%
15/2
13%
-
Draw / Draw
16%
9/2
10%
-
Dundee Utd / Falkirk
4%
22/1
21%
-
Dundee Utd / Dundee Utd
14%
11/2
18%
-
Dundee Utd / Draw
5%
14/1-
Win / draw / win Premiership table

Falkirk have played 25 matches so far this season and lay in 6th place in the Premiership league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 13 games against teams below in the table, having won 8, drawn 2 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 5 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. They have been outscored by their opponents by 30 goals to 29 goals.

Home League Performance

Falkirk have played 12 games at home winning 4, drawing 5 and losing 3 games. They have scored 17 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 14 goals at home.

Dundee Utd are in 8th position in the Premiership on 25 points having played 24 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 22 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 17 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

16 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 8 and won 2. Dundee Utd have conceded 31 goals, scored 20, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Falkirk
Dundee Utd
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Hearts252754 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-0A
-
Feb 21
l
 
2-3A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-3A
-
2
Rangers252451 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 11
-
d
 
2-2F
d
 
2-2A
-
Apr 4
3
Celtic242048 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
4-0A
-
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-1A
l
 
4-0A
Mar 22
-
4
Motherwell242043 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2A
-
Apr 4
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
-
Feb 28
5
Hibernian251139 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-0A
w
 
4-1F
-
d
 
1-1F
d
 
3-3F
-
l
 
3-2A
6
Falkirk25-336 
-
-
-
-
l
 
0-3A
d
 
2-2F
-
Feb 14
7
Aberdeen24-728 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
-
Mar 14
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
Feb 11
-
8
Dundee Utd24-1025 
d
 
2-2A
w
 
0-3F
Feb 14
-
-
-
-
-
9
St. Mirren24-1323 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-2F
Mar 21
-
w
 
3-1A
l
 
2-0A
-
-
10
Dundee24-1823 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
Feb 11
-
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-2F
-
Mar 15
11
Kilmarnock25-2417 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-1F
Feb 28
-
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
Feb 21
-
12
Livingston25-2711 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-1A
-
w
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-3F
Apr 11
-
Championship Round
Relegation Round
Win / draw / win form
Falkirk
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
Dundee Utd
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
8
Lost
8
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Falkirk since 2016
Falkirk
Dundee Utd
Goals: Scored
15
7
Games: Scored
5 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
2 / 7
FKK
3
D
3
DUN
1
League games at Dundee Utd since 2016
Dundee Utd
Falkirk
Goals: Scored
10
5
Games: Scored
6 / 7
3 / 7
Clean sheets
4 / 7
1 / 7
FKK
1
D
1
DUN
5
Goal Statistics

Falkirk's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Dundee United have conceded in each of their last 8 Premiership matches. A PG of 1.6 for J. McGlynn's side suggests that run should continue.

Falkirk Dundee Utd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Falkirk will score 1 or more goals
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Dundee Utd will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+12
Falkirk have scored 12% more goals at home than predicted
+1
Dundee Utd’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.9
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premiership - 2025/2026 season
Falkirk
PG (predicted goals)
Dundee Utd
1.6
1.2
Attack rating
FKK
DUN
2%
better
view stats
Games scored16
16
Failed to score9
8
Scored first9
8
Goals scored29
30
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.3
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal8
7
Conversion rate for13
13
Avg. XG for1.3
1.4
KickOff rating
+2%
Defence rating
18%
better
FKK
DUN
view stats
Games conceded18
21
Clean sheets7
3
Conceded first14
15
Goals conceded32
40
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded9
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against14%
15%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.9
KickOff rating
+18%

Falkirk v Dundee Utd Premiership lLine ups will show here when available.

Falkirk Premiership squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
25467
S BainC MillerC MillerB Spencer
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Bain GLK25
2
-
L Henderson DEF251
2
-
C Miller MID2546
4
-
B Spencer MID251
7
-
D Tait MID251
6
-
H. Cartwright MID221
4
-
E. Williams FWD2013
1
-
A. Agyeman FWD20
-
K. Wilson FWD1921
3
-
B Graham FWD194
2
-
C Allan DEF181
4
-
F. Lissah DEF171
5
-
K. Adams DEF171
2
-
E Ross MID171
3
-
L Mccann DEF161
3
-
S Arfield MID151
1
-
R MacIver FWD1031
-
F. Yeats DEF91
-
T. Ogunsugi FWD9
-
L Neilson DEF8
-
S Hart DEF7
2
-
A Nesbitt MID4
-
G Oliver MID3
-
C Donaldson DEF2
-
N. Hogarth GLK1
-
Dundee Utd Premiership squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
23636
Z. SapsfordZ. SapsfordA FatahK. Keresztes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Z. Sapsford FWD2461
4
-
K. Keresztes DEF232
6
-
A Fatah FWD2243
2
1
L. Stephenson MID2143
6
-
W Ferry MID212
2
-
C Sibbald MID2131
3
-
I Dolček FWD2051
1
-
B Esselink DEF191
4
-
V Sevelj MID192
5
1
N Möller FWD192
4
-
I Iovu DEF16
5
-
P Camara MID162
3
1
D Naamo DEF14
1
-
K Trapanovski FWD1411
2
-
Y Kucherenko GLK12
-
M Watters FWD1121
1
-
D Richards GLK10
1
-
R Strain DEF10
2
-
R Graham DEF91
-
J Eskesen MID9
1
-
O. Stirton FWD7
-
I. Pappoe MID1
1
-