Dundee vs Falkirk: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Dundee played Falkirk in Premiership (Scotland). The match was played on 27 December 2025. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Dundee: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Falkirk: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Dundee scores 0.83 and concedes 1.78 goals per match. Falkirk scores 1.11 and concedes 1.44. League average: 2.59 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Dundee 44%, Falkirk 50%. Over 2.5: Dundee 50%, Falkirk 61%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 52%.

xG, shots and style

Falkirk has higher xG: 1.28 vs 0.92. Dundee: 7.8 shots per match, Falkirk: 10.9.

Match halves

Dundee: half-time lead 28%, second-half goals 0.33. Falkirk: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.72.

Goals by minute

Dundee: 16-30 (4 goals). Falkirk: 61-75 (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premiership: 2.59 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 52%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

42Possession (%)58
DundeeFalkirk
10Shots23
DundeeFalkirk
4Shots on target1
DundeeFalkirk
1.19xG1.94
DundeeFalkirk
1Corners9
DundeeFalkirk
38Dangerous attacks59
DundeeFalkirk
11Fouls20
DundeeFalkirk
5Cards2
DundeeFalkirk

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

0.83Goals scored / match1.11
DundeeFalkirk
1.78Goals conceded / match1.44
DundeeFalkirk
38%Average possession50%
DundeeFalkirk
2.61Shots on target / match3.89
DundeeFalkirk

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

7.83Shots per match10.89
DundeeFalkirk
2.61Shots on target3.89
DundeeFalkirk
10.6%Shot conversion10.2%
DundeeFalkirk
38%Possession50%
DundeeFalkirk
0.92xG for1.28
DundeeFalkirk
1.85xG against1.56
DundeeFalkirk

Shooting quality

Dundee: BalancedFalkirk: Balanced
DundeeFalkirk
Accuracy (shots on target)33%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.29

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Falkirk is 25% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Dundee · 1 pts / match - Falkirk

Dundee
WLLDL
Season result split
17% W22% R61% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-4-11
0.72 pts / match · goal difference -17
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-1-4
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
WWLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 0.92Opponent xG: 1.99BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Falkirk
DDLLW
Season result split
33% W33% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-6-6
1.33 pts / match · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-1-4
Last 5 away
2-1-2
LWDLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 0.96Opponent xG: 1.40BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Falkirk is 34% better for: goals scored per match.

0.83 goals / match - Dundee · 1.11 goals / match - Falkirk

Falkirk is 24% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.78 goals / match - Dundee · 1.44 goals / match - Falkirk

Dundee scoring profile: mixed

Dundee scores in 50% of matches (9 of 18 matches), while Falkirk keeps a clean sheet in 28% (5 of 18 matches).

Falkirk scoring profile: very strong

Falkirk scores in 67% of matches (12 of 18 matches), while Dundee keeps a clean sheet in 11% (2 of 18 matches).

15Goals scored (season)20
DundeeFalkirk
32Goals conceded (season)26
DundeeFalkirk
2.61Average goals in match2.56
DundeeFalkirk
6Goals scored (last 5)1
DundeeFalkirk
8Goals conceded (last 5)5
DundeeFalkirk

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal67%
DundeeFalkirk
22%2 goals33%
DundeeFalkirk
11%3 goals11%
DundeeFalkirk
0%4 goals0%
DundeeFalkirk

How often they concede at least...

89%1 goal72%
DundeeFalkirk
56%2 goals44%
DundeeFalkirk
22%3 goals22%
DundeeFalkirk
11%4 goals6%
DundeeFalkirk

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

11%BTTS at half-time6%
DundeeFalkirk
0%BTTS in both halves0%
DundeeFalkirk
11%Scored in both halves11%
DundeeFalkirk

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS39%
DundeeFalkirk
17%Min. 3 goals without BTTS22%
DundeeFalkirk
60%BTTS - last 50%
DundeeFalkirk

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

83%Min. 1 goal before half-time72%
DundeeFalkirk
44%Min. 2 goals before half-time39%
DundeeFalkirk
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
DundeeFalkirk

2nd half

72%Min. 1 goal after half-time89%
DundeeFalkirk
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
DundeeFalkirk
6%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
DundeeFalkirk

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Dundee is 28% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - Dundee · 0.78 pts / match - Falkirk

Dundee - half-time state
28% leading17% draw56% trailing
Falkirk - half-time state
17% leading28% draw56% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)0.78
DundeeFalkirk
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.39
DundeeFalkirk
0.94Goals conceded (1st half)0.83
DundeeFalkirk
1.44Average goals (1st half)1.22
DundeeFalkirk
39%Clean sheet before half-time44%
DundeeFalkirk
67%No goal before half-time78%
DundeeFalkirk

After half-time (2nd half)

0.78Points per match (2nd half)1.5
DundeeFalkirk
0.33Goals scored (2nd half)0.72
DundeeFalkirk
0.83Goals conceded (2nd half)0.61
DundeeFalkirk
1.17Average goals (2nd half)1.33
DundeeFalkirk
39%Clean sheet after half-time50%
DundeeFalkirk
72%No goal after half-time44%
DundeeFalkirk

Dundee - second-half results

11% W44% R44% P
18
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
-9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding61%

Leads at half-time in 28% of matches and wins 17%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Falkirk - second-half results

44% W17% R39% P
14
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.78
PPG before half-time
Lead holding194%

Leads at half-time in 17% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Dundee - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.00
Goals scored / match0.80.4
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.61.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Falkirk - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.00
Goals scored / match0.00.2
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match0.60.6
1 goal40%60%
2 goals20%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal100%80%
Goal difference-3-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Dundee
ScoredConceded
1
4
0-15
4
7
16-30
4
6
31-45
3
3
46-60
1
3
61-75
2
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - late phases are a weakness.

Falkirk
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
3
6
16-30
2
8
31-45
4
2
46-60
6
4
61-75
3
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (6 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.58
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
47%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+16%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
34%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
17%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Dundee

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.93
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.09
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
57%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
156%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.08
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

Falkirk

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.28
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.05
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
97%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.33
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premiership).

Teams vs league

DundeeLigaFalkirk
Average goals in match 2.612.59 2.56
Both teams scored 44%51% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%52% 61%
Clean sheets 11%29% 28%
Goal before half-time 83%75% 72%
Goal after half-time 72%80% 89%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.59
Average goals per match
51%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.45
Home goals / match
1.14
Away goals / match
+27%
Home attack advantage
+21%
Home defence advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. DundeeYellow cardCameron Congreve
  2. FalkirkYellow cardBrad Spencer
  3. FalkirkYellow cardCalvin Miller
  4. DundeeGoalYan Dhanda
  5. DundeeYellow cardYan Dhanda
  6. FalkirkSubstitutionOn: Trey OgunsugiOff: Brian Graham
  7. FalkirkSubstitutionOn: Aidan NesbittOff: Brad Spencer
  8. DundeeRed cardSimon Murray
  9. DundeeYellow cardDrey Wright

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Steven McLeanMatches officiated: 22
4.05Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 223%Home wins36%Draws41%Away wins

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Dundee 0 - 0 - 1 Falkirk. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Falkirk FC
2 : 1
Dundee FC

FAQ

What was the result of Dundee vs Falkirk?

The Premiership match finished Dundee 1:0 Falkirk. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Dundee vs Falkirk?

Dundee score 0.83 goals per game on average and Falkirk 1.11. The Premiership average is 2.59 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 44% of Dundee's matches and 50% of Falkirk's.

What form are Dundee and Falkirk in?

Over the last 5 games Dundee have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Falkirk 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Dundee vs Falkirk?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.