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Scotland Premiership · Matchday 8

Falkirk vs Dundee

· Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk· Referee D. Dickinson

Full time1 – 2

TipsterGrid prediction was Falkirk to win

Cblended with market oddsMissed

Predicted score 2 – 1

7% — likeliest score with our pick

Win probability
FalkirkDrawDundee

Falkirk vs Dundee: model vs market

1X2 probabilities: our model, the de-vigged market and the published blend
SourceFalkirkDrawDundee
Model29%28%44%
Market47%26%27%
Published42%27%31%
Edge-5%0%+4%

Edge = our published probability minus the de-vigged market probability. Published = the blend of both that backs every number on this page.

Falkirk vs Dundee odds movement

Median bookmaker price on Falkirk, 43 snapshots since 2026-09-19.

Opened 1.96Now 2.00 +0.04
Median 1X2 prices, first and latest snapshot
SelectionFirstLatestMove
Falkirk1.962.00+0.04
Draw3.543.54+0.00
Dundee3.503.50+0.00

A shortening price means the market has moved towards that outcome. Median across all recorded bookmakers, not one book's line.

Falkirk and Dundee expected goals

The goal rate the model gives each side in this fixture, from xG-based attack and defence ratings.

1.21Falkirk
1.53Dundee
Total expected goals
2.74
Attack rating (Falkirk / Dundee)
0.84 / 1.02
Defence rating (Falkirk / Dundee)
1.24 / 0.95

Ratings are relative to the league average (1.00); lower defence rating = fewer goals conceded per match.

Falkirk vs Dundee score probability

Every scoreline the model gives this match, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker = likelier.

01234+ 0 7.7% 8.7% 7.6% 3.9% 2.1% 1 6.6% 13.1% 9.2% 4.7% 2.5% 2 4.7% 7.2% 5.5% 2.8% 1.5% 3 1.9% 2.9% 2.2% 1.1% 0.6% 4+ 0.7% 1.1% 0.9% 0.4% 0.2%

Rows: Falkirk goals. Columns: Dundee goals. Outlined cell = most likely scoreline.

Falkirk vs Dundee goals probability

Chance of the match clearing each total, read off the same score matrix as the heatmap.

Over 0.5 92%
Over 1.5 77%
Over 2.5 52%
Over 3.5 29%
Both teams to score
56%
No goals (0–0)
8%

Over 4.5 and higher fall inside the 4+ buckets and cannot be read off a 0–4 grid, so they are not shown.

All markets for Falkirk vs Dundee

Published probability and fair odds per market
MarketSelectionProbabilityFair odds
1X2Falkirk42%2.36
Draw27%3.74
Dundee31%3.23
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.552%1.94
Under 2.548%2.07
Both teams to scoreYes56%1.78
No44%2.28
Double chance1X (Falkirk or draw)69%1.45
12 (either side)73%1.36
X2 (draw or Dundee)58%1.73
Handicap -1Falkirk win by 2+12%8.09
Push (exactly one goal)16%—

Fair odds = 1 / probability — the break-even price implied by the published probability. Correct-score probabilities are on the heatmap above.

Falkirk and Dundee recent form

Falkirk 1W 3D 2L
Dundee 3W 1D 2L

Last 6 completed matches, all competitions, newest on the right.

Home vs away this season

Falkirk at home

Record (W-D-L)
1-0-2
Win rate
33%
Goals for / match
1.00
Goals against / match
1.67
Clean sheets
0 of 3
  • They have won 1 of their 7 league games this season, scoring 0.9 goals per match.

Dundee away

Record (W-D-L)
1-0-2
Win rate
33%
Goals for / match
1.00
Goals against / match
1.00
Clean sheets
1 of 3
  • They have won 3 of their 7 league games this season, scoring 1.3 goals per match.
  • They average 1.5 goals per game at home against 1.0 on the road.
  • 40% of their yellow cards have come after the 75th minute.

League matches this season before kick-off: Falkirk at home only, Dundee away only.

Expected lineups

Falkirk lineup · 4-2-3-1

  1. 19 S. Bain
  2. 3 L. McCann
  3. 5 L. Henderson
  4. 15 L. Neilson
  5. 22 R. Strain
  6. 16 Finley Frank Barbrook
  7. 8 B. Spencer
  8. 42 Owen Eames
  9. 28 B. Krauhaus
  10. 23 E. Ross
  11. 24 J. Murrell

Bench: N. Hogarth, J. McMillan, Ben Parkinson, R. MacIver, C. Sibbald, F. Yeats, D. Meļņiks, C. McLeod, C. Fodrey

Dundee lineup · 4-4-2

  1. 1 O. Goodman
  2. 12 I. Samuels
  3. 5 O. Bevan
  4. 4 R. Astley
  5. 7 D. Wright
  6. 27 J. Bevan
  7. 48 E. Hamilton
  8. 28 C. Jones
  9. 14 A. Forrest
  10. 11 A. Hay
  11. 21 B. Fink

Bench: B. Halliday, I. Odutayo, M. Akinmboni, K. O'Hara, J. Wright, R. Bland, Alfie Harrison

Falkirk vs Dundee head-to-head

Last 10 meetings: Falkirk 5 · draws 1 · Dundee 4.

FalkirkDrawsDundee
Previous meetings
DateHomeScoreAwayCompetition
2026-02-11Falkirk1-0DundeeScotland Premiership
2025-12-27Dundee1-0FalkirkScotland Premiership
2025-10-25Falkirk2-1DundeeScotland Premiership
2022-12-08Falkirk0-3DundeeChallenge Cup
2022-08-30Dundee3-0FalkirkLeague Cup
2014-03-29Dundee0-1FalkirkChampionship
2014-01-25Falkirk2-0DundeeChampionship
2013-11-16Dundee1-1FalkirkChampionship
2013-09-21Falkirk3-1DundeeChampionship
2012-04-07Dundee3-1FalkirkChampionship

Other Matchday 8 fixtures

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