Match analysis
ScotlandPremiership
Tipster previews, form, Elo ratings and the best odds for this Premiership fixture.
Kick-off is on Saturday 26 December for Falkirk and Dundee Utd, a Premiership meeting. Our Elo ratings have the two sides close together, which makes this a tight one to call.
The last three for Falkirk go W W W, and on that evidence they are blowing hot and cold. That is three straight wins. Dundee Utd come into this blowing hot and cold (D D W over their last three). That makes it ten without defeat.
On their own patch Falkirk are scoring 1.0 and letting in 0.0 per game. On the road Dundee Utd score 0.5 a game and concede 0.5. Under 2.5 goals makes sense on numbers that point to 0.8 a game; both teams have scored in 0% of Falkirk games and 20% of Dundee Utd games. Falkirk have kept a clean sheet in 100% of their recent matches.
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| FalkirkHome | Rating | Dundee UtdAway |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | ||
| 1,569 | Overall | 1,547 |
| 1,505 | Match venue | 1,491 |
| 1,505 | At home | 1,519 |
| 1,544 | Away | 1,491 |
| Attack & defence | ||
| 1,516 | Attack | 1,499 |
| 1,567 | Defence | 1,524 |
| 1,528 | Home attack | 1,455 |
| 1,472 | Away attack | 1,504 |
| 1,523 | Home defence | 1,544 |
| 1,553 | Away defence | 1,483 |
| Match profile | ||
| 1,533 | Goal environment | 1,770 |
| 1,547 | Home goals | 1,642 |
| 1,487 | Away goals | 1,628 |
| 1,500 | Possession | 1,473 |
| Specialist ratings | ||
| 1,479 | Set-piece attack | 1,473 |
| 1,480 | Set-piece defence | 1,473 |
| 1,538 | Close games | 1,573 |
| 1,588 | Winning margin | 1,551 |
Match venue compares Falkirk at home with Dundee Utd away. Green marks the higher rating; a new team starts at 1500.
Match profile rows describe the game, not team strength: a higher goal environment means higher-scoring matches.
Lineups are not available yet. They are usually confirmed about an hour before kick-off.
Bold green marks the stronger number on each row. Both-teams-scored is shown without a side.
In 20 meetings since September 2016, Falkirk have won seven, Dundee Utd have taken eight and five were drawn. Every tip we publish on the two sides together sits on our Falkirk vs Dundee Utd prediction page.