• Dundee United have lost four of their last five Premiership games

• Falkirk have won their last two games against Dundee United

• Recommended bet: Falkirk to win and both teams to score

Winning 22 of their 36 games in the Championship last season to finish top of the second tier, Falkirk head into this new campaign opener against Dundee United with a winning mentality.

Edging out Livingston to the Championship crown, manager John McGlynn must now set about making sure Falkirk retain their Premiership status this season.

Dundee United finished last season poorly and, after a mixed pre-season, they will be taking nothing for granted when they head to Falkirk Stadium on Sunday.

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Team news

Falkirk have no fresh injury concerns or suspensions ahead of this opening game of the Premiership campaign.

The hosts are likely to go with a 4-3-3 formation, with Ross MacIver, Ethan Ross and Brian Graham all pushing for starting roles on Sunday.

As for the visitors, United have a growing list of injuries, with Kristijan Trapanovski expected to join captain Ross Graham and Ryan Strain on the sidelines.

Trapanovski is now a major doubt for the weekend as manager Jim Goodwin has suggested he is struggling with a hamstring problem.

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The stats

Falkirk are on a five-game winning streak across their last five League Cup and friendly outings.

The Bairns have won both of their last two meetings with Dundee United, with both those games taking place at Falkirk Stadium.

Dundee United suffered four losses in their last five Premiership games.

The Terrors’ last league win at Falkirk was back in September 2018 in a 2-0 victory.

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Prediction

These sides go into this game with contrasting momentum, as Falkirk have hit the ground running after their Championship-winning season, putting on impressive displays in both League Cup outings and friendlies.

It has been more of a mixed bag for the Tangerines who have shown on their last two visits to Falkirk Stadium how tough it can be facing the Bairns on their own patch.

United did pick up an important 1-0 away win at Una Strassen in Luxembourg in Conference League qualifying and now have a big tie against Rapid Vienna to look forward to.

Those upcoming European games might prove a slight distraction for the Tangerines ahead of this trip to Falkirk.

While the Terrors have attacking threats to cause Falkirk problems and at least get themselves on the scoresheet, the hosts can still come out on top against the injury-hit visitors on Sunday to make a winning start on their return.

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