SlipsTips shares a Bet Builder ahead of Falkirk’s clash with Dundee United on Sunday afternoon.
Falkirk vs Dundee United (Sunday, 14:00)
Falkirk will mark their return to the Scottish Premiership with a home game against Dundee United on Sunday afternoon.
The Bairns are back in the big time after a 15-year absence, securing back-to-back promotions across the last two seasons.
As for Dundee United, they will look to build on last season’s eye-catching fourth-placed finish in the Scottish top-flight.
Over 0 Dundee United Goals
Not only do Dundee United look overpriced to win this game, but they also offer value to score a minimum one goal. While Jim Goodwin’s side are not renowned for being a side that scores goals by the bucket load, they did manage to get on the scoresheet in 15 of their 19 Scottish Premiership away games last season – a tally bettered by only Celtic and Rangers.
Falkirk will almost certainly stick with the attack-minded approach that has worked so well for them in the lower leagues in recent seasons – something the Terrors could take advantage of. John McGlynn’s hosts failed to keep a clean sheet when hosting Queen’s Park in the Scottish League Cup last midweek, so a far superior United side are more than capable of following suit.
Over 1 Dundee United Corner
For the second instalment of the Bet Builder, I’ll include Dundee United to earn a minimum of two corners. Goodwin’s guests were averaging in the region of 4.5 corners per 90 in last season’s top-flight, not to mention they covered the proposed 2+ flag-kick line in each of their two Europa League qualifying victories over UNA Strassen.
Scottish League Two outfit Spartans earned three corners in a 4-0 Scottish League Cup loss at the Falkirk Stadium last Saturday, while League One Cove Rangers also managed to rack up a couple of corners against the Bairns the weekend before that.
Over 2 Cards
The Falkirk Stadium is sure to be rocking on Sunday afternoon, so a minimum of three match cards looks well within range in what should be a keenly-contested affair in front of the TV cameras. Falkirk’s matches in the Scottish Championship last season were generating an average of 4.45 cards per game, while Dundee United's top-flight tussles were producing an average of 3.85 bookings per 90.
Throw in the fact that referee John Beaton was averaging 3.86 cards per game in last season’s Scottish Premiership, then three or more cards on Sunday afternoon makes plenty of sense for the final selection for the Bet Builder.
Recommended Bet
- Over 0 Dundee United Goals
- Over 1 Dundee United Corner
- Over 2 Cards
- Bet Builder – 1/1 (Bet 365)
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