The sides will meet in a qualifying final at Memorial Park, and it will be the first time United take to the field after their shock last round loss to Coniston. That result saw Woonona leapfrog them to claim the premiers trophy.

Miranda admitted he wasn't sure what to expect from United on Sunday afternoon.

"It can either go one way or the other," he said.

"They'll either be ready to go again or they could be psychologically struggling a bit on where things went wrong, because they literally had the minor premiership wrapped up two weeks ago."

However, United will still enter the final as firm favourites. The sides have met twice in 2020, with United prevailing on both occasions - within the same week.

United recorded a 2-0 victory on September 6 to clinch the Bert Bampton Cup, and backed up three days later to thrash Bulli 5-1 in a Premier League contest.

Miranda said he was hopeful that United wouldn't complete the winning hat-trick on Sunday.

"They'll be feeling confident against us," he said.

"They're a fairly decent team. [United coach] Oli [Vrtkovski] has them organised quite well and they've got some real strength in the front third. I think we need to be a little bit more compact defensively and negate their front third attack, and try shut them down in the middle of the park."

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While United have arguably been the Premier League's benchmark in 2020, finishing top two and winning the two pieces of Cup silverware on offer, Bulli have sealed five victories to finish in third place.

They capped off their regular season campaign with a 1-all draw with fellow finalists Albion Park last Sunday.

Miranda looks back at the season so far with mixed feelings.

"I would have liked to have done a bit better. We did finish third, but if you look at the context of the season, we probably could have finished a bit higher. But we'll take third spot for now and heading to the semis," he said.

"I've got a couple of boys coming back from injury and hopefully that will strengthen the squad for Sunday. I have Jack Harris back after being suspended, and Dylan Lewis has been coming back playing half games over the last few weeks."

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In Sunday's other Premier League clash, Albion Park and Tarrawanna will meet in an elimination final at JJ Kelly Park.

It's curtains for the losing side, while the winner will meet either Bulli or Wollongong United next week.