Preview Falkirk
Saturday, 29th Dec 2018Ladbrokes Championship: (away) Saturday 29th December 2018, kick off 3.00pm at The Falkirk Stadium.
Matches against Falkirk are never anything less than meaningful and this one certainly is all of that. Dunfermline enjoyed a comfortable 2-0 at The Falkirk Stadium in October but the return fixture at East End Park last month proved to be much less successful for the Pars. Despite dominating the game, Dunfermline couldn’t get that all important goal and Falkirk scored with virtually their only chance of the match to take all three points.
Neither club has made much headway since, and with both clubs wanting to end the year on a high against their local rivals, it should be the usual interesting tussle.
Milestones Falkirk (Away)
Last Victory
06/10/18 2-0 Championship
Last Defeat
05/10/17 0-2 Irn Bru Cup
Best Victory
01/01/65 4-0 First Division*
Worst Defeat
1936-37 4-6 First Division*
*Pre league reconstruction
Last Meeting at Falkirk Stadium
Ladbrokes Championship, 6th October 2018
Falkirk 0 Dunfermline 2
Allan Johnston gave a vote of confidence to the side that defeated Partick Thistle the previous week. The opening goal that was well deserved duly came five minutes from the interval. A Louis Longridge cross was well met by Andy RYAN at the near post and his well executed header beat Fasan. 0-1
Despite only one goal up, Dunfermline were in total command. It was not totally tied up until former Falkirk player Myles Hippolyte came on with four minutes remaining.
Myles was denied by the crossbar as he met Malaury Martin’s ball from the resultant corner, another great effort. Then in 90th minute the name of HIPPOLYTE was on the scoresheet. The chance was made by Faissal El Bakhtaoui who battled his way into the Falkirk box to provide the cutback. 0-2
Total domination from start to finish and by the end the Falkirk fans had switched from booing their former players to their current ones.
FALKIRK: Leo Fasan: Aaron Muirhead, Tom Dallison, Scott Harrison (Ruben Sammut 67), Patrick Brough: Jordan McGhee (Tommy Robson HT): Joe McKee, Andrew Irving, Deimantas Petravicius: Denton Lewis (Marcus Haber HT), Zak Rudden
SUBS NOT USED: Lewis Kidd, Cieran Dunne, Mark Russell, David Mitchell (GK).
YELLOW CARD: Rudden (38)
DUNFERMLINE: Lee Robinson: James Craigen, Lee Ashcroft (c), Mark Durnan, Jackson Longridge: Louis Longridge, James Vincent, Malaury Martin, Aidan Connolly: Andy Ryan (Myles Hippolyte 81), Faissal El Bakhtaoui.
SUBS NOT USED: Joe Thomson, Tom Beadling, Ryan Williamson, Danny Devine, Robbie Muirhead, Cammy Gill (GK)
Last 12 Matches v Falkirk
10/11/18 (H) 0-1 L Championship
06/10/18 (A) 2-0 W Championship
07/04/18 (A) 2-1 W Championship
02/01/18 (H) 2-0 W Championship
04/11/17 (A) 1-1 D Championship
05/10/17 (A) 0-2 L Irn Bru Cup
19/08/17 (H) 3-1 W Championship
22/04/17 (H) 1-2 L Championship
04/02/17 (A) 0-2 L Championship
26/12/16 (H) 1-1 D Championship
15/10/16 (A) 1-2 L Championship
19/08/14 (H) 1-2 L Petrofac Cup
Dunfermline have won four and lost six of the last twelve meetings.
Form Last Six Matches
DUNFERMLINE
Ayr United (H) D 0-0
Queen of the South (A) D 0-0
Partick Thistle (A) L 0-2
Morton (H) W 3-0
Ross County (A) L 1-2
Falkirk (H) L 0-1
FALKIRK
Dundee United (A) L 1-2
Morton (H) D 0-0)
Alloa Athletic (A) D 2-2
Inverness Caley Thistle (H) W 3-2
Stenhousemuir (A) L 2-4
Partick Thistle (H) D 1-1
League Form
Dunfermline have taken 20 points from the 18 matches that make up the first half of the Championship season. Their away form has been better than their home form, twelve points away and eight at home.
Falkirk’s narrow defeat at Tannadice on Saturday was their first league defeat in six matches but they are still in search of their first home league win of the season. One of the major reasons for that is their record of scoring just four times in their nine league games at The Falkirk Stadium.
DUNFERMLINE
League Position: 7th
League Points: 20
League Record: P18 W5 D5 L8 GF13 GA23
Goal Difference: -7
Last Six League Match Form: LLWLDD
FALKIRK
League Position: 10th
League Points: 13
League Record: P18 W3 D4 L11 GF14 GA27
Goal Difference: -13
Last Six League Match Form: WDWDDL
Last time out
DUNFERMLINE (v Ayr United): Lee Robinson: James Craigen, Lee Ashcroft (c), Danny Devine, Jackson Longridge: James Vincent: Kallum Higginbotham, Tom Beadling, Joe Thomson: Faissal El Bakhtaoui (Myles Hippolyte 73), Aidan Keena.
SUBS NOT USED: Lewis McCann, Mark Durnan, Malaury Martin, Lewis McCann, Robbie Muirhead, Cammy Gill (GK)
FALKIRK (v Dundee United): David Mitchell: Lewis Kidd (Denton Lewis), Joe McGhee, Aaron Muirhead, Tommy Robson, Patrick Brough, Paul Paton, Ruben Sammut, Prince Buaben (Scott Harrison 75): Zak Rudden, Marcus Haber (Andrew Irving 61)
SUBS NOT USED: Tom Dallison, Mark Russell, Cieran Dunne, Leo Fasan
On Saturday referee Steven Kirkland showed Falkirk six yellow cards and one red to Paul Paton.
Other Championship Fixtures
Alloa Athletic v Dundee United
Partick Thistle v Morton
Queen of the South v Ayr United
Ross County v Inverness Caley Thistle
Match Information
The Falkirk Stadium FK2 9EE
Pars fans will be accommodated in the Imperial Cars, North Stand. Ticket information can be found on the link below
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