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Ladbrokes Championship: (away), Saturday 14th December 2019, 3.00pm kick off at the Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park

Dunfermline’s 1-0 Betfred Cup win at the Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park in July 2018 was their first win there since October 2004. On Saturday they go there seeking the three points that would stretch the Fifers advantage over the sixth placed Dark Blues to six points.

Milestones Dundee (Away)

Last League Victory | 22/07/18 | 1-0 | Betfred Cup
Last League Defeat | 17/01/10 | 2-3 | First Division
Best League Victory | 01/04/72 | 5-1 | Div One*
Worst League Defeat | 22/03/47 | 0-10 | Div B*
*Pre league reconstruction

Last Meeting at Dens Park
Dundee 0 Dunfermline 1
Sunday 22 July 2018, Betfred Cup

It was the Fifers who were to get off to the best possible starts scoring what turned out to be the winner within two minutes. The goal came from a typical Ryan Williamson run, getting to the byeline to execute a cross that Jackson LONGRIDGE met with a powerful header that gave keeper Jack Hamilton little chance. 0-1

The win was enough to take Allan Johnston’s team to the top of the group on six points. It was a good performance from the Pars and really good to see the team come together as a force.

DUNDEE: Jack Hamilton: Cameron Kerr, Nathan Ralph (Jesse Curran 36), Genseric Kusunga (Steven Caulker 68), Josh Meekings, Craig Wighton, Elton Ngwatala, Paul McGowan, Kharl Madianga, Sofien Moussa (c) (Matthew Henvey 13), Jean Alassane Mendy
SUBS NOT USED: Lewis Spence, Daniel Jefferies, Jack Lambert, Elliot Parish (GK).

DUNFERMLINE: Lee Robinson: Lee Ashcroft (c), Mark Durnan, Danny Devine: Ryan Williamson, Kallum Higginbotham, Joe Thomson (Aidan Connolly 86), James Craigen, Jackson Longridge: Louis Longridge, Myles Hippolyte (Andy Ryan 83).
SUBS NOT USED: Lewis McCann, Lewis Martin, Matthew Todd, Brandon Luke, Cammy Gill (GK)
SCORERS: Jackson Longridge (2)

Out the last twelve matches between the teams, Dunfermline have won four but and are undefeated in the last eight meetings. Dundee have won two with six. The most recent one in August was drawn.

Last Twelve Matches v Dundee
Date. | H/A | F-A | Scorers
02/08/19 | H | 2-2 | [1-0] Dow, [2-0] Nisbet, [2-1] Johnson (pen.), [2 -2] Johnson (pen).
22/07/18 | A | 1-0 | [1-0] J Longridge
25/08/15 | H | 3-1 | [1-0] El Bakhtaoui, [1-1] Hemmings, [2-1] Cardle, [3-1] El Bakhtaoui
22/03/11 | A | 1-1 | [1-0] Burke, [1-1] Hyde
15/01/11 | H | 0-0
23/10/10 | A | 2-2 | [1-0] Gibson (pen), [2-0] Gibson (pen), [2-1] Griffiths, [2-2] Higgins
11/09/10 | H | 3-1 | [1-0] Gibson (pen.), [2-0] Bell, [2-1] Harkins, [3-1] Clarke
30/03/10 | H | 2-1 | [1-0] Gibson, [2-0] Bell, [2-1] Harkins
17/01/10 | A | 2-3 | [0-1] Griffiths, [1-1] Graham, [1-2] McMenamin, [2-2] Kirk, [2-3] Griffiths
31/10/09 | H | 1-1 | [0-1] Harkins, [1-1] Bayne
12/09/09 | A | 0-1 | [0-1] Harkins (pen.)
31/03/09 | H | 1-1 | [0-1] Malone, [1-1] Woods

Form Last Six Matches

Dunfermline have won four of their last six matches, and lost just two of their last eleven league games. Dundee followed a run of four wins in five games with three defeats and then a draw at Arbroath last Saturday.

DUNFERMLINE
Morton (H) W 3-1
Ayr United (A) W 1-0
Partick Thistle (H) W 5-1
Stranraer (A) L 0-1
Alloa Athletic (A) L 1-2
Queen of the South (H) W 2-0

DUNDEE
Arbroath (A) D 1-1
Queen of the South (H) L 1-2
Inverness Calery Thistle (A) L 0-1
Dundee United (H) L 0-2
Morton (H) W 2-1
Alloa Athletic (A) W 3-0

Current League Stats

DUNFERMLINE
League Position: 3rd
League Points: 25
Goal Difference: +8
League Record: P17 W7 D4 L5 GF25 GA17
Last Six League Match Form: WWLWWW

DUNDEE
League Position: 6th
League Points: 22
Goal Difference: -2
League Record: P16 W6 D4 L6 GF20 GA22
Last Six League Match Form: WWLLLD

Last time out

DUNFERMLINE (v Morton): Cammy Gill: Aaron Comrie, Danny Devine, Lewis Martin (c), Josh Edwards: Ryan Dow, Harry Cochrane, Tom Beadling (Stuart Morrison 85), Kyle Turner (Joe Thomson 72), Greg Kiltie, Kevin Nisbet.
SUBS NOT USED: Gabby McGill, Lewis McCann, Anthony McDonald, Miller Fenton, Ryan Scully (GK)

DUNDEE (v Arbroath): Jack Hamilton: Cameron Kerr, Jordan McGhee, Jordan Forster, Sean Mackie: Josh Todd (Finlay Robertson 75), Shaun Byrne (Paul McGowan 57), Declan McDaid, Graham Dorrans, Danny Johnson, Kane Hemmings
SUBS NOT USED: Callum Moore, Josh Mulligan, Josh McPake, Michael Cunningham, Calum Ferie (GK)

Other Championship Fixtures
Arbroath v Dundee United
Ayr United v Alloa Athletic
Morton v Queen of the South
Partick Thistle v Inverness Caledonian ThistlE

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