Preview Arbroath

cinch Championship (away) v Arbroath, Saturday 5th March 2022, kick off 3.00pm at Gayfield Park

The next opportunity for the Pars to pick up three league points comes on Saturday in the away fixture against top of the table Arbroath. Dick Campbell’s side were held to a draw at home to Partick Thistle on Tuesday night but they remain undefeated in 12 home league games since losing to Caley Thistle on the opening day of the Championship season.



The Angus side have the upper hand in their home games, 23 wins to the Pars 15 with 11 drawn. They have also won all three of their previous matches against Dunfermline this season scoring ten goals and conceding just two.



Milestones Arbroath (away)

Last Victory | 28/11/20 | 3-1 | Betfred Cup

Last Defeat | 30/10/21 | 2-4 | Championship

Best Victory | 14/09/57 | 5-0 | Division Two

Best Victory | 09/08/52 | 5-0 | League Cup

Worst Defeat | 03/10/25 | 0-5 | Division Two

Worst Defeat | 23/01/54 | 0-5 | Division B

Last Goalless Draw | 04/03/20 | 0-0 | Championship

First Meeting | 04/02/22 | 0-0| Division Two



Last Meeting at Gayfield

Championship Saturday 30th October 2021

Two early Kevin O’Hara goals fired the visitors into a two goal lead within 12 minutes. The first was from a 25 yard free kick from Dom Thomas on the left into the opposition box. Gašpuitis attacked the ball but could not get a foot to it however Kevin O’HARA was on hand to crash the ball home from outside the right goalpost. 0-1



Just five minutes later a clearance up the park from Owain Fôn Williams was headed down by O’Brien, under challenge from Todorov, and O’HARA evaded the offside trap to lock on to it, making ground before smashing the ball past the advancing keeper for his seventh goal of the season. 0-2

Just three minutes later Arbroath got a goal back from a corner from the right. McKenna sent the ball deep where skipper O’BRIEN was able to chest it down and drill the ball home through Fôn Williams from the far side of the box. 1-2

The sides were level when McKenna’s 37th minute free kick from the left was headed home at the back post by Joel NOUBLE. 2-2

Thirteen minutes from the end O’Brien launched the ball from his own half deep down the left wing. Nouble attempted to control it but the ball travelled to the 36 year old Arbroath favourite Bobby LINN who with a sweeping a shot from 25 yards out curled it in at the far post, 3-2.

In 85 minutes the home side were awarded a penalty in the soft category. Linn ran into Dow on the edge of the box and referee Peter Stuart pointed to the spot. Michael McKENNA converted in off the left upright. 4-2.

ARBROATH: Derek Gaston: Colin Hamilton, Ricki Little, Thomas O’Brien, Michael McKenna, Scott Stewart, Luke Donnelly (Bobby Linn 68), Harrison Clark (James Craigen 87), Joel Nouble, Chris Hamilton, Anton Dowds (Dale Hilson 68).
SUBS NOT USED: David Gold, Gavin Swankie, Liam Henderson, Calum Antell (GK)

DUNFERMLINE: Owain Fôn Williams (c): Aaron Comrie, Rhys Breen, Vytas Gašpuitis, Josh Edwards: Dom Thomas, Dan Pybus (Iain Wilson 66), Paul Allan (Lewis McCann 83), Ryan Dow: Kevin O’Hara, Nikolay Todorov
SUBS NOT USED: Kyle Macdonald, Kai Kennedy, Craig Wighton, Leon Jones, Deniz Mehmet (GK)
SCORERS: O’Hara (7, 12)

Twelve Most Recent Meetings



The Fifers have won six of the last twelve fixtures, Arbroath five including the last three in which they scored ten goals. One game has been drawn.



26/12/21 | Dunfermline 0 Arbroath 3 | Championship
30/10/21 | Arbroath 4 Dunfermline 2 | Championship 

28/08/21 | Dunfermline 0 Arbroath 3 | Championship

24/04/21 | Dunfermline 4 Arbroath 3 | Championship

06/02/21 | Arbroath 2 Dunfermline 0 | Championship

26/12/20 | Dunfermline 1 Arbroath 0 | Championship

28/11/20 | Arbroath 1 Dunfermline 3 | Betfred Cup

04/03/20 | Arbroath 0-0 Dunfermline | Championship

29/10/19 | Dunfermline 2-0 Arbroath | Championship

31/08/19 | Arbroath 1-0 Dunfermline | Championship

15/08/17 | Dunfermline 2-0 Arbroath | Challenge Cup

19/07/16 | Dunfermline 3-0 Arbroath | League Cup



Recent Form

Dunfermline have won two, drawn three and lost one of their last six matches. They have won only two of their 13 away matches in this league campaign.

Arbroath have won one, drawn three and lost one of their last six matches. That defeat was at home to Hibs in the Scottish Cup. They have lost only two league matches since their reversal on 31st July.

Last six matches



DUNFERMLINE

Kilmarnock (H) D 0-0
Kilmarnock (A) L 1-2

Ayr United (A) D 1-1

Queen of the South (A) W 2-0

Inverness Caley Thistle (H) D 1-1

Hamilton Academical (H) W 1-0



ARBROATH

Partick Thistle (H) D 1-1
Morton (A) D 0-0
Queen of the South (A) D 0-0
Hibernian (H) L 1-3
Hamilton Academical (H) D 2-2
Kilmarnock (H) W 1-0



League Record



DUNFERMLINE

League Position: 9th

League Points: 24

Goal Difference: -16

Away League Record: P13 W2 D5 L6 GF12 GA21

Last Six Match Form: WDWDLD



ARBROATH 

League Position: 1st

League Points: 48

Goal Difference: +20

Home League Record: P13 W5 D7 L1 GF19 GA10

Last Six Match Form: WDLDDD

Last Time Out

DUNFERMLINE (v Kilmarnock): Jakub Stolarczyk: Matty Todd, Coll Donaldson, Efe Ambrose, Josh Edwards: Dan Pybus, Joe Chalmers: Steven Lawless, Graham Dorrans (c) (Dom Thomas 70), Ryan Dow: Lewis McCann (Kevin O’Hara 58).
SUBS NOT USED: Lewis Martin, Rhys Breen, Paul Allan, Reece Cole, Miller Fenton, Owain Fôn Williams (GK)

ARBROATH (v Partick Thistle): Derek Gaston: Scott Stewart, Ricki Little, Thomas O’Brien, Colin Hamilton: Chris Hamilton: Bobby Linn (Dale Hilson 66), Michael McKenna (James Craigen 77), Liam Henderson: Craig Wighton (Luke Donnelly 66), Jack Hamilton (Sam Ford 82)
SUBS NOT USED: Jason Thomson, David Gold, Michael Bakare, Calum Antell (GK)

Other Championship Fixtures

Partick Thisle v Inverness Caledonian Thistle (Friday)
Kilmarnock v Hamilton Academical
Queen of the South v Morton
Raith Rovers v Ayr United

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