Preview Hamilton Academical

cinch Championship (away) v Hamilton, Saturday 12th March 2022, kick off 3.00pm at New Douglas Park

Dunfermline go west this weekend in search of precious league points. The first meeting against Hamilton this season at East End Park in October ended in a 0-0 draw. The last meeting at New Douglas Park was a 1-0 defeat and the return in Fife a 1-0 home win. 



Milestones Hamilton Academicals (Away)


Last Victory | 09/02/13 | 2-1 | First Division

Last Defeat | 04/12/21 | 0-1 | Championship

Best Victory | 13/11/65 | 6-2 | Division 1*

Worst Defeat | 18/10/52 | 1-7 | Division 2*

First Meeting | 12/03/27 | 2-2 | Division 1*

*Pre league reconstruction



Last Time at New Douglas Park

A decision by Referee David Munro to award Hamilton a penalty on the hour mark and reduce Dunfermline to ten men by sending off captain Graham Dorrans for a hugely doubtful hand-ball changed this important meeting between the teams.

At the second of two Hamilton corners, Mihai Popescu rose to head the setpiece on target but Dorrans cleared off the line. Then from the second corner the on loan Hearts got his head on the cross again, the ball came back off the right goalpost and then follow up was deemed to be stopped illegally and Dorrans was sent off for hand ball on the line. A decision that video replays would confirm wrong.



David MOYO stepped up and his right foot did the business to shoot the Accies ahead from the penalty spot. 1-0.

HAMILTON ACADEMICAL: Joe Hilton: Jamie Hamilton (Miko Virtanen 73), Mihai Popescu, Brian Easton, Kieran Macdonald, Regan Mimnaugh, Josh Mullin, Scott Martin, Lewis Smith, David Moyo, Marley Redfern (Kyle Munro 86)
SUBS NOT USED: Andy Winter, Andy Ryan, Jamie Smith GK).

DUNFERMLINE: Owain Fôn Williams: Aaron Comrie, Mark Connolly, Vytas Gašpuitis, Josh Edwards: Kyle Macdonald (Dan Pybus 72), Matthew Todd (Nikolay Todorov 78), Graham Dorrans (c), Kai Kennedy (Kevin O’Hara 68): Ryan Dow, Lewis McCann
SUBS NOT USED: Ross Graham, Craig Wighton, Paul Allan, Deniz Mehmet (GK)

Over the past twelve matches between Dunfermline and Hamilton, the Pars have won three, lost four with five games ending all square.

Last Twelve Matches v Hamilton



15/01/22 | H | W | 1-0 | Championship
04/12/21 | A | L | 0-1 | Championship

25/09/21 | H | D | 0-0 | Championship 

14/02/17 | A | D | 1-1 | Scottish Cup

11/02/17 | H | D | 1-1 | Scottish Cup

06/04/13 | H | L | 2-3 | First Division 

09/02/13 | A | W | 2-1 | First Division

02/02/13 | H | L | 0-2 | Scottish Cup

15/12/12 | H | D | 1-1 | First Division 

29/09/12 | A | W | 3-0 | First Division 

11/03/08 | H | D | 1-1 | First Division 

09/02/08 | A | L | 0-3 | First Division



Recent Form

Hamilton have a seven point advantage over Dunfermline but they have won only one of their last eight league matches. That 1-0 result against Morton has been their only home league win since over the Pars in December.

Dunfermline have won two of their last seven games, three of those were drawn and the two defeats have only been by the one goal.

Last six matches



DUNFERMLINE

Arbroath (A) L 0-1

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

Kilmarnock (A) L 0-2
Inverness Caley Thistle (H) D 1-1
Morton (H) W 1-0
Arbroath (A) D 2-2
Raith Rovers (A) D 0-0
Ayr United (H) D 1-1


League Record



DUNFERMLINE

League Position: 10th

League Points: 24

Goal Difference: -17

Away League Record: P14 W2 D5 L7 GF12 GA22

Last Six Match Form: DWDLDL



HAMILTON ACADEMICAL

League Position: 8th

League Points: 31

Goal Difference: -14

Home League Record: P14 W4 D4 L6 GF13 GA23

Last Six Match Form: DDDWDL

Last time out

DUNFERMLINE (v Arbroath): Jakub Stolarczyk: Aaron Comrie (Dom Thomas 63), Coll Donaldson, Efe Ambrose (Rhys Breen 82), Josh Edwards: Dan Pybus (Lewis Martin 82), Joe Chalmers: Steven Lawless, Graham Dorrans (c))(Lewis McCann 82), Ryan Dow (Liam Polworth 82), Kevin O’Hara
SUBS NOT USED: Nikolay Todorov, Paul Allan, Matty Todd, Neil Alexander (GK)

HAMILTON ACADEMICAL (v Kilmarnock): Ryan Fulton: Steve Lawson, Mihai Popescu, Daniel O’Reilly, Kieran Macdonald: Josh Mullin (Ronan Hughes 87), Regan Mimnaugh (Scott Martin 46), Lewis Spence (Andy Winter 78): Andy Ryan (Ellis Brown 60), Kai Kennedy (Lewis Smith 60): David Moyo.
SUBS NOT USED: Brian Easton, Matthew Shiels, Sam Nicolson, Jamie Smith (GK).

Other Championship Fixtures

Ayr United v Kilmarnock (Friday)
Inverness Caley Thistle v Arbroath
Morton v Partick Thistle
Queen of the South v Raith Rovers

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