Preview Kilmarnock

cinch Championship (away) v Kilmarnock, Saturday 9th April 2022, kick off 3.00pm at the BBSP Rugby Park Stadium.

The Pars return to Kilmarnock just eight weeks after a narrow defeat in a match that the Fifers felt they should have taken something from. Kilmarnock since then have picked up 17 points out of a possible 21 while Dunfermline have taken nine points from their seven matches. The Ayrshire side have consequently consolidated their place at the top of the table while Dunfermline are still trying desperately hard to win sufficient points to avoid the play offs.

In total the clubs have met 144 times, Dunfermline winning 49 and Killie 43. At Rugby Park Dunfermline have won 17 of their 72 matches there against Kilmarnock, the home side winning 32 and 24 drawn.


Milestones Kilmarnock (Away)


Last Victory | 21/01/12 | 3-0 | SPL

Last Defeat | 12/02/22 | 1-2 | Championship

Best Victory | 16/11/74 | 4-2 | Division One

Worst Defeat | 02/12/06 | 1-5 | SPL

Last Goalless Draw | 26/12/01 | SPL

First Meeting | 28/08/26 | 3-2 | Division One

*Pre league reconstruction



Last Meeting at Rugby Park
cinch Championship

Steven Lawless made up for a first half miss by firing the Pars into the lead. Unfortunately that flipped Killie into a determined comeback with two goals from Kyle Lafferty earning the points.

The match was goalless until the Pars hit on the break in 59th minute. Edwards was able to make the move down the left channel, he released the ball to McCann to his left and his cross was perfect for LAWLESS at the far post to send the net bulging. 0-1

An equaliser came midway through the half from LAFFERTY. Alston got the better of Ambrose on the right edge of the penalty area and he had plenty time to tee up his team mate for the goal. 1-1

Kilmarnock had been piling on the pressure seeking a winner and they duly got their second goal in 83 minutes. Donaldson’s efforts to stop a cross from the right sat up sweetly for LAFFERTY to score with an overhead kick. 2-1

KILMARNOCK: Zach Hemming: Lee Hodson, Chris Stokes (c), Euan Murray (Jack Sanders 85), Calum Waters: Blair Alston (Dylan Tait 88), Stephen McGinn, Rory McKenzie, Dean Campbell (Chris Burke HT), Kyle Lafferty, Fraser Murray (Daniel MacKay 73).
SUBS NOT USED: Jason Naismith, Liam Polworth, Daniel Armstrong, Oli Shaw, Sam Walker (GK)

DUNFERMLINE: Jakub Stolarczyk: Aaron Comrie, Coll Donaldson, Efe Ambrose, Josh Edwards: Reece Cole (Matthew Todd 73), Graham Dorrans (c), Joe Chalmers: Steven Lawless, Lewis McCann (Kevin O’Hara 79), Ryan Dow.
SUBS NOT USED: Lewis Martin, Nikolay Todorov, Rhys Breen, Paul Allan, Dom Thomas, Leon Jones, Owain Fôn Williams (GK)

Over the last twelve league meetings, Kilmarnock have had the upper hand winning six of the contests. DA have managed to win only two with four games ended up all square.



Last Twelve League Matches v Kilmarnock


Date . .H/A F-A . . Scorers

26/02/22: H 0-0
12/02/22 A 1-2 [1-0] Lawless, [1-1] Lafferty, [1-2] Lafferty

16/10/21 H 2-2 [0-1] Hendry, [1-1] Thomas, [1-2] Shaw, [2-2] Comrie

12/05/12 H 1-2 [1-0] Willis, [1-1] Kelly, [1-2] Winchester

07/02/12 H 1-1 [0-1] Fowler, [1-1] Kirk

21/01/12 A 3-0 [1-0] Barrowman, [2-0] Cardle, [3-0] Buchanan

10/09/11 A 2-3 [1-0] J Thomson, [1-1] Heffernan, [1-2] Heffernan, [2-2] R Thomson, [2-3] Kroca

17/02/07 H 1-1 [0-1] Naismith, [1-1] Crawford

02/12/06 A 1-5 [0-1] Hay, [1-1] Crawford, [1-2] Di Giacomo, [1-3] Di Giacomo, [1-4] Nish, [1-5] Nish

09/09/06 H 3-2 [0-1] Invincible, [1-1] Young, [1-2] Wales, [2-2] Mason, [3-2] Crawford

04/03/06 A 0-1 [0-1] Invincible

03/12/05 H 0-1 [0-1] Boyd



Recent Form



Dunfermline have won two of their last three matches. They have lost their last two away matches at Arbroath and Inverness but these are their only losses in their last seven matches. 

Kilmarnock have won their last five home league games and are undefeated in their last eight league matches since their 2-1 home defeat to Ayr United on 9th February.

Last six matches



DUNFERMLINE

Raith Rovers (H) W 2-0

Inverness Caley Thistle (A) L 0-2

Partick Thistle (H) W 4-1

Morton (H) D 1-1

Hamilton Academical (A) D 2-2

Arbroath (A) L 0-1



KILMARNOCK 

Morton (A) D 1-1
Partick Thistle (H) W 2-1

Queen of the South (H) W 2-1

Ayr United (A) W 3-1

Hamilton Academical (H) W 2-0
Raith Rovers (H) L 1-2



League Record


DUNFERMLINE

League Position: 9th

League Points: 32

Goal Difference: -14

Away League Record: P16 W2 D6 L8 GF14 GA26

Last Six Match Form: LDDWLW


KILMARNOCK

League Position: 1st

League Points: 60

Goal Difference: +21

Home League Record: P16 W10 D1 L5 GF24 GA13

Last Six Match Form: LWWWWD

Last Time Out

DUNFERMLINE (v Raith Rovers): Jakub Stolarczyk: Matthew Todd, Coll Donaldson, Efe Ambrose, Josh Edwards: Liam Polworth, Dan Pybus, Joe Chalmers, Dom Thomas: Steven Lawless (c), Kevin O’Hara (Bobby Kamwa 83)
SUBS NOT USED: Aaron Comrie, Lewis Martin, Nikolay Todorov, Ryan Dow, Lewis McCann, Leon Jones, Reece Cole, Deniz Mehmet (GK)

KILMARNOCK (v Morton): Zach Hemming: Jack Sanders, Ash Taylor, Chris Stokes, Brad Lyons: Fraser Murray (Declan Glass 86), Calum Waters, Blair Alston, Stephen McGinn (Chris Burke 83), Oli Shaw, Kyle Lafferty.
SUBS NOT USED: Dylan McGowan, Rumarn Burrell, Euan Murray, Lee Hodson, Dean Campbell, Daniel Armstrong, Sam Walker (GK).

Other Championship Fixtures
Queen of the South v Partick Thistle (Friday)
Ayr United v Inverness Caley Thistle
Hamilton Academical v Arbroath
Raith Rovers v Morton

Dunfermline Athletic remaining fixtures


Sat 9th April: Kilmarnock (A)

Sat 16th April: Ayr United (H)

Sat 23rd April: Partick Thistle (A)

Fri 29th April: Queen of the South (H)