Preview Montrose
Saturday, 4th Feb 2023cinch League One (home) v Montrose, Saturday 4th February 2023, kick off 3.00pm kick off at The KDM Group East End Park
Dunfermline will play just their second home game since 3rd December when Montrose are the visitors this Saturday. Montrose are the only team to have inflicted defeat on the Pars this league season but after being held to a draw away to Clyde, Dunfermline will be looking for three points at the very least to retain their five point lead at the top of League One.
Milestones v Montrose (home)
Last Victory | 28/08/12 | 3-0 | League Cup
Last Defeat | Montrose have never won at East End Park
Best Victory | 30/04/58 | 5-1 | Division Two
Worst Defeat | N/A
Last Goalless Draw | 20/04/85 | Division Two
First Meeting | 12/03/30 | 3-2 | Division Two
The sides have met 39 times, Montrose have won five, ten have been drawn and Dunfermline have won 24.
Last Meeting at KDM Group East End Park
League One, Saturday 13th August 2022
Dunfermline 1-0 Montrose
Sat, 13th Aug 2022
With the match in stalemate in terms of goals, Nikolay Todorov replaced Kevin O’Hara in 72 minutes and it was the Bulgarian striker who would break the deadlock seven minutes later. McCann fed Macdonald on the right and ignoring the striker’s overlap the former Airdrie man deliver a sweet cross for TODOROV to head home at the near post.
DUNFERMLINE: Deniz Mehmet: Aaron Comrie, Kyle Benedictus (c), Rhys Breen, Josh Edwards: Chris Hamilton: Matthew Todd, Joe Chalmers (Kyle Macdonald 68): Kevin O’Hara (Nikolay Todorov 72), Lewis McCann, Craig Wighton (Chris Mochrie 58),
SUBS NOT USED: Sam Young, Taylor Sutherland, Max Little (GK)
MONTROSE: Ross Sinclair: Andrew Steeves (c), Adam Hutchinson (Matty Allan 20), Kerr Waddell, Sean Dillon, Lewis Milne, Adam McKinnon, Mark Whatley, Blair Lyons (Craig Brown 58), Graham Webster, Rory McAllister (Matthew Wright 72)
SUBS NOT USED: Paul Watson, Aaron Lennox (GK).
Last Twelve Matches v Montrose
In the last twelve meetings, Dunfermline have won seven, Montrose two and three have been drawn.
22/10/22 | L | Montrose 2 Dunfermline 0 | League One
13/08/22 | W | Dunfermline 1 Montrose 0 | League One
28/08/12 | W| Dunfermline 3 Montrose 0 | League Cup
18/01/11 | W | Dunfermline 5 Montrose 3 | Scottish Cup
08/01/11 | D | Montrose 2 Dunfermline 2 | Scottish Cup
12/08/92 | W | Montrose 0 Dunfermline 2 | League Cup
08/05/87 | L | Montrose 1 Dunfermline 0 | Division One
03/03/87 | W | Dunfermline 2 Montrose 0 | Division One
29/11/86 | W | Montrose 0 Dunfermline 2 | Division One
30/09/86 | W | Dunfermline 1 Montrose 0 | Division One
20/04/85 | D | Dunfermline 0 Montrose 0 | Division Two
22/12/84 | D | Dunfermline 1 Montrose 1 | Division Two
Recent Form
Montrose have won only one match in the last ten and their last away win was at Kelty in November. They drew at home to Kelty on their last league game and the previous week defeated Queen of the South.
Dunfermline are undefeated at home this season but have not won in their last three games. They have scored in every one of the 14 matches since their 2-0 defeat at Montrose in October.
Last six matches
DUNFERMLINE
Clyde (A) D 1-1
Dundee (A) L 2-4
Partick Thistle (A) D 1-1
Peterhead (H) W 4-0
FC Edinburgh (A) W 1-0
Kelty Hearts (A) W 2-1
MONTROSE
Kelty Hearts (H) D 3-3
Queen of the South (H) W 1-0
Falkirk (A) L 1-2
Peterhead (A) D 0-0
Airdrieonians (H) L 2-4
FC Edinburgh (A) D 2-2
League Record
DUNFERMLINE
League Position: 1st
League Points: 46
Goal Difference: +21
Home League Record: P10 W5 D5 L0 GF16 GA8
Last Six Match Form: WWWDLD
MONTROSE
League Position: 6th
League Points: 34
Goal Difference: +4
Away League Record: P11 W3 D3 L5 GF12 GA17
Last Six Match Form: DLDLWD
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Clyde): Deniz Mehmet: Aaron Comrie, Kyle Benedictus (c), Rhys Breen: Kyle Macdonald (Kevin O’Hara 84), Chris Hamilton, Joe Chalmers (Kane Ritchie-Hosler HT), Josh Edwards: Chris Mochrie (Lewis McCann HT), Matthew Todd: Craig Wighton (Nikolay Todorov 73).
SUBS NOT USED: Miller Fenton, Sam Young, Andrew Tod, Robbie Mahon, Max Little (GK)
MONTROSE (v Kelty Hearts): Ross Sinclair: Andrew Steeves (c), Matty Allan, Mark Whatley, Sean Dillon, Lewis Milne, Terry Masson, Martin Gardyne (Craig Brown 40), Blair Lyons (Paul Watson 87), Graham Webster (Adam McKinnon 71), Rory McAllister (Craig Johnston 71)
SUBS NOT USED: Dagan Bell, Liam Callaghan, Luca Giacomini, Aaron Lennox (GK), Ross Matthews (GK).
Other League One Fixtures
Airdrieonians v Clyde
Alloa Athletic v Peterhead
Kelty Hearts v Falkirk
Queen of the South v FC Edinburgh
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