Preview Kelty Hearts

cinch League One (home) Saturday 1st April 1923, 3.00pm at The KDM Group East End Park

Having just equalled the record for 17 league matches undefeated Dunfermline welcome their closest neighbours back to The KDM Group East End Park. The league leaders hope to continue picking up points to maintain their eleven point advantage at the top of League One.

Kelty Hearts have now secured their League One status for next season, a play off place is probably beyond them but a local derby will no doubt give them the edge they need.

Matches against Kelty Hearts

20/08/22 | A | D | Kelty Hearts 0-0 Dunfermline
29/10/22 | H | W | Dunfermline 2-1 Kelty Hearts
24/12/22 | A | W | Kelty Hearts 1-2 Dunfermline

Last time against Kelty Hearts

A long ball from Breen deceived Cammy Logan allowing Craig Wighton to cut back from the left byeline, the perfect assist for TODOROV. The striker crashed home from eight yards out through both central defenders and keeper Darren Jamieson. 1-0

An equaliser came on the half hour. Higginbotham hung on to possession on the right side of the penalty box until he was able to off load a chance for a shot. The first was blocked but when Darren LYON latched on to the next chance his left footed curling shot from 25 yards out on the right flew into the far side of the Dunfermline net. 1-1

Ten minutes into the second half Todd, Edwards and Mochrie exchanged passes wide left before the Dundee United loanee made an impressive run inside. He slid a defence splitting pass through to the inrunning Comrie on the right side of the Kelty box and his return was netted by WIGHTON. A great move that turned out to win the match.

DUNFERMLINE: Deniz Mehmet: Sam Fisher, Kyle Benedictus (c), Rhys Breen (Chris Hamilton HT): Aaron Comrie, Joe Chalmers, Josh Edwards: Chris Mochrie, Matthew Todd: Craig Wighton, Nikolay Todorov (Kyle Macdonald 70).
SUBS NOT USED: Kane Ritchie-Hosler, Sam Young, Andrew Tod, Robbie Mahon, Max Little (GK)

KELTY HEARTS: Darren Jamieson: Cammy Logan (Jason Thomson 76), Thomas O`Ware, Jordan Forster, Reis Peggie (Lewis Martin 76): Darren Lyon, Michael Tidser (c) (Scott McGill 84): Alfredo Agyeman, Nicky Low (Joe Cardle 71): Jamie Barjonas: Kallum Higginbotham
SUBS NOT USED: Kyle Doherty, Robbie McNab, Miguel Kamgna Junior, Scott Cameron, Liam Campbell (GK)

Recent Form



Kelty have won just one of their last ten games and they have taken ten points from the last ten league games. Dunfermline have won six of their last ten matches and taken 27 points from their last ten league games.

Last six matches



DUNFERMLINE

Montrose (A) W 3-1

FC Edinburgh (H) D 0-0

Falkirk (H) W 2-0

Alloa Athletic (H) W 2-0

Queen of the South (A) W 2-0

Airdrieonians (H) D 1-1


KELTY HEARTS

Falkirk (A) D 0-0

Montrose (H) L 1-2
Airdrieonians (A) L 1-6

FC Edinburgh (H) L 1-2
Peterhead (A) D 1-1
Queen of the South (H) W 3-0



League Record



DUNFERMLINE

League Position: 1st

League Points: 66

Goal Difference: +32

Home League Record: P15 W8 D7 L0 GF23 GA9

Last Six Match Form: DWWWDW



KELTY HEARTS

League Position: 8th

League Points: 34

Goal Difference: -12

Away League Record: P15 W3 D4 L8 GF15 GA30

Last Six Match Form: WDLLLD

Last Time Out

DUNFERMLINE (v Montrose): Deniz Mehmet: Aaron Comrie, Kyle Benedictus (c), Ewan Otoo, Josh Edwards: Kane Ritchie-Hosler, Chris Hamilton, Joe Chalmers: Robbie Mahon (Paul McGowan 64), Craig Wighton (Kevin O’Hara 69): Lewis McCann (Nikolay Todorov 84).
SUBS NOT USED: Kyle Macdonald, Chris Mochrie, Paul Allan, Miller Fenton, Max Little (GK).

KELTY HEARTS (v Falkirk):Darren Jamieson: Kanayo Megwa, Jason Thomson, Tam O`Ware, Lewis Martin, Jack Milne, Michael Tidser, Jamie Barjonas, Joe Cardle (Robbie Leitch 80), Nathan Austin (Finlay Shearer 84), Alfredo Agyeman
SUBS NOT USED: Arron Darge, Ross Philp, Dougie Hill, Kyle McCulloch, Liam Campbell (GK).

The referee will be Calum Scott who was also the referee for the first meeting between the clubs at The KDM Group East End Park earlier this season.

Other League One Fixtures

Alloa Athletic v Airdrieonians
Clyde v Falkirk
FC Edinburgh v Montrose
Queen of the South v Peterhead

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