Preview Dundee
Wednesday, 20th Oct 2010After two home wins over Dundee it`s back to Dens where Dunfermline seek their first win in nine visits.
Jim McIntyre views every game as difficult in the First Division but this weekend that might just be an understatement. Dundee went into administration on Friday 15th October. Next day they got a 1-1 draw away to Stirling Albion in front of 1578 fans but this Saturday a huge support is expected to turn up to give moral and vocal support to the City of Discovery`s oldest club.
The players who saw their team mates lose their jobs will also have a great feeling of responsibility and huge desire to secure the results on the park that might attract potential investors. Dunfermline are the visitors and what`s worse for them is that they haven`t won at Dens Park since goals from Scott Thomson and Darren Young did the job in October 2004.
| Pars v Dundee: The Full League Record | ||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | |
| At East End Park | 53 | 26 | 11 | 16 | 94 | 73 |
| At Dens Park | 52 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 61 | 105 |
| Division One (before 1975) | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 73 | 85 |
| Division Two (before 1975) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 32 |
| First Division (since 1975) | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 15 |
| Premier League (since 1975) | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 18 |
| TOTALS | 105 | 38 | 24 | 43 | 155 | 177 |
Last victory over Dundee on their home patch was eight visits back and the Pars have won only 12 of the 52 previous away encounters. In 105 league meetings with Dundee, 38 have been won by Dunfermline to Dundee`s 43.
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Milestones | |||
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Last League Victory |
2 - 1 |
SPL | |
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Last League Defeat |
2-3 |
First Division | |
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Best League Victory |
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5 - 1 |
Div One* |
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Worst League Defeat |
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0 - 10 |
Div B* |
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*Pre league reconstruction | |||
Last Twelve League Matches v Dundee | |||
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Date |
H/A |
F-A |
Scorers |
| 11/09/10 | H | 3-1 | [1-0] Gibson pen, [2-0] Bell, [2-1] Harkins, [3-1] Clarke. |
| 30/03/10 | H | 2-1 | [1-0] Gibson, [2-0] Bell, [2-1] Malone |
| 17/01/10 | A | 2-3 | [0-1] Griffiths, [1-1] Graham, [1-2] McMenamin, [2-2] Graham, [2-3] Griffiths |
| 31/10/09 | H | 1-1 | [0-1] Harkins. [1-1] Bayne |
| 12//09/09 | A | 0-1 | [0-1] Harkins (pen.) |
| 31/03/09 | H | 1-1 | [0-1] Malone, [1-1] Woods |
| 01/01/09 | A | 0-1 | [0-1] Paton |
| 08/11/08 | H | 0-1 | [0-1] Antoine-Curier |
| 13/09/08 | A | 0-0 | |
| 22/03/08 | H | 0-1 | [0-1] Daquin |
| 05/01/08 | A | 0-0 | |
| 01/12/07 | H | 0-1 | [0-1] McDonald |
League position shows the Pars in pole position and Dundee down in fifth, 9 points separate the sides.
| Dundee | Dunfermline |
| Current League Position | |
| 5 | 1 |
| League Form Home / Away | |
| WDWDW | WLWLW |
| League Points | |
| 12 | 21 |
| Goal Difference | |
| 0 | +9 |
| League Record Home / Away | |
| P5, W3, D2, L0 | P5, W3, D0, L2 |
Dundee are unbeaten at home this season and haven`t lost a league match at home since 30th January this year. Dunfermline have won three and drawn two of their five league games this season; defeats at Kirkcaldy and Dumfries have come alongside impressive wins at Falkirk, Stirling and Partick Thistle.
| Recent Form this season - home / away | ||||||
| Dundee (home) |
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Dunfermline (away) | ||||
| Morton | W | 2-1 | Queen of the South | L | 0-2 | |
| Raith Rovers | D | 0-0 | Partick Thistle | W | 2-0 | |
| Falkirk | W | 2-0 | Rangers |
L |
2-7 | |
| Ross County | D | 0-0 | Stirling Albion | W | 2-3 | |
| Queen of the South | W | 1-0 | Raith Rovers | L | 0-2 | |
| Montrose | W | 3-0 | Falkirk | W | 1-0 | |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Ross County): Chris Smith; Calum Woods, Andy Dowie, Alex Keddie, Chris Higgins; Wullie Gibson, Steven Bell, Gary Mason (c), Joe Cardle (David Graham, 70); Andy Kirk (Steven McDougall,70), Pat Clarke.
SUBS NOT USED: Paul Willis, Nick Phinn, Kyle Allison (GK)
DUNDEE (v Stirling Albion): Rab Douglas; Craig McKeown, Matt Lockwood, Nick Riley, Gary Irvine, Rhys Weston, Stephen O`Donnell, Gary Harkins, Jamie Adams, Leigh Griffiths (Craig Forsyth 78).
SUBS NOT USED: Kyle Benedictus, Ross Carnegie, Leighton McIntosh, Scott Findlay (GK).
Referee will be Dougie McDonald.
Come on ye Pars!
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