Preview Kilmarnock
Wednesday, 29th Nov 2006The last time Dunfermline won at Rugby Park in the league was almost fourteen years ago.
Rugby Park proved a happy hunting ground for once when back in September a famous 4-3 CIS Insurance Cup win but League fortunes have to change one of these days for the Pars record of no wins in 16 SPL matches is there to be taken.
Premier League v | |||||
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
16 |
0 |
7 |
9 |
13 |
27 |
It would be really nice to change the script away from the last time Dunfermline won at Rugby Park in the league was almost fourteen years ago. Goals from Leishman`s coaching team Hamish French and Craig Robertson secured the points in a First Division match. Hamish netted twice and Craig once in the Boxing Day fixture.
Milestones | |||
Last League Victory |
|
3-2 |
1st Div |
Last League Defeat |
0-1 |
SPL | |
Best League Victory |
|
4 -2 |
Div One* |
Worst League Defeat |
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0-4 |
1st Div |
*Pre league reconstruction |
Dunfermline have won just three of the last dozen games between the teams.
Last Twelve SPL League Matches v Kilmarnock | |||
Date |
H/A |
F-A |
Scorers |
H | 3-2 | [0-1] Invincible, [1-1] Young, [1-2] Wales, [2-2] Mason, [3-2] Crawford | |
A | 0-1 | [0-1] Invincible | |
H | 0-1 | [0-1] Boyd | |
A | 2-3 | [1-0] Burchill, [1-1] Dodds, [1-2] Boyd, [2-2] Derek Young, [2-3] Invincible | |
A | 0-4 | [0-1] Locke, [0-2] Dodds, [0-3] Boyd, [0-4] McDonald | |
A | 1-2 | [0-1] Naismith, [1-1] Christiansen, [1-2] Boyd | |
20/11/04 | H | 4-1 | [1-0] Nicholson, [2-0] Mehmet, [3-0] Wilson, [3-1] Wales, [4-1] Brewster |
29/08/04 | A | 0-1 | [0-1] Invincible |
H |
2-1 |
[0-1] Invincible, [1-1] Nicholson, [2-1] Crawford | |
A |
1-1 |
[0-1] McSwegan (pen), [1-1] Crawford | |
H |
2-3 |
[0-1] McSwegan, [1-1] Crawford, [2-1] Crawford, [2-2] Shields, [2-3] McSwegan | |
H |
2-2 |
[1-0] Crawford, [2-0] Mason, [1-2] McDonald, [2-2] Boyd |
Kilmarnock | Dunfermline |
Current League Position | |
6 | 12 |
Last 6-Match Form | |
LLDLWL | LDLLWL |
Home/Away Record | |
P7, W3, D3, L1 | P8, W0, D2, L6 |
Leading Scorers | |
G Wales (4) | S Crawford (3) |
Kilmarnock sit in sixth place with 22 points, ten more than Dunfermline. Only Celtic have defeated Killie at Rugby Park in this season`s SPL and Dunfermline have yet to win away from home in the SPL.
Recent SPL Form | |||||
Kilmarnock Home |
W |
L |
W |
D |
D |
Dunfermline |
L Rangers 0-3 |
D Hearts 1-1 |
L Motherwell 1-2 |
L Inverness CT 0-1 |
L Celtic 0-1 |
DUNFERMLINE (last time out v Aberdeen): Dorus de Vries; Aaron Labonte (Stephen Simmons 77), Greg Shields (c), Scott Wilson, Scott Morrison; Owen Morrison, Darren Young (Greg Ross 88), Gary Mason, Scott Muirhead (Jim Hamilton 69); Frederic Daquin, Stevie Crawford
SUBS NOT USED: Greg Paterson (GK), Calum Woods, Souleymane Bamba, Iain Williamson
KILMARNOCK (last time out v Rangers): Graeme Smith; Grant Murray (Stephen Murray 77), Gordon Greer, Frazer Wright, Garry Hay, Danny Invincible, Peter Leven (Paul Di Giacomo 75), Jamie Fowler, Alan Johnson, Gary Wales (Simon Ford 46), Steven Naismith
SUBS NOT USED: Alan Combe, Rhiann Dodds, Ryan O`Leary, Stephen Campbell
Referee for this the 108th league meeting with Kilmarnock will be John Underhill, his first time in charge of a Dunfermline game since officiating in the SPL match v Dundee United on 25th February this year. For Kilmarnock it will be the second meeting with this whistler this season. He was the ref in their only defeat v Celtic. An omen perhaps!
Come on ye Pars!
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