Preview Airdrie United
Wednesday, 14th Jan 2009Pars have upper hand over Airdrie in East End Park meetings but they were held to a 0-0 draw on their last visit in August.
Gallery Restaurant Open to Season Ticket holders for Airdrie Game
Admission Prices: Dunfermline v Airdrie United
Just six days after being drawn together in the next round of the Homecoming Scotland Scottish Cup, Dunfermline and Airdrie United meet in the First Division. This will be only the second league visit of the re-invented Airdrieonians side. On 23rd August the sides played out a 0-0 draw at East End Park but in November Dunfermline recorded a fine 3-1 win at the Excelsior.
|
Pars v Airdrie: The Full League Record | ||||||
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
| At |
47 |
20 |
16 |
11 |
80 |
75 |
| At Broomfield / Excelsior |
44 |
12 |
10 |
22 |
69 |
101 |
| Division One (up to 1975) |
42 |
19 |
6 |
17 |
83 |
90 |
| Division Two (up to 1975) |
12 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
24 |
42 |
| Premier League (since 1975) |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
| First Division (since 1975) |
33 |
12 |
16 |
5 |
38 |
36 |
|
TOTALS |
91 |
32 |
26 |
33 |
149 |
176 |
The only other previous meetings have been the 4-3 defeat at East End Park in the 2005-2006 Scottish Cup and the 2-0 Challenge Cup win in Lanarkshire last season.
Having lost out on promotion in the play offs at the end of last season, Airdrie United are in the First Division as a result of the demise of Gretna. So far they have won once on the road, at Livingston in September and are three points behind ninth placed Clyde having played one more game.
| Airdrie United | Dunfermline |
| Current League Position | |
| 10 | 2 |
| Last Six League Results | |
| LLLDWD | WLWDWL |
| League Points | |
| 19 | 30 |
| Goal Difference | |
| -6 | +8 |
| Home/Away Record | |
| P10, W1, D4, L5 | P9, W4, D1, L4 |
Dunfermline have stopped what was becoming an annoying habit of losing at home. They have defeated Livingston in the league and Clyde in the Cup in their two home fixtures since Christmas.
| Recent League Form | ||||||
| Dunfermline Home | Airdrie United Away | |||||
| Livingston | W | 1-0 | Livingston | D | 1-1 | |
| Clyde | D | 4-4 | Clyde | L | 0-1 | |
| Morton | L | 0-1 | Partick Thistle | L | 1-2 | |
| Dundee | L | 0-1 | Morton | L | 0-2 | |
| St Johnstone | L | 1-2 | Dundee | D |
1-1 | |
| Partick Thistle | W | 1-0 | St Johnstone | L | 1-3 | |
Jim McIntyre played with Airdrie boss Kenny Black and Macca expects his side to be fit and strong. The strikeforce of Steven Lynch and Paul Di Giacomo he already knows will need careful watching.
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Clyde):
Paul Gallacher, Calum Woods (Scott Thomson 67), Greg Shields, Scott Wilson (c), Greg Shields, Scott Muirhead, Steven Bell, Nick Phinn, Stephen Glass, Rory Loy, Andy Kirk (Jamie Mole 59), Graham Bayne (Alex Burke 80).SUBS NOT USED: Paul Willis, Greg Paterson.
AIRDRIE UNITED (v Spartans): Stephen Robertson; Scott McLaughlin, Marc Smyth (c), Matthew Hazley, Kevin McDonald, Bobby Donnelly (Michael Brown 54), Steven McDougall, Stephen McKenna, Paul Di Giacomo, Simon Lynch (Stephen Maguire 68), Joe Cardle (Darren Smith 46).
SUBS NOT USED: Stuart Noble, Lee Hollis
Referee will be David Somers, his first match in charge of a Pars game since the opening game of the season at Firhill when he yellow carded Graham Bayne and Stephen Glass.
Views : 4,250
