Preview Falkirk
Wednesday, 10th Jan 2007The win at the Falkirk Stadium on Hogmanay 2005 was the last win for Dunfermline against John Hughes side.
| Ticket Info:- Falkirk v Dunfermline |
After all the excitement of last Sunday`s Scottish Cup win over Rangers it is back to the very serious business of SPL survival. Old rivals Falkirk provide the next opportunity to pick up points but nobody expects it to be easy at The Falkirk Stadium.
| Falkirk | Dunfermline |
| Current League Position | |
| 6 | 12 |
| Last 6-Match Form | |
| WLLWWW | DDLLLW |
| Home/Away Record | |
| P11, W5, D2, L4 | P11, W0, D3, L8 |
| Leading Scorers | |
| A Stokes (13) | S Crawford (4) |
The Bairns have the upper hand in league fixtures between the clubs with 36 wins to the Pars 27. Despite the derby status that can prove form and expectations can be drastically wrong, both sides have won more home matches than they have lost but Dunfermline`s record in this away fixture is not great. The win at the Falkirk Stadium on Hogmanay 2005 was the last win for Dunfermline against John Hughes side. Not only have the Pars not scored in their last five SPL matches, they managed to score only once in the four SPL matches against Falkirk in 2006.
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PARS v FALKIRK: THE FULL LEAGUE RECORD | ||||||
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PLD |
W | D | L | For | Against | |
| At East End Park | 40 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 56 | 51 |
| At Falkirk | 40 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 41 | 63 |
| Division One (up to 1975) | 36 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 65 | 49 |
| Division Two (up to 1975) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Premier League (since 1975) | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 |
| First Division (since 1975) | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 32 |
| Second Division (since 1975) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| TOTALS | 78 | 27 | 17 | 34 | 97 | 110 |
Prior to their 1-0 win in August, Falkirk had not registered a home win over Dunfermline in the league since 18th January 1994.
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Milestones Falkirk (Away) | |||
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Last League Victory |
31/12/05 |
SPL | |
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Last League Defeat |
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SPL | |
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Best League Victory |
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4-0 |
SPL |
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Worst League Defeat |
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0-6 |
Div One* |
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*Pre league reconstruction | |||
In the last twelve matches between the sides Falkirk have won four, Dunfermline two and six games have been drawn.
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Last 12 League Matches v Falkirk | |||
| 04/11/06 | H | 0-3 | L |
| 05/08/06 | A | 0-1 | L |
| 14/04/06 | A | 0-0 | D |
| 01/04/06 | H | 1-1 | D |
| 31/12/05 | A | 2-1 | W |
| 15/10/05 | H | 0-1 | L |
| 25/03/00 | A | 1-1 | D |
| 15/01/00 | H | 2-2 | D |
| 20/11/99 | A | 3-1 | W |
| 28/08/99 | H | 1-1 | D |
| 18/01/94 | A | 0-2 | L |
| 26/03/94 | H | 1-1 | D |
Whilst their away form has been erratic, Falkirk are unbeaten at home since losing 1-0 to Celtic on 1st October. They have not lost in their last six home games.
| Recent Form | |||||
| Falkirk Home |
W Inverness CT 3-1 |
W Hibernian 2-1 |
W Rangers 1-0 |
D Hearts 1-1 |
W Dundee United 5-1 |
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Dunfermline |
L Hibernian 0-2 |
D |
L |
L Rangers 0-3 |
D |
DUNFERMLINE last time out (v Rangers): Roddy McKenzie; Greg Ross, Phil McGuire, Scott Wilson, Scott Morrison; Jim O`Brien (Souleymane Bamba 76), Stephen Simmons, Darren Young, Owen Morrison (Calum Woods 67); Jim Hamilton (Frederic Daquin 83), Stevie Crawford.
SUBS: Sean Murdoch (GK), Andy Tod,
YELLOW CARD: Young (48), Wilson (89)
SCORERS: Hamilton (17), Simmons (29), McGuire (46)
FALKIRK last time out (v Berwick Rangers): Jerome Lambers, Jack Ross, Karl Dodd (Holden 70), Darren Barr, Kenny Milne, Patrick Cregg, Victor Manuel Santos Lima (Steven Thomson 70), Cedric Uras, Liam Craig, Russell Latapy (John Stewart 76), Alan Gow
SUBS NOT USED: Scott Higgins, Tom McManus
YELLOW CARD: Cregg
SCORERS: Gow (9), Craig (51)
Referee Eddie Smith will be in charge of this SPL match. He was the referee for Dunfermline`s defeats this season at Pittodrie and Celtic Park. He has an average yellow card count of 3.33 per game.
Come on ye Pars!
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