Preview Aberdeen
Wednesday, 7th Feb 2007Out of the last twelve matches against Aberdeen, Dunfermline have won three, drawn tw
Bitter it normally is at the ground that never seems to benefit from the maritime effect of being near the salt water. With the Pars three Premier League wins there coming in 1997 (2-0 and 2-1) and in 2003 (2-1) every Pars fan would take warmth of three points off their old management team.
Premier League v Aberdeen (Away) | |||||
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
25 |
3 |
4 |
18 |
17 |
43 |
Dunfermline lost 1-0 on their last trip to Pittodrie in August and it was August 2003 (2-1) when the Pars last took three points back down the A90.
Milestones Aberdeen (Away) | |||
Last League Victory |
23/08/03 |
2 - 1 |
SPL |
Last League Defeat |
26/08/06 |
0 - 1 |
SPL |
Best League Victory |
25/02/61 |
6 - 3 |
Div One* |
Worst League Defeat |
13/09/58 |
4 - 0 |
Div One* |
*Pre league reconstruction |
Out of the last twelve matches against Aberdeen, Dunfermline have won three, drawn two and lost seven.
Last Twelve League Matches v Aberdeen | |||
Date |
H/A |
F-A |
Scorers |
25/11/06 | H | 0-3 | [0-1] Miller, [0-2] Mackie, [0-3] Mackie |
26/08/06 | A | 0-1 | [0-1] Severin |
11/03/06 | H | 1-0 | [1-0] Burchill |
10/12/05 | A | 0-0 | |
17/09/05 | H | 0-2 | [0-1] Crawford, [0-2] Severin |
12/02/05 | H | 2-1 | [1-0] Mehmet, [1-1] Diamond, [2-1] Donnelly |
13/11/04 | A | 1-2 | [0-1]Tod og, [0-2] Mackie, [1-2] Donnelly |
21/08/04 | H | 0-1 | [0-1] Whelan |
21/02/04 | A | 0-2 | [0-1] McGuire, [0-2] Booth |
29/11/03 |
H |
[0-1] Deloumeaux, [0-2] Booth, [1-2] Dk Young, [2-2] Bullen | |
23/08/03 |
A |
[0-1] Zdrilic, [1-1] Brewster, [2-1] Nicholson | |
12/04/03 |
A |
[0-1] Sheerin |
Sitting in third place, Aberdeen have won only one of their five matches in 2007, that was at St Mirren on the last Saturday in January.
Aberdeen | Dunfermline |
Current League Position | |
3 | 12 |
Last 6-Match Form | |
LDDDLW | LWLLDW |
Home/Away Record | |
P14, W7, D2, L3 | P13, W0, D4, L9 |
Leading Scorers | |
D Mackie (8) | S Crawford (4) |
Following the Pars two Scottish Cup successes it has not been for a long time that Dunfermline faced a team with a better last 6 form than their opponents. It is well reported that the Pars have failed to score in their last eight league matches but should they fail at Pittodrie it will be a new club record. Surely this week all the Kenny changes will bear fruit!
Recent Form |
Aberdeen Home | D Inverness CT 1-1 |
D Hibs 2-2 |
W Kilmarnock 3-1 |
L Rangers 1-2 |
W Falkirk 2-1 |
Dunfermline |
L Falkirk 0-1 |
L Hibs 0-2 |
D |
L Kilmarnock 1-5 |
L Rangers 0-3 |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE: Dorus de Vries; Greg Ross, Phil McGuire, Scott Wilson (c), Scott Morrison; Jim O`Brien (Owen Morrison 86), Stephen Simmons, Gary Mason, Adam Hammill; Stevie Crawford (Jim McIntyre 79), Mark Burchill (Jim Hamilton 68).
SUBS: Roddy McKenzie (GK), Souleymane Bamba
YELLOW CARD: McGuire (45)
SCORER: Wilson (93)
ABERDEEN: Jamie Langfield; Michael Hart, Russell Anderson, Andrew Considine, Richard Foster, Chris Clark, Scott Severin, Barry Nicholson, Touzani, Stuart Lovell, Darren Mackie
SUBS: Derek Soutar, Gary Dempsey, Lee Miller, Daniel Smith, Jamie Winter, Chris Maguire
YELLOW CARD: Foster
SCORER: Considine (8, 36)
Referee for this match will be Brian Winter. This referee was in charge of the first two matches this season in which Dunfermline played Hearts. Although he showed no cards in the second match he brandished eight in the first game of the season including sending off Andy Tod. He is probably more well remembered by Pars fans as being the whistler who awarded Inverness Caley a penalty back in February 2006 that enabled Craig Dargo to convert and then Wyness followed up to snatch victory off Dunfermline. Let`s hope he is more popular in his next meeting!
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