Preview Stirling Albion
Wednesday, 24th Oct 2007Craig Robertson and Scott Leitch were the scorers when Dunfermline last won away to Stirling fourteen and a half years ago.
Saturday probably can`t come quick enough now for management and players. The trip to Forthbank gives Stephen Kenny and his players the chance to erase the memory of last Saturday with a solid victory over bottom of the table, Stirling Albion. If history is anything to go by however it might be closer than any of us might like. The record shows that Dunfermline have had the upper hand in league matches against Stirling Albion but not by much.
League Record v Stirling Albion | |||
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
53 |
22 |
13 |
18 |
Craig Robertson and Scott Leitch were the scorers when Dunfermline last won away to Stirling fourteen and a half years ago. That was half way through an unbeaten run of 12 matches, just what the Pars need now!
Milestones v Stirling Albion (Away) | |||
Last League Victory |
09/02/93 |
2-1 |
Div 1 |
Last League Defeat |
05/02/94 |
0-1 |
Div 1 |
Best League Victory |
05/09/92 |
5-0 |
Div 1 |
Worst League Defeat |
11/08/79 |
0-4 |
Div 1 |
*Pre league reconstruction |
Stirling Albion have yet to win at home this season. They have drawn four and lost one of their home SFL matches. Away from home Dunfermline have lost two, drawn two and won one, their last at Dumfries on 6th October.
Stirling Albion | Dunfermline |
Current League Position | |
10 | 5 |
Form last six SFL matches | |
DLDDLD | DDLWWL |
League Points | |
7 | 12 |
Goal Difference | |
-7 | -5 |
The Pars desperately need to register their second away win of this season`s league. It wasn`t that easy at Dumfries and we have Paul Gallacher to thank for the 90th minute penalty save that sent the three points back to Fife. Away league form now really needs to be picking up regular points.
Recent League Form | |||||
Stirling Albion Home |
L |
D Dundee 2-2 |
D Livingston 3-3 |
D Morton 0-0 |
A |
Dunfermline Away |
W Queen of the South 1-0 |
L |
D |
D Livingson 1-1 |
L Hamilton 1-2 |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Hamilton Accies): Paul Gallacher; Calum Woods, Souleymane Bamba, Scott Wilson, Scott Muirhead; Tam McManus, Nick Phinn (Darren Young HT), Stevie Crawford (c) (Bobby Ryan 81), Stephen Glass; Jim Hamilton (Owen Morrison HT), Mark Burchill.
SUBS NOT USED: Sean Murdoch, Jamie Harris.
STIRLING ALBION (v Partick Thistle): Scott Christie; Paul Nugent, Craig Reid, Lawrie Ellis, Ross Forsyth, Ross Harris (Chris Aitken 79), Steven Bell, John Paul McBride, William Easton (Marek Tomana 68), David McKenna, Colin Cramb (Derek Lilley 71)
SUBS NOT USED: Myles Hogarth (GK), Andy Graham
Referee will be 40 year old policeman, Iain Brines.
C`mon Ye Pars!
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