Preview Livingston
Wednesday, 27th Feb 2008Dunfermline have managed just three wins in the last twelve meetings between the teams. Referee for this one will be Willie Collum, the man of many cards.
This weekend it is Livingston who are the visitors at East End Park and Jim McIntyre`s men will want to erase the memory of the last Livi visit. Since taking over in December the boss has lost only two of the twelve league games and has a win record of 50%.
Pars v Livingston: The Full League Record | ||||||
P | W | D | L | F | A | |
At East End Park | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 |
At Almondvale | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
First Division (since 1975) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 |
Premier League (since 1975) | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 18 |
TOTALS | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 25 |
Last time, on 3rd November, they recorded their heaviest ever defeat over Dunfermline with a four goal win. For Livingston it was their first away win of the season.
Milestones | |||
Last League Victory# |
3 - 2 |
SPL | |
Last League Defeat# |
0 - 4 |
Sc Div 1 | |
Best League Victory* |
|
7 - 1 |
Sc Div 2 |
Worst League Defeat# |
0 - 4 |
Sc Div 1 | |
# As |
Dunfermline have managed just three wins in the last twelve meetings between the teams. Livi have won four times, with the other five games being drawn.
Last Twelve League Matches v Livingston | |||
Date |
H/A |
F-A |
Scorers |
02/01/08 | A | 2-0 | [1-0] Hamilton, [2-0] Burchill |
03/11/07 | H | 0-4 | [0-1] Craig, [0-2] Craig, [0-3] Tinkler, [0-4] Kennedy |
19/08/07 | A | 1-1 | [0-1] Mackay pen. [1-1] O Morrison |
22/04/06 | H | 3-2 | [0-1] Brittain, [1-1] Burchill, [1-2] Healy, [2-2] Burchill, [3-2] Burchill |
11/02/06 | A | 1-0 | [1-0] Burchill |
19/11/05 | H | 0-1 | [0-1] Dalglish |
20/08/05 | A | 1-1 | [1-0] Makel, [1-1] Wilson og |
30/04/05 | A | 0-2 | [0-2] O`Brien, [0-2] McPake |
02/04/05 | A | 1-1 | [0-1] Kachloul, [1-1] Hunt |
27/12/04 | H | 0-0 | |
16/10/04 | A | 0-2 | [0-1] Wilson og, [0-2] Snodgrass |
27/03/04 |
A | 0-0 |
Livingston have only won one other away match this season and that was against Stirling Albion. Only Dundee and St Johnstone have registered wins at East End Park since that nightmare of an afternoon on 3rd November.
Dunfermline | Livingston |
Current League Position | |
5 | 7 |
Last 6-Match Form | |
DWWLWD | DLLLWL |
Home/Away Record | |
P13, W5, D3, L5 | P12, W2, D3, L7 |
Form favours the home win for this one.
Recent Form | ||||||
Dunfermline Home | Livingston Away | |||||
Partick Thistle | D | 1-1 | Hamilton | L | 1-3 | |
Morton | W | 2-1 | Stirling Albion | W | 4-1 | |
St Johnstone | L | 0-1 | Queen of the South | L | 0-1 | |
Stirling Albion | W | 2-1 | St Johnstone | L | 2-5 | |
Queen of the South | W | 2-0 | Clyde | L |
1-2 |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE Paul Gallacher; Calum Woods, Scott Wilson (c), Scott Thomson, Scott Morrison; Nick Phinn, Stephen Simmons, Stephen Glass, Alex Burke; Mark Burchill (Paul Willis 86), Stevie Crawford (Tam McManus 74).
SUBS: Sean Murdoch (GK), Stuart Dearden, Sol Bamba.
LIVINGSTON: Colin Stewart; David Mackay, Craig James, James McPake, Cammy MacDonald, Lee Makel, Graham Dorrans, Chris Malone, Leigh Griffiths, Liam Fox (Steven Craig 55), Robert Snodgrass
SUBS NOT USED: Allan Walker, Keaghan Jacobs, Marc Lunn (GK)
Referee for this match will be Willie Collum, the man of many cards. This season he has shown 87 yellow and 7 red in 24 matches and is well on target to exceed last season`s tally of 114 yellow and 7 red in 31 matches. This is his first visit to East End Park since his Christmas Saturday in 2006 when in the 0-0 draw with Inverness Caley Thistle, Dorus de Vries, Scott Wilson, Gary Mason and Jim Hamilton saw yellow and Stevie Crawford yellow twice followed by a red.
Come on ye Pars!
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