Preview Airdrie United
Wednesday, 1st Apr 2009Airdrie are seven points behind the Pars but they have taken nine points from the last six matches while the Pars have managed only four.
For the third time this season Dunfermline travel to face Airdrie United. Earlier 3-1 league win and 2-1 Scottish Cup win make the Pars favourites to defeat the second bottom. In all their guises Airdrie hold the advantage with 33 wins to Dunfermline`s 32.
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Pars v Airdrie: The Full League Record | ||||||
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
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At |
48 |
20 |
17 |
11 |
81 |
76 |
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At Broomfield |
44 |
12 |
10 |
22 |
69 |
101 |
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Division One (up to 1975) |
42 |
19 |
6 |
17 |
83 |
90 |
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Division Two (up to 1975) |
12 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
24 |
42 |
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Premier League (since 1975) |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
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First Division (since 1975) |
34 |
12 |
17 |
5 |
39 |
37 |
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TOTALS |
92 |
32 |
27 |
33 |
150 |
177 |
Airdrie are seven points behind the Pars but they have taken nine points from the last six matches while the Pars have managed only four.
| Airdrie United | DDunfermlinene |
| Current League Position | |
| 9 | 2 |
| Last Six League Results | |
| WDDDWL | LLLWLD |
| League Points | |
| 32 | 39 |
| Goal Difference | |
| -10 | +4 |
| Home/Away Record | |
| P15, W6, D4, L5 | P14, W7, D2, L5 |
Airdrie have lost only once at home (2-1 to Partick Thistle) since Dunfermline were there in the Homecoming Scottish Cup.
Graeme Holmes celebrates early strike at Airdrie
| Recent Form this season - home / away | ||||||
| Airdrie United (home) |
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Dunfermline (away) | ||||
| Queen of the South | W | 2-0 | Ross County | L | 1-2 | |
| Livingston | D | 4-4 | Clyde | W | 4-1 | |
| Clyde | W | 1-0 | Livingston | L | 2-4 | |
| Partick Thistle | L | 1-2 | Morton | L | 1-2 | |
| Dundee | W | 1-0 | Partick Thistle | W | 3-2 | |
| Morton | W | 1-0 | Dundee | L | 0-1 | |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Dundee) Paul Gallacher; Calum Woods, Scott Thomson, Scott Wilson (c) (Greg Shields HT), Austin McCann; Jamie Mole (Andy Kirk 49), Nick Phinn, Stephen Glass, Alex Burke (Steven Bell 68); Graham Bayne, David Graham.
SUBS: Greg Paterson (GK), Scott Muirhead.
AIRDRIE UNITED (v St Johnstone): Stephen Robertson; Willie McLachlan, Marc Smyth, David Nixon (Stephen McGuire 79), Bobby Donnelly, Darren Smith (Kevin McDonald 70), Scott McLaughlin, Stephen McKenna, Simon Lynch (Kevin Watt 75), John Baird, Steven McDougall
SUBS NOT USED: Kevin Watt, Paul Lovering,Lee Hollis
Referee for the match will be Charlie Richmond.
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