Preview Dundee
Wednesday, 13th Jan 2010The Pars have won only one out of the last twelve games against Dundee, with five draws and six defeats. Dundee are unbeaten in the last ten meetings with the Pars.
The Pars trip to Dundee is delayed until Sunday so that Tannadice can host Hibs on Saturday. No matter how well Queen of the South do at Ross County or Partick Thistle at Starks Park, Dundee will still sit top of the league when they take on the Pars.
| Pars v Dundee: The Full League Record | ||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | |
| At East End Park | 51 | 24 | 11 | 16 | 89 | 71 |
| At Dens Park | 51 | 12 | 13 | 26 | 59 | 102 |
| Division One (before 1975) | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 73 | 85 |
| Division Two (before 1975) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 32 |
| First Division (since 1975) | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 |
| Premier League (since 1975) | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 18 |
| TOTALS | 102 | 36 | 24 | 42 | 148 | 172 |
Last victory over Dundee on their home patch was seven visits back in October 2004 when goals from Scott Thomson and Derek Young secured the points. In 102 league meetings with Dundee, 36 have been won by Dunfermline to Dundee`s 42.
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Milestones | |||
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Last League Victory |
2 - 1 |
SPL | |
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Last League Defeat |
1-0 |
First Division | |
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Best League Victory |
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5 - 1 |
Div One* |
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Worst League Defeat |
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0 - 10 |
Div B* |
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*Pre league reconstruction | |||
Last Twelve League Matches v Dundee | |||
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Date |
H/A |
F-A |
Scorers |
| 31/010/09 | H | 1-1 | [0-1] Harkins. [1-1] Bayne |
| 12//09/09 | A | 0-1 | [0-1] Harkins (pen.) |
| 31/03/09 | H | 1-1 | [0-1] Malone, [1-1] Woods |
| 01/01/09 | A | 0-1 | [0-1] Paton |
| 08/11/08 | H | 0-1 | [0-1] Antoine-Curier |
| 13/09/08 | A | 0-0 | |
| 22/03/08 | H | 0-1 | [0-1] Daquin |
| 05/01/08 | A | 0-0 | |
| 01/12/07 | H | 0-1 | [0-1] McDonald |
| 15/09/07 | A | 1-1 | [1-0] Hamilton, [1-1] McDonald |
| 07/05/05 | H | 5-0 | [1-0] Derek Young, [2-0] Derek Young, [3-0] McDonald og, [4-0] Skerla, [5-0] Derek Young |
| 09/04/05 | A | 1-2 | [1-0] Darren Young, [1-1] Lovell, [1-2] Sancho |
Last time the Pars went to Dens Park, Dundee were sitting fourth and Dunfermline fifth. Both sides had six points after four games. Now the Dee sit top on 40 points - 14 better than Dunfermline.
| Dundee | Dunfermline |
| Current League Position | |
| 1 | 6 |
| League Form Home / Away | |
| WWWWDL | WWWLDD |
| League Points | |
| 40 | 26 |
| Goal Difference | |
| +13 | +2 |
| League Record Home / Away | |
| P11, W8, D2, L1 | P8, W3, D2, L3 |
Dundee have lost only one home match in the league this season. That was on 3rd January when Airdrie United won 1-0. In addition only Queen of the South and Inverness Caley Thistle have left with a point. Dunfermline have lost three away games including the first trip to Dundee in September.
| Recent Form this season - home / away | ||||||
| Dundee (home) |
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Dunfermline (away) | ||||
| Airdrie United | L | 0-1 | Ayr United | L | 0-1 | |
| Morton | W | 3-1 | Queen of the South | W | 2-1 | |
| Ayr United | W | 3-1 | Raith Rovers | L | 2-1 | |
| Queen of the South | D | 0-0 | Inverness CT | D | 1-1 | |
| Airdrie United | W | 2-1 | Ross County | D | 0-0 | |
| Raith Rovers | W | 2-1 | Partick Thistle | L | 0-2 | |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Stenhousemuir): Greg Fleming; Greg Ross (Calum Woods 61), Neil McGregor, Andy Dowie, Austin McCann (c); Willie Gibson (Joe Cardle 59), Steven Bell, Nick Phinn (Alex Burke 65), David Graham; Steven McDougall, Andy Kirk.
SUBS NOT USED: Paul Willis, Greg Paterson (GK).
DUNDEE (v Airdrie United): Rab Douglas; Eric Paton, Jim Lauchlan, Gary MacKenzie, Eddie Malone; Richie Hart, Brian Kerr, Maros Kimpl (Darren Young 76), Craig Forsyth, Pat Clarke (Colin McMenamin 62), Leigh Griffiths
SUBS NOT USED: Chris Casement, Kyle Benedictus, Derek Soutar (GK).
Gary MacKenzie was sent off early in the second half in the match against Airdrie so he is suspended for the visit of Jim McIntyre`s team. There are no Dunfermline Athletic suspensions for this match.
Referee will be Iain Brines.
Come on ye Pars!
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