Preview Airdrie United
Sunday, 7th Mar 2010Tuesday 9
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The original fixture on Boxing Day was snowed off on Christmas Eve so for the first time this season Dunfermline travel to face Airdrie United at the Excelsior Stadium. In all their guises Dunfermline are one up on Airdrie with 34 wins (thanks to Saturday) to 33 wins. 28 games have been drawn.
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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 |
50 |
22 |
17 |
11 |
85 |
76 |
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At Broomfield |
45 |
12 |
11 |
22 |
70 |
102 |
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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) |
37 |
14 |
18 |
5 |
44 |
38 |
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TOTALS |
95 |
34 |
28 |
33 |
155 |
178 |
Since they became Airdrie United the Diamonds have won only once - a 4-3 win in the very first meeting in the Scottish Cup on 2006. Dunfermline won 2-0 in the first meeting earlier this season and by the same margin when the teams met at East End Park on Saturday.
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Matches v Airdrie United | |||
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Date |
H/A |
F-A |
Competition |
| 06/03/10 | H | 2-0 | Division One |
| 22/08/09 | H | 2-0 | Division One |
| 04/04/09 | A | 1-1 | Division One |
| 17/02/09 | A | 2-1 | Scottish Cup |
| 17/01/09 | A | 1-1 | Division One |
| 04/11/08 | A | 3-1 | Division One |
| 23/08/08 | H | 0-0 | Division One |
| 18/09/07 | A | 2-0 | Challenge Cup |
| 07/01/06 | H | 3-4 | Scottish Cup |
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 | |
| 10 | 6 |
| Last Six League Results | |
| DLWLLL | DLWDLW |
| League Points | |
| 11 | 33 |
| Goal Difference | |
| -23 | +5 |
| Home/Away Record | |
| P9, W1, D3, L5 | P12, W5, D3, L4 |
Airdrie United have won only once at home in the league this season, a 2-0 win over Ayr United but they registered a fine 4-0 cup win over Queen of the South at the end of November. They are well behind in home league fixtures and their statistics could be hiding behind lack of games.
The Pars have as good an away record as a home one. They will be hoping to add to their five away league wins.
| Recent Form this season - home / away | ||||||
| Airdrie United (home) |
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Dunfermline (away) | ||||
| Raith Rovers | L | 1-3 | Morton | W | 2-0 | |
| Inverness Caley Th | L | 0-1 | Ross County | D | 2-2 | |
| Partick Thistle | L | 2-5 | Stenhousemuir | W | 2-1 | |
| Queen of the South | W | 4-0 | Partick Thistle | W | 4-1 | |
| Morton | L | 2-4 | Dundee | L | 2-3 | |
| Ayr United | W | 3-1 | Ayr United | L | 0-1 | |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Airdrie United): Greg Fleming; Calum Woods, Chris Higgins, Andy Dowie, Austin McCann (c); Steven Bell, Gary Mason, Alex Burke (Nick Phinn 77); David Graham, Joe Cardle (Willie Gibson 72); Andy Kirk (Steven McDougall 83).
SUBS: Scott Muirhead, Greg Paterson (GK)
YELLOW CARD: Graham (51), Bell (68), Mason (88)
SCORER: Kirk (53 pen), Bell (87)
AIRDRIE UNITED (v Dunfermline): Stephen Robertson; Tom Parratt, Marc Smyth, Simon Storey, Ricky Waddell, Ryan McCann (Frankie Lagana 77), Kevin McDonald (Paul Keegan 77), Scott McLauchlin, Diarmund O`Carroll, Scott Gemmill, John Baird.
SUBS: Bobby Donnelly, Kevin Watt, Lee Hollis (GK)
YELLOW CARD: Smyth (51), Robertson (52), O`Carroll (81)
Referee for the match will be 42 year old fireman, Brian Winter.
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