Preview St Johnstone
Wednesday, 21st Dec 2011Pars seeking first home win but history favours the away team in
Please note: The Gallery Suite will be open on Saturday from 11.00 am for both sets of fans visiting East End Park
The Fifers have a good record over St Johnstone principally because of the performances at East End Park but with the last Pars win in this fixture being back in 2001 there`s a need to alter that record. After defeats to Hearts, Rangers and Celtic and taking just one point from their last five matches, there`s an urgent need to change the fortunes with the first home win of the season.
| Pars v St Johnstone: the Full League Record | ||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | |
| At East End Park | 67 | 34 | 12 | 21 | 125 | 94 |
| At Muirton Park / McDiarmid Park | 65 | 20 | 17 | 28 | 89 | 95 |
| Division One (up to 1975) | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 72 | 60 |
| Division Two (up to 1975) | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 68 | 64 |
| Premier Division (since 1975) | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 22 |
| First Division (since 1975) | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 42 |
| Second Division (since 1975) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 132 | 54 | 29 | 49 | 214 | 189 |
The first meeting between these two resulted in a Pars win at McDiarmid Park back in August when a late Paul Burns strike sealed the points in the bag for the visitors. The Pars last home win was courtesy of a Jack de Gier double after Paul Hartley had put the Perth side ahead in just four minutes.
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Milestones v St Johnstone (Home) | |||
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Last League Victory |
27/10/01 |
2-1 |
SPL |
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Last League Defeat |
11/04/09 |
Div 1 | |
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Best League Victory |
21/08/57 |
7-1 |
Div 2* |
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Worst League Defeat |
21/10/50 |
2-7 |
Div 2* |
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*Pre league reconstruction | |||
Strangely the away team in this fixture has been doing better of late. It is five games back since Dunfermline beat St Johnstone in a league game at home but 14 since St Johnstone took full points at home.
| Last Twelve League Meetings | ||||
| 2011/12 | ||||
| 13/08/11 | St Johnstone | 0-1 | Dunfermline | Premier League |
| 2008/09 | ||||
| 11/04/09 | Dunfermline | 1-3 | St Johnstone | First Division |
| 07/04/09 | St Johnstone | 0-0 | Dunfermline | First Division |
| 01/11/08 | Dunfermline | 1-2 | St Johnstone | First Division |
| 16/08/08 | St Johnstone | 0-3 | Dunfermline | First Division |
| 2007/08 | ||||
| 29/03/08 | St Johnstone | 1-1 | Dunfermline | First Division |
| 19/01/08 | Dunfermline | 0-1 | St Johnstone | First Division |
| 10/11/07 | St Johnstone | 0-0 | Dunfermline | First Division |
| 02/09/07 | Dunfermline | 0-0 | St Johnstone | First Division |
| 2001/02 | ||||
| 12/01/02 | St Johnstone | 0-1 | Dunfermline | Premier League |
| 27/10/01 | Dunfermline | 2-1 | St Johnstone | Premier League |
| 04/08/01 | St Johnstone | 0-2 | Dunfermline | Premier League |
It all looked so good when Dunfermline left St Johnstone with a win back in August but poor home form has left the Pars struggling in 12th place. By contrast St Johnstone`s away form has been remarkable.
| Dunfermline | St Johnstone |
| League Points | |
| 14 | 26 |
| Current League Position | |
| 12 | 4 |
| Goal Difference | |
| -20 | +1 |
| Last 6-Match Form | |
| WLLDLL | DWWLLL |
| Home/Away Record | |
| P8 W0 D4 L4 | P9, W4, D4, L1 |
St Johnstone have lost only once on the road this season. That was to Hibs but they have won at Celtic, Motherwell, Kilmarnock and Hearts and drawn at Aberdeen, St Mirren, Dundee United and Rangers.
| Form last six home / away | ||||||
| Dunfermline (home) | St Johnstone (away) | |||||
| Aberdeen | D | Hearts | W | 2-1 | ||
| Dundee United | L | Rangers | D | 0-0 | ||
| Hearts | L | Dundee United | D | 0-0 | ||
| Rangers | L | Kilmarnock | W | 2-1 | ||
| Hibernian | D | Hibs | L |
2-3 | ||
| Motherwell | L | Motherwell | W | 3-0 | ||
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Hearts): Paul Gallacher, Andy Dowie, John Potter, Alex Keddie; Paul Willis, Paul Burns, Gary Mason (c)(Ryan Thomson,75), Martin Hardie, David Graham, Liam Buchanan (Andy Kirk 72), Andy Barrowman (Joe Cardle 62).
SUBS NOT USED: Chris Smith (GK), Pat Clarke, Shaun Byrne, Kerr Young.
ST JOHNSTONE (v Celtic): Peter Enckelman, Alan Maybury, David Mackay, David McCracken, Steven Anderson, Kevin Moon, Chris Millar, Liam Craig, Murray Davidson, David Robertson Marcus Haber.
SUBS: Alan McManus, Sam Parkin, William Gibson, Scott Gray, Carl Finnigan, Ricky McIntosh, Mark Durnan
Referee will be Craig Thomson.
C`mon Ye Pars!
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