Preview Dundee
Sunday, 20th Mar 2011Oh no n
After four consecutive Tuesday night league fixtures that have all been drawn, this one might be one where a draw might be a good result because opponents Dundee are unbeaten since they went into administration on Friday 15th October.
The Pars have drawn two and won one of the three games between the sides this season so far. The Pars won 3-1 on September 11th and drew both in Dundee (2-2) and at East End Park in January (0-0).
Pars v Dundee: The Full League Record | ||||||
P | W | D | L | F | A | |
At East End Park | 54 | 26 | 12 | 16 | 94 | 73 |
At Dens Park | 53 | 12 | 14 | 27 | 63 | 107 |
Division One (before 1975) | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 73 | 85 |
Division Two (before 1975) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 32 |
First Division (since 1975) | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 17 |
Premier League (since 1975) | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 18 |
TOTALS | 107 | 38 | 26 | 43 | 157 | 179 |
Last victory over Dundee on their home patch was nine visits back and the Pars have won only 12 of the 53 away encounters. In 107 league meetings with Dundee, 38 have been won by Dunfermline to Dundee`s 43.
Milestones | |||
Last League Victory |
2 - 1 |
SPL | |
Last League Defeat |
2-3 |
First Division | |
Best League Victory |
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5 - 1 |
Div One* |
Worst League Defeat |
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0 - 10 |
Div B* |
*Pre league reconstruction |
Last Twelve League Matches v Dundee | |||
Date |
H/A |
F-A |
Scorers |
15/01/11 | H | 0-0 | |
23/10/10 | A | 2-2 | [1-0] Gibson (pen), [2-0] Gibson (pen) [2-1] Griffiths, [2-2] Higgins |
11/09/10 | H | 3-1 | [1-0] Gibson pen, [2-0] Bell, [2-1] Harkins, [3-1] Clarke. |
30/03/10 | H | 2-1 | [1-0] Gibson, [2-0] Bell, [2-1] Malone |
17/01/10 | A | 2-3 | [0-1] Griffiths, [1-1] Graham, [1-2] McMenamin, [2-2] Graham, [2-3] Griffiths |
31/10/09 | 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 |
League positions shows the Pars in second and Dundee down in sixth, 18 points separate the sides. Had Dundee not incurred the penalty of a 25 point deduction they would be sitting top, seven points ahead of the Pars and five ahead of Raith Rovers.
Dundee | Dunfermline |
Current League Position | |
6 | 2 |
League Form Home / Away | |
WDDWWWD | WLDWDW |
League Points | |
32 | 50 |
Goal Difference | |
+20 | +22 |
League Record Home / Away | |
P14, W10, D4, L0 | P14, W6, D3, L5 |
Dundee are unbeaten at home in the league this season and only Motherwell`s visit in the Scottish Cup ended in defeat. Dunfermline have won six but lost five of their league games on the road.
Recent Form this season - home / away | ||||||
Dundee (home) |
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Dunfermline (away) | ||||
Queen of the South | W | 2-1 | Stirling Albion | D | 1-1 | |
Morton | D | 1-1 | Falkirk | W | 2-1 | |
Raith Rovers | W | 2-1 | Ross County | D | 0-0 | |
Falkirk | W | 1-0 | Cowdenbeath | W | 4-0 | |
Motherwell | L | 0-4 | Aberdeen | L | 0-1 | |
Ross County | W | 2-0 | Partick Thistle | L | 0-2 |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Stirling Albion): Chris Smith; Andy Dowie (Alex Burke 69), Kevin Rutkiewicz, Alex Keddie, Austin McCann (c); David Graham, Gary Mason, Martin Hardie, Joe Cardle (Ryan Thomson 63); Steven McDougall (Pat Clarke HT), Liam Buchanan.
SUBS NOT USED: Chris Higgins, Greg Paterson (GK).
DUNDEE (v Falkirk): Rab Douglas; Gary Irvine, Craig McKeown, Kyle Benedictus, Matt Lockwood, Nick Riley, Rhys Weston, Stephen O`Donnell, Gary Harkins, Craig Forsyth, Leighton McIntosh (Connor Rennie 85)
SUBS NOT USED: Alan Tulleth, Gary Bartlett, Graham Webster, John Gibson (GK).
Referee will be Mike Tumilty
Come on ye Pars!
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