Preview Cowdenbeath
Thursday, 31st Mar 2011While Pars fans smiled when the Blue Brazil drew 0-0 on Tuesday night against Falkirk but Cowden have taken five points from their last four games and they will be no push overs.
This is only the second league match in 18 years at Cowdenbeath. The Central Park club took only 13 points from their 44 matches that season and one of the three games that Cowdenbeath won was at East End Park after they had already been relegated. Now that the Pars have hit the top of the league they woill be especially keen to strengthen that.
Jim McIntyre has highlighted how well Cowdenbeath have done in recent matches:-
"We go there on Saturday and we know they have the added edge of it being a local derby and it is going to be a really tough game. We have got to approach the final five games as cup finals but we mist just take one game at a time and not get ahead of yourself. This league has proven over the years that you can come unstuck if you think if you jest need to turn up to turn teams over. It doesn`t happen like that because the teams are evenly matched and there`s everything to play for at the bottom as well."
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Milestones Cowdenbeath (Away) | |||
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Last League Victory |
12/02/11 |
First Div | |
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Last League Defeat |
27/08/77 |
1-3 |
Second Div |
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Best League Victory |
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4-0 |
First Div |
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Worst League Defeat |
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0-4 |
Second Div |
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*Pre league reconstruction | |||
Dunfermline`s league record against Cowdenbeath reveals 29 wins and 26 defeats with 14 draws. Of the last 13 league meetings Dunfermline have won eleven but this is a local derby and everyone knows history and the form book can go out the window.
| Last Twelve League Meetings | ||||
| 2010/11 | ||||
| 12/02/11 | Cowdenbeath | 0-4 | Dunfermline | First Division |
| 29/12/10 | Dunfermline | 5-0 | Cowdenbeath | First Division |
| 18/09/10 | Dunfermline | 2-1 | Cowdenbeath | First Division |
| 1992/93 | ||||
| 01/05/93 | Dunfermline | 0-2 | Cowdenbeath | First Division |
| 13/02/93 | Cowdenbeath | 1-2 | Dunfermline | First Division |
| 19/12/92 | Dunfermline | 4-1 | Cowdenbeath | First Division |
| 05/08/92 | Cowdenbeath | 2-5 | Dunfermline | First Division |
| 1985/86 | ||||
| 15/03/86 | Cowdenbeath | 0-2 | Dunfermline | Second Division |
| 05/03/86 | Cowdenbeath | 0-1 | Dunfermline | Second Division |
| 31/08/85 | Dunfermline | 3-2 | Cowdenbeath | Second Division |
| 1984/85 | ||||
| 02/03/85 | Dunfermline | 1-2 | Cowdenbeath | Second Division |
| 17/11/84 | Cowdenbeath | 0-1 | Dunfermline | Second Division |
| 15/09/84 | Dunfermline | 2-1 | Cowdenbeath | Second Division |
League Form
| Cowdenbeath | Dunfermline |
| Current League Position | |
| 9 | 1 |
| League Points | |
| 27 | 55 |
| Goal Difference | |
| -28 | +23 |
| Last 6-Match League Form | |
| LLWLDD | DWLDLW |
| League Record | |
| P14, W3, D4, L7 | P16, W7, D4, L5 |
While Pars fans smiled when the Blue Brazil drew 0-0 on Tuesday night against Falkirk but Cowden have taken five points from their last four games and they will be no push overs. Dunfermline have now lost just one of their last dozen games and are unbeaten in seven.
| Form this season home / away matches | ||||||
| Cowdenbeath (home) | Dunfermline (away) | |||||
| Falkirk | D | 0-0 | Ross County | W | 1-0 | |
| Morton | L |
0-2 |
Dundee | D | 1-1 | |
| Dundee | L | 1-3 | Stirling Albion | D | 1-1 | |
| Queen of the South | D | 2-2 | Falkirk | W | 2-1 | |
| Raith Rovers | L | 0-3 | Ross County | D | 0-0 | |
| Partick Thistle | D | 1-1 | Cowdenbeath | W | 4-0 | |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Ross County): Chris Smith; Andy Dowie, Kevin Rutkiewicz, Alex Keddie, Austin McCann (c); Alex Burke (Trialist 77); Martin Hardie, Gary Mason; Joe Cardle, Liam Buchanan (Pat Clarke 83), Steven McDougall (David Graham 64).
SUBS NOT USED: Chris Higgins, Greg Paterson (GK).
COWDENBEATH (v Falkirk): David Hay; Mark Baxter, Kenny Adamson, Craig Winter (c), Mark Ramsay, Scott Linton, T O`Brien, Jon Robertson, M McKenzie, Greig Stewart (Lewis Coult 76), Stevie Crawford (Archie Campbell 76).
SUBS NOT USED: Lee Makel, Richard Vauls, Ludovic Roy (GK).
Referee will be Mat Northcroft
Jim McIntyre has singled out Gary Mason as being the most influential player for Dunfermline this season but on Saturday they will be without his services as the midfielder serves his further one match ban.
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