Preview Inverness CT
Wednesday, 15th Feb 2012Saturday 18th February - the Pars meet Inverness Caley Thistle for the fifth time this season
On Saturday the Pars meet Inverness Caley Thistle for the fifth time this season. So far all four games - two in the SPL and two in the William Hill Scottish Cup have all ended even after 90 minutes. In the Scottish Cup Replay last month at East End Park, the Highlanders won through 3-1 in extra time so it can be expected that this is going to be another close encounter.
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League Record v Inverness CT (Home) | |||||
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Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
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11 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
11 |
9 |
It is 11 games back now since Dunfermline last defeated Inverness Caley at East End Park that was over twelve years ago in December 1999. Since then Caley successes in Fife include two cup victories. The aforementioned Scottish Cup Replay and a CIS Insurance Cup tie played on 9th October 2001. That night Jimmy Calderwood`s Pars side went out on penalties despite a 63rd minute Steven Hampshire equaliser getting the Pars back on track at 1-1.
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Milestones | |||
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Last League Victory |
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1-0 |
Sc Div 1 |
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Last League Defeat |
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Best League Victory |
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4-0 |
Sc Div 1 |
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Worst League Defeat |
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In the last dozen meetings between the teams Dunfermline have won only once, with six drawn and five lost. The only win - Stephen Kenny`s first league win - was on 17th Match 2007.
Last 12 League Matches v Inverness CT | |||
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Date |
H/A |
F-A |
Scorers |
| 22/10/11 | A | 1-1 | [0-1] Tade, [1-1] Buchanan. |
| 06/08/11 | H | 3-3 | [1-0] Kirk, [1-1] Tansey, [2-1] Kirk. [2-2] Hayes, [2-3] Tansey, [3-3] Hardie |
| 17/04/10 | A | 0-2 | [1-0] Rooney, [2-0] Foran |
| 19/12/09 | H | 0-0 | . |
| 17/10/09 | A | 1-1 | [0-1] Proctor, [1-1] Kirk |
| H | 0-1 | [0-1] Cox | |
| 12/05/07 | A | 1-2 | [1-0] McIntyre, [1-1] Hastings, [1-2] McAllister |
| 17/03/07 | A | 3-1 | [0-1] Paatelainen, [1-1] Glass, [2-1] McIntyre, [3-1] Glass |
| 23/12/06 | H | 0-0 | |
| A | 0-1 | [0-1] Tokely | |
| 06/05/06 | H | 0-1 | [0-1] Morgan |
| 08/02/06 | H | 2-2 | [1-0] Hunt, [2-0] Burchill, [2-1] Dargo (p), [2-2] Wyness |
Both sides will want three points from this game. Terry Butcher`s side are two places above the Pars with 26 points to Dunfermline`s 18 but Inverness have a game in hand. Their advantage is clearly down to a run of seven matches undefeated, five of them in the SPL. The sequence was brought to an end last Saturday when they went down 1-0 at Celtic Park.
| Current League Form | |
| Dunfermline | Inverness CT |
| League Points | |
| 18 | 26 |
| League Position | |
| 12 | 12 |
| Goal Difference | |
| -30 | -11 |
| Form Last 6 League Matches | |
| LWLLDL | WDWWDL |
| Home / Away SPL Record | |
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P13, W0, D5, L8 |
P5, W2, D1, L2 |
Every Pars fan would like to see a home win. The last was against Falkirk in May last year.
| Form last six home / away | ||||||
| Dunfermline (home) | Inverness Caley Th (away) | |||||
| Rangers | D | Celtic | L | 0-1 | ||
| Kilmarnock | D |
1-1 |
Dunfermline (aet) | W | 3-1 | |
| Inverness Caley | L | Motherwell | W |
1-0 | ||
| Hibs | L | Hibs | D |
1-1 | ||
| Celtic | L | Rangers | L | 1-2 | ||
| St Johnstone | L | St Mirren | W | 2-1 | ||
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Rangers): Chris Smith; Jordan McMillan, Kevin Rutkiewicz, Alex Keddie, Paddy Boyle; Paul Burns, Mark Kerr (Martin Hardie 65), Gary Mason (c) (Joe Cardle 76), David Graham, Liam Buchanan (Ryan Thomson 74), Andy Kirk
SUBS NOT USED: Ryan Goodfellow (GK), Andy Dowie, Shaun Byrne, Paul Willis,
INVERNESS CALEY THISTLE (v Celtic): Ryan Esson; Claude Gnakpa, Steve Williams, Kenny Gillet, Graeme Shinnie, Josh Meekings, Greg Tansey, Nick Ross, Jonathan Hayes, Richie Foran, Shane Sutherland
SUBS: Sam Winnall, Ross Tokely, Gavin Morrison, Jonathan Tuffey, Owain Tudur-Jones, Thomas Piermayr, David Proctor
Referee will be Bobby Madden, his first time back in Dunfermline since his controversial `fog` decision on the day of the Kilmarnock match.
C`mon ye Pars!
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