Preview Hearts
Thursday, 5th Apr 2012Hearts have put six goals past the Pars in the two matches this season while it has taken Dunfermline 13 meetings to record six against them
The final game before the SPL split sees the club that Jim Jefferies started the campaign with, coming as guests to East End Park. Hearts are already assured of a top six finish and ironically can help their Edinburgh rivals, Hibs, should they take the three points back across the Forth.
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Premier League v Hearts (Home) | |||||
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Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
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27 |
8 |
5 |
14 |
25 |
37 |
Hearts have put six goals past the Pars in the two matches this season while it has taken Dunfermline 13 meetings to record six against them and have failed to score more than one goal at a time. Webster and Skacel did the damage last time Hearts were the visitors and then there was the poor Saturday at Tynecastle before Christmas in the game that put paid to Paul Gallacher`s season.
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Milestones Hearts (Home) | |||
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Last League Victory |
19/09/04 |
1-0 |
SPL |
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Last League Defeat |
0-2 |
SPL | |
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Best League Victory |
02/01/69 |
4-2 |
Div One* |
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Worst League Defeat |
26/11/55 |
0-5 |
Div A* |
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*Pre league reconstruction | |||
Out of the last twelve SPL games between Dunfermline and Hearts, the Pars have won just one of the encounters - the most recent eleven meetings ago. One was drawn so ten of the last 12 fixtures have been won by Hearts. The most recent home success has come in the Scottish Cup with Dunfermline winning 1-0 on their way to the 2007 Final.
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Last Twelve League Matches v Hearts | |||
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Date |
H/A |
F-A |
Scorers |
| 17/12/11 | A | 0-4 | [0-1] Elliott, [0-2] Taouil. [0-3] Templeton, [0-4] Skacel |
| 15/10/11 | H | 0-2 | [0-1] Webster, [0-2] Skacel |
| 02/01/07 | H | 0-1 | [0-1] Pospisal |
| 28/10/06 | A | 1-1 | [0-1] Velicka, [1-1] Hamilton |
| 29/07/06 | H | 1-2 | [0-1] Bednar, [1-1] Simmons, [1-2] Pospisal |
| 08/04/06 |
A |
0-4 | [0-1] Pospisal, [0-2] Bednar, [0-3] Mikoliunas, [0-4] Makela |
| 14/01/06 |
H |
1-4 | [0-1] Pressley, [0-2] Pospisil, [1-2] Burchill, [1-3] Pospisil, [1-4] Skacel |
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A |
0-2 |
[0-1] Skacel, [0-2] Pospisal | |
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H |
1-1 |
[1-0] Wilson, [1-1] Hartley | |
| 04/12/04 | A | 0-3 | [0-1] Wyness, [0-2] Pereira, [0-3] Hartley |
| 19/09/04 | H | 1-0 | [1-0] Nicholson |
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A |
1-2 |
[0-1] Tod, [1-1] de Vries, [1-2] de Vries | |
Dunfermline have taken just three points from their last ten SPL matches and now have only three chances to prevent going through the entire season without a home win.
| Dunfermline | Hearts |
| League Points | |
| 20 | 45 |
| Current League Position | |
| 12 | 6 |
| Last 6-Match League Form | |
| DLLLDL | LLWWLW |
| Home / Away League Record | |
| P16, W0, D7, L9 | P16, W3, D6, L7 |
| Goal Difference | |
| -39 | +8 |
Hearts have won three of their last five away games and taken the scalp of Rangers at Ibrox in between successes in Paisley and Perth. Dunfermline`s last home win was in the First Division on 7th May 2011 when they defeated Falkirk 3-0.
| Form last six home / away | ||||||
| Dunfermline (home) | Hearts (away) | |||||
| St Mirren | D | St Johnstone | L | 1-2 | ||
| Motherwell | L | St Mirren | W | 2-0 | ||
| Inverness Caley | D | Rangers | W |
2-1 | ||
| Rangers | L | Motherwell | L |
0-3 | ||
| Kilmarnock | D |
1-1 |
St Johnstone | W | 2-1 | |
| Inverness Caley | L | Kilmarnock | D | 1-1 | ||
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE: Chris Smith; Andy Dowie, Kevin Rutkiewicz, Alex Keddie, Austin McCann (c); Jordan MacMillan (David Graham 64), Gary Mason (Paul Willis 83), Mark Kerr, Joe Cardle; Martin Hardie, Andy Kirk (Liam Buchanan 76),
SUBS NOT USED: Paddy Boyle, Kyle Hutton, Ryan Thomson, Ryan Goodfellow (GK).
HEARTS: Jamie MacDonald; Darren Barr, Andy Webster, Daniel Grainger, Marius Zaliukas, Ryan McGowan, Jamie Hamill, Ian Black, Rudolf Skacel, Andrew Driver, Craig Beattie
SUBS: Arvydas Novikovas, Scott Robinson, Jason Holt, Mark Ridgers, Denis Prychynenko, Suso Santana, Gary Glen
Referee will be Stephen Finnie.
C`mon ye Pars!
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