Preview v Falkirk
Thursday, 4th Oct 2012Pars seeking to emulate record in 2010-11 when they took 10 of the 12 points
Another local derby but this is the one that both sets of fans always consider the biggest. The Pars feel that they have hit form and can`t wait to get to the Falkirk Stadium. Steven Pressley`s team have still to get it together this season. All that against a recent record two years ago in the last season that these teams met, when the Pars were unbeaten with three wins and one draw.
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Last 12 League Matches v Falkirk | |||
| 07/05/11 | H | 3-0 | W |
| 12/03/11 | A | 2-1 | W |
| 15/02/11 | H | 1-1 | D |
| 07/08/10 | A | 1-0 | W |
| 19/05/07 | H | 0-3 | L |
| 13/01/07 | A | 0-1 | L |
| 04/11/06 | H | 0-3 | L |
| 05/08/06 | A | 0-1 | L |
| 14/04/06 | A | 0-0 | D |
| 01/04/06 | H | 1-1 | D |
| 31/12/05 | A | 2-1 | W |
| 15/10/05 | H | 0-1 | L |
Only four Dunfermline wins in the last fourteen league meetings, Falkirk have won five of the last twelve.
| Dunfermline v Falkirk: The Full League Record | ||||
| P | W | D | L | |
| TOTALS | 86 | 30 | 19 | 37 |
Lying in eighth place, Falkirk look well behind the Fifers but as everybody acknowledges anything can happen in a local derby. Form can go out the window but with the Bairns one win in six as opposed to the Pars one defeat on the last six, confidence is clearly greater in Jim Jefferies` team.
| Falkirk | Dunfermline |
| Current League Position | |
| 8 | 2 |
| League Points | |
| 6 | 18 |
| Goal Difference | |
| -4 | +15 |
| Last six League form | |
| LWLDDD | LWWWW |
| League Record | |
| P7, W1, D3, L3 | P7, W6, D0, L1 |
Since the opening day of the league season, Falkirk`s sole win was a 2-1 win at Cappielow. Dunfermline`s only league defeat was their second game of the programme at home to Jackie McNamara`s Partick Thistle.
| Form last six league matches | ||||||
| Falkirk | Dunfermline | |||||
| Cowdenbeath (A) | D | 1-1 | Hamilton (A) | W | 3-0 | |
| Airdrie United (H) | D |
1-1 |
Livingston (H) | W | 4-0 | |
| Hamilton (A) | D | 1-1 | Dumbarton (A) | W | 2-0 | |
| Livingston (H) | L | 1-2 | Raith Rovers (H) | W | 3-1 | |
| Morton (A) | W |
2-1 |
Airdrie United (A) | W | 2-1 | |
| Raith Rovers (H) | L | 0-2 | Partick Thistle (H) | L | 0-1 | |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Hamilton Accies): Paul Gallacher; Jordan McMillan (c), Andy Dowie, Callum Morris, Stephen Jordan; Josh Falkingham (Ryan Thomson 86), Andy Geggan, Stephen Husband, Joe Cardle; Andy Barrowman (Andy Kirk 82), Ryan Wallace
SUBS NOT USED: Michal Hrivnak (GK), Craig Dargo, John Potter.
FALKIRK (v Cowdenbeath); Michael McGovern; Craig McGrandles, Darren Dods, Johnny Flynn, Kieran Duffy, Stephen Kingsley, Stewart Murdoch, David Weatherston (Blair Alston 69), Lyle Taylor, Sean Higgins (Luke Leahy 73), Andrew Haworth (Lewis Small 69)
SUBS NOT USED: Graham Bowman (GK), Ryan McGeever
Referee will be Brian Colvin
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