When Dunfermline were the visitors at Central Park on the opening match of the 2012-13 league season Cowdenbeath unfurled the flag for winning last season's Second Division championship.  Unfortunately for the home fans what followed equalled the Blue Brazil's worst ever defeat at the hands of their near neighbours. The 4-0 result came courtesy of goals from Andy Barrowman, Josh Falkingham and a brace from Ryan Thomson.

Dunfermline's league record against Cowdenbeath reveals 32 wins and 26 defeats with 14 draws. Recent form has certainly favoured the East End Park side - Cowdenbeath have waited since August 1977 for another home win over the Pars and haven't defeated their neighbours since May 1993.  Some 533 minutes have gone by since Cowdenbeath last scored against Dunfermline and of the last 16 league meetings Dunfermline have won fourteen, but this is a local derby and everyone knows history and the form book can go out the window. That said Jim Jefferies has an impressive 100% record in Fife derbies.

League Form 

Cowdenbeath have only won one league game at home this season against Hamilton Accies and that explains their low league position. Dunfermline have lost three matches on the road this season - at Partick, Livingston and Morton and their home defeat on Saturday cost them their top spot in the First Division.

Cowdenbeath have lost only one of their last five league games but their last league win was back on the first day of September. It all looked good back then as Colin Cameron's side put together five successive wins but since then their only success was an 8-1 Scottish Cup win over East of Scotland Premier Division side, Vale of Leithen. Dunfermline continued their erratic results of late by following back to back wins with a disappointing home defeat at the hands of ninth placed Airdrie United.

Last Time Out

DUNFERMLINE (v Airdrie United): Paul Gallacher; Jordan McMillan (c), Andy Dowie, Callum Morris, Stephen Jordan, Andy Geggan (Joe Cardle 63), Stephen Husband, Ryan Thomson, Alex Whittle (Craig Dargo 78), Andy Barrowman (Andy Kirk 37), Ryan Wallace.
SUBS NOT USED: Chris Kane, Michal Hrivnak (GK).

COWDENBEATH (v Hamilton): Thomas Flynn; David Cowan, John Armstrong, Scott Linton, Joe Mbu, Lee Caddis, S Stanton, Thomas O'Brien (Kyle Miller 56), Colin Cameron (Marc McKenzie 66), Dean Brett (Jamie Stevenson 73), K Hemmings..
SUBS NOT USED:  Lewis Milne, Craig Wight

For the Pars Josh Falkingham can return after serving his one match suspension.  Shaun Byrne and John Potter are still in Cyprus with the U20s and Andy Barrowman will be hoping to have recovered from the hamstring injury that caused him to come off in the first half of the match against Airdrie.

Referee will be Bobby Madden.