Preview Ayr United
Wednesday, 25th Sep 2013The Somerset Park side return for the first time since 20th February 2010 and that day ended a run of ten trips to Dunfermline without a win.
Saturday`s visitors to East End Park are Ayr United. The Somerset Park side return for the first time since 20th February 2010 and a Tam McManus goal that day ended a run of ten trips to Dunfermline without a win. Ayr`s last had been the 3-1 win in October 1992. Mark Roberts brings his fourth placed side east to face the Pars two places above them and three points better off.
This will be the 100th league and cup game between the clubs and the 82nd league meeting; the Pars have won 34 to Ayr`s 26, 21 have been drawn.
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Milestones v Ayr United (home) | |||
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Last League Victory |
10/10/09 |
First Division | |
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Last League Defeat |
20/02/10 |
0-1 |
First Division |
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Best League Victory |
10/12/94 |
6-0 |
First Division |
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Worst League Defeat |
13/10/73 |
0-4 |
Div One (old) |
The Pars have won nine of the last dozen league meetings. Ayr United have only won 5 of the last 31 games between the sides in all competitions stretching back to 1983.
Last Twelve League Matches v Ayr United | ||||
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Date |
H/A |
F-A |
W D L |
League |
| 10/04/10 | A | 2-1 | W | First Division |
| 20/02/10 | H | 0-1 | L | First Division |
| 05/12/09 | A | 0-1 | L | First Division |
| 10/10/09 | H | 3-1 | W | First Division |
| 11/04/00 | A | 2-0 | W | First Division |
| 22/01/00 | H | 2-0 | W | First Division |
| 04/12/99 | A | 3-0 | W | First Division |
| 25/09/99 | H | 2-1 | W | First Division |
| 22/04/95 | H | 3-0 | W | First Division |
| 25/02/95 | A | 2-1 | W | First Division |
| 10/12/94 | H | 6-0 | W | First Division |
| 15/10/94 | A | 0-0 | D | First Division |
Ayr United are unbeaten in the league this season but they have drawn their last four games. Last Saturday they looked as though they were cruising to a victory but let ten man Brechin City back into game through Alan Trouten and then lost 92nd minute equaliser to Paul McLean.
| Dunfermline | Ayr United |
| Current League Position | |
| 2 | 4 |
| League form: Last Six Games | |
| WLWWDW | WWDDDD |
| League Points | |
| 13 | 10 |
| Goal Difference | |
| +4 | +5 |
| League Record | |
| P6, W4, D1, L1 | P6, W2, D4, L0 |
Dunfermline have lost only one league game this season, at home to Arbroath. Since that reversal on 17th August, Stranraer and Airdrieonians have visited and been defeated but in both games the Pars winners came in the last ten minutes.
| Recent Home / Away Form | ||||||
| Dunfermline Home | Ayr United | |||||
| Airdrieonians (H) | W | 2-1 | Brechin City (H) | D | 2-2 | |
| Brechin City (A) | D | 1-1 | Stenhousemuir (A) | D | 1-1 | |
| Stranraer (H) | W | 3-1 | Airdrieonians (H) | D | 2-2 | |
| Falkirk (A) | L | 1-2 | Stranraer (A) | D | 1-1 | |
| Stenhousemuir (A) | W | 5-4 | Falkirk (H) | D* |
1-1 | |
| Raith Rovers (H) | L | 0-2 | Forfar (H) | W | 2-0 | |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Airdrieonians): Ryan Scully; Ross Millen, Luke Johnston, Callum Morris, Alex Whittle; Josh Falkingham (c), Shaun Byrne (Ryan Wallace 70), Stephen Husband, Andy Geggan; Jordan Moore (Allan Smith 62), Robert Thomson (Ryan Thomson 81).
SUBS NOT USED: Kerr Young, Fayssal El Bakhtaoui, Ryan Ferguson, Ryan Goodfellow (GK)
AYR UNITED (v Brechin City): David Hutton; Michael Donald , Alan Lithgow, Scott McLaughlin, Adam Hunter , Anthony Marenghi, Robbie Crawford, Mark Roberts (Aaron Wyllie, 72), Michael McGowan (B Trialist, 67), Craig Malcolm, Michael Moffat.
SUBS NOT USED: Michael Wardrobe, Jackson Longridge, Mark Shankland, William Muir (GK).
Referee will be George Salmond.
C`mon Ye Pars!
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