Preview Stenhousemuir

First league match between Dunfermline and Stenhousemuir at East End Park since September 1985.

This Saturday it is the first league match between Dunfermline and Stenhousemuir at East End Park since September 1985.  There have been 79 meetings between these teams.  The Fifers have won 37, Stenhousemuir 22 and 20 matches have been drawn.

Everyone will recall the thrilling first fixtures between the teams back in August at Ochilview. The Fifers came back from three goals down to win 5-4 with three goals in the last six minutes of the match.  Another thrilling game would be really good as long as the outcome is the same.

Fixtures between the clubs have yielded several high scoring games. The best Pars result was an 11-2 win in 1930 but there have been two 7-1 games at East End Park and other scorelines at home against Stenny have been 5-1, 5-2 and 4-3. The Warriors have themselves won 5-3, 4-3 and 4-1 at Dunfermline.

Stenny won their first three away league games and their defeat to Dunfermline was their only defeat in their first six league fixtures. Since their heavy 8-0 defeat to Rangers they have won only once in seven outings.

Dunfermline`s home form has not been what they would have like with East Fife and Arbroath taking all three points away and Raith Rovers also winning in the Ramsden Cup.

Last Time Out

DUNFERMLINE (v Rangers):  Ryan Scully, Ross Millen, Alex Whittle, Kerr Young, Callum Morris, Andy Geggan, Shaun Byrne, Ryan Wallace (Allan Smith 64), Josh Falkingham, Robert Thomson (Stephen Husband 71), Jordan Moore
SUBS NOT USED: Lewis Martin, Ryan Ferguson, Craig Dargo, Luke Johnston, Ryan Goodfellow.

STENHOUSEMUIR (v Annan Athletic): Chris Smith; Kevin McKinlay, Ross McMillan, Nicky Devlin, Eddie Malone, Brown Ferguson, Sean Dickson, Sean Lynch, Darren Smith, Errol Douglas (Josh Watt 72), John Gemmell
SUBS NOT USED: Ross McNeil, Dean Shaw, Ross Smith, Ross Brash

Referee will be John McKendrick