Preview Forfar Athletic

Dunfermline Athletic return to Station Park on Saturday to face Forfar Athletic and its a venue and an opposition that Dunfermline have struggled with of late.

In December last season the Pars snatched a late equaliser to avoid defeat to Forfar at East End Park and the other home game in 2013-2014 ended in a 0-0 draw. The Pars had failed to win at Station Park since September 1995 until they registered a 4-2 win there in February. The game in October last season saw Forfar inflict their best ever win over the Pars.

There have been 63 previous league fixtures between the clubs. In total Dunfermline have won 38 league encounters to Forfar's 16 and nine matches have been drawn.

This match yet again pitches former Pars manager Dick Campbell in against his old club and he has former Pars players there in Stephen Husband (23), Derek Young (34) and Chris Templeman (33). Hubby scored for the Pars the last time they played at Station Park.

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Both teams drew their first league matches and whilst the Pars won both their Petrofac and League Cup first round ties Forfar have been eliminated from both competitions.

Last Time Out

DUNFERMLINE (v Brechin City): Ryan Scully; Ross Millen, Gregor Buchanan (Jonathan Page 51), Lewis Martin, Ross Drummond; Andy Geggan (c), Shaun Byrne, Lewis Spence, Ross Forbes (Chigozie Ugwu 73); Faissal El Bakhtaoui (Ryan Wallace 58), Michael Moffat
SUBS NOT USED: Andy Stirling, Allan Smith, Ryan Williamson, Ryan Goodfellow (GK)

FORFAR ATHLETIC (v Stranraer): Rab Douglas, Michael Dunlop, Stuart Malcolm, Aaron James, Andrew Steeves (Omar Kader 39), James Dale, Derek Young, Dale Hilson (Craig Smith 89), Danny Denholm, Gavin Malin, Chris Templeman.
SUBS NOT USED: James Yates, Paul McLellan, Liam Keillor, Martyn Fotheringham, Ross Salmon (GK).

Referee will be Des Roache.

Come on ye Pars!