Preview Stranraer
Friday, 28th Nov 2014The Galloway side have recorded just four wins ever in the 41 league and cup games between the sides but two of these were at Stair Park last season.
Seventeen years past between the Pars visits to play at Stranraer before the road there was rediscovered in October last year. Saturday's William Hill Scottish Cup tie takes Jim Jefferies and his team there for the fifth time in 13 months.
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Milestones v Stranraer (away) |
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Last Victory |
30/08/14 |
2-1 |
League One |
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Best Victory |
30/01/54 |
4-1 |
Scottish Cup |
| Last Defeat |
07/05/14 |
1-2 |
Champ Play Off |
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Worst Result |
11/09/76 |
0-3 |
Div Two |
The Galloway side have recorded just four wins ever in the 41 league and cup games between the sides but two of these were at Stair Park last season. The home win for Stranraer in March was their first in 22 home games against the Pars.
| Last Six Matches v Stranraer | ||||
| Date | H/A | WDL | F-A | Scorers |
| 30/08/14 | A | W | 2-1 | [1-0] Ugwu; [1-1] Gibson; [2-1] Moffat |
| 10/05/14 | H | W | 3-0 | [1-0] Geggan, 2-0] Geggan, [3-0] El Bakhtaoui |
| 07/05/14 | A | L | 1-2 | [0-1] Grehan, [1-1] El Bakhtaoui [1-1], Bell [1-2] |
| 01/03/14 | A | L | 1-3 | [0-1] Grehan pen, [0-2] McKenna, [0-3] McKenna, [1-3] Grainger pen. |
| 11/01/14 | H | W | 3-2 | [0-1] Bell, [1-1] Thomson, [1-2] McKeown, [2-2] Byrne, [3-2] Shankland |
| 26/10/13 | A | W | 2-1 | [0-1] Longworth, [1-1] Husband, [2-1] Falkingham |
| 31/08/13 | H | W | 3-1 | [0-1] Grehan, [1-1] Geggan, [2-1] Johnston, [3-1] Smith. |
This season's trip to Stair Park on 30th August yielded a 2-1 win for the Pars. Gozie Ugwu put the visitors ahead, former Par Willie Gibson equalised before half time but Michael Moffat got the winner early in the second half.
In the Scottish Cup Dunfermline have been drawn against Stranraer three times, always away. In January 1954 a 4-1 victory was secured with two goals each from McSevenie and Candlish.
In February 1961 en route to lifting the Scottish Cup for the first time ever the Fifers won 3-1 courtesy of goals from Harry Melrose, Charlie Dickson and Tommy MacDonald.
The last meeting was in January 1979 when after being held to a 1-1 draw at Stair Park before a Mullin goal was the winner at home.
League Statistics
| Stranraer | Dunfermline |
| Current League Position | |
| 4 | 3 |
| Recent Results | |
| DWWWDW | DLWDLW |
| League Points | |
| 24 | 24 |
| Goal Difference | |
| +8 | +11 |
| Home / Away League Record | |
| P7, W4, D2, L1 | P7, W3, D1, L3 |
Stranraer are unbeaten in their last thirteen matches since losing at home to Dunfermline and have won their last five home matches, scoring 12 goals while conceding only one! The Pars win over Stirling last Saturday was just their second in their last six.
| Recent Form this season - | ||||||
| Stranraer (home) |
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Dunfermline (away) | ||||
| Airdrieonians | W | 1-0 | Stenhousemuir | L | 0-1 | |
| Ayr United | W | 3-1 | East Stirlingshire | W | 4-1 | |
| Peterhead | W | 5-0 | Ayr United | W | 1-0 | |
| Stirling Albion | W | 2-0 | Stirling Albion | W | 2-0 | |
| Falkirk | W | 1-0 | Morton | L | 1-2 | |
| Dunfermline | L | 1-2 | Stranraer | W | 2-1 | |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Stirling Albion): Ryan Scully; Ryan Williamson, Gregor Buchanan, Lewis Martin, Alex Whittle; Andy Stirling (Faissal El Bakhtaoui 82), Josh Falkingham (c), Shaun Byrne (Andy Geggan 82), Ryan Thomson; Allan Smith, Chigozie Ugwu (Michael Moffat 82).
SUBS NOT USED: Stuart Urquhart, Ross Forbes, Ross Millen, Ryan Goodfellow (GK)
STRANRAER (v Airdrieonians): David Mitchell; Grant Gallagher, Scott Rumsby, McKeown; Jamie Longridge, Sean Winter, Steven Bell, Chris Aitken (Stephen Stirling 64), Willie Gibson, Craig Malcolm, Daniel Stoney (Barry Russell 89)
SUBS NOT USED: Jackson Longworth, Anthony Marenghi, Daniel Tobin (GK).
Referee will be Des Roache.
Admission: Away Stands: Adults £13, Concessions £7, U16s £5
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