Preview Cowdenbeath
Thursday, 13th Aug 2015Just two week's after the same fixture in the Scottish League Cup, the Pars welcome their nearest neighbours back to East End Park on league business.
The first of this double header produced a fine 5-1 home win. Following last Saturday's 6-1 win at Brechin, the team will be out to try and keep their success rolling on. No doubt Colin Nish and his Cowdenbeath side will have been working on a plan to prevent that.
|
Milestones Cowdenbeath (Home) | |||
|
Last Victory |
01/08/15 |
5-1 |
League Cup |
|
Last Defeat |
18/05/14 |
0-3 |
First Div Play Off |
|
Best Victory |
|
5-1 |
League Cup |
|
Worst Defeat |
|
1-4 |
Div B Two |
Two Saturdays ago in the Scottish League Cup First Round, Faissal El Bakhtaoui and Shaun Byrne scored twice, Ryan Wallace converted a penalty while Declan Hughes made the only reply for Cowdenbeath.
| Last Dozen Meetings | ||||
| 2015/16 | ||||
| 01/08/15 | Dunfermline | 5-1 | Cowdenbeath | League Cup |
| 2013/14 | ||||
| 18/05/14 | Dunfermline | 0-3 | Cowdenbeath | Play off |
| 14/05/14 | Cowdenbeath | 1-1 | Dunfermline | Play off |
| 27/07/13 | Cowdenbeath | 1-3 | Dunfermline | Ramsden Cup |
| 2012/13 | ||||
| 20/04/13 | Dunfermline | 1-0 | Cowdenbeath | First Division |
| 12/02/13 | Cowdenbeath | 4-2 | Dunfermline | First Division |
| 27/10/12 | Dunfermline | 3-0 | Cowdenbeath | First Division |
| 11/08/12 | Cowdenbeath | 0-4 | Dunfermline | First Division |
| 2010/11 | ||||
| 02/04/11 | Cowdenbeath | 0-1 | Dunfermline | First Division |
| 12/02/11 | Cowdenbeath | 0-4 | Dunfermline | First Division |
| 29/12/10 | Dunfermline | 5-0 | Cowdenbeath | First Division |
| 18/09/10 | Dunfermline | 2-1 | Cowdenbeath | First Division |
Dunfermline's record against Cowdenbeath reveals 44 wins and 29 defeats with 17 draws. Of the last twelve meetings Dunfermline have won ten but this is a local derby and everybody knows history and the form book can go out the window. Apart from the disappointing 3-0 defeat to the Blue Brazil in the First Division play offs two seasons ago, Cowdenbeath's last East End Park win was in May 1993.
Recent Form
For the second match running Cowdenbeath ended with just ten men after Craig Malcolm's last-minute penalty gave Stranraer victory over in their Scottish League One opener. Former Par Ryan Thomson put the visitors ahead early on, Dean Brett levelled with a free-kick midway through the second half. But, after Chris Kane handled in the area, Malcolm converted and Cowden then had Declan Hughes sent off for violent conduct.
| Recent Form | ||||||
| Dunfermline | Cowdenbeath | |||||
| Brechin City (A) | W | 4-1 | Stranraer (H) | L | 1-2 | |
| Cowdenbeath (H) |
W |
5-1 | Dunfermline (A) | L | 1-5 | |
| Arbroath (A) | W | 4-1 | Raith Rovers (H) | L | 0-1 | |
| Hibs (H) | L | 1-2 | Edinburgh City (H) | D | 0-0 | |
| Queens Park (A) | W | 5-2 | Hearts (H) | D | 1-1 | |
| Livingston (A) | D | 0-0 | Gala Fairydean (A) | W |
5-0 |
|
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Brechin City): Sean Murdoch; Ryan Williamson, Callum Fordyce (c) (Jason Talbot HT), Ben Richards-Everton, Lewis Martin; Michael Paton, Shaun Byrne (Ryan Wallace 60), Andy Geggan, Joe Cardle; Michael Moffat, Faissal El Bakhtaoui (Josh Falkingham 69).
SUBS NOT USED: David Hopkirk, Lewis Spence, John Potter, David Hutton (GK).
COWDENBEATH (v Stranraer): Michael Andrews; Dean Brett, Pat Scullion, Bradley Donaldson, Mo Yaqub; Robbie Buchanan (Sam Orritt 82), Chris Kane, Declan Hughes, Lewis Milne (Craig Johnston 62), Colin Nish (Luke Armstrong 86), Greg Spence.
SUBS NOT USED: Kyle Miller, Liam Callaghan, Kenny Adamson, Jamie Sneddon (GK).
Referee for this Fife Derby will be Greg Aitken.
Views : 9,061
