Preview Brechin City
Saturday, 20th Feb 2016Dunfermline have scored more goals away from home than at home and have gone 10 league matches undefeated away.
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It's top v bottom on Saturday as Dunfermline travel to meet Darren Dods Brechin City. The Angus club are without a win since beating Stranraer 2-0 on the Saturday before Christmas and they will want to forget the opening game of the league season when the Pars left Glebe Park as 6-1 winners.
Goals from Faissal El Bakhtaoui (8), Michael Moffat (23), Joe Cardle (31), El Bakhtaoui (44), Ryan Wallace (80) had Allan Johnston's team well ahead before David Weatherston got a consolation in 89 minutes only for Josh Falkingham (90) to restore the five goal advantage.
There has now been 47 league matches between the clubs but prior to the 6-1 win, the last victory there on league business had been on 4th January 1994.
The Fifers have won 31, Brechin City 8 and 8 matches have been drawn. The August result also matched the best Pars result in Brechin, a 6-1 win in 1979 courtesy of a Mike Leonard hat trick and goals from Jimmy Mullin, Kevin Hegarty, and Walter Borthwick.
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Milestones v Brechin City (away) |
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Last Victory |
08/08/15 |
6-1 |
League One |
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Last Defeat |
18/04/15 |
0-3 |
League One |
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Best Victory |
07/03/79 |
6-1 |
Div Two |
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Worst Defeat |
07/11/31 |
0-3 |
Div Two |
Undefeated against the Fifers in season 2014-15 Brechin have lost both matches played this season. The last meeting on 5th December was a 3-1 home win at East End Park. Faissal El Bakhtaoui (34) and Michael Paton (42) shot the Pars into a half time lead, Isaac Layne (66) got one back before a David Hopkirk goal (70) tied it up.
| Last twelve meetings | ||||
| 2015/2016 | ||||
| League One | Dunfermline | 3-1 | Brechin City | 05/12/15 |
| League One | Brechin City | 1-6 | Dunfermline | 08/08/15 |
| 2014/2015 | ||||
| League One | Brechin City | 0-3 | Dunfermline | 18/04/15 |
| League One | Brechin City | 1-1 | Dunfermline | 02/03/15 |
| League One | Dunfermline | 0-1 | Brechin City | 24/02/15 |
| League One | Dunfermline | 0-0 | Brechin City | 09/08/14 |
| 2013/2014 | ||||
| League One | Dunfermline | 2-1 | Brechin City | 29/03/14 |
| League One | Brechin City | 3-2 | Dunfermline | 25/01/14 |
| League One | Dunfermline | 3-1 | Brechin City | 23/11/13 |
| League One | Brechin City | 1-1 | Dunfermline | 14/09/13 |
| 1993/1994 | ||||
| First Division | Dunfermline | 2-1 | Brechin City | 30/04/94 |
| First Division | Brechin City | 0-1 | Dunfermline | 04/01/94 |
Dunfermline have scored more goals away from home than at home and have gone 10 league matches undefeated away.
Brechin City have won only four matches in this league season at Peterhead and Forfar and at home to Cowdenbeath and Stranraer.| Brechin City | Dunfermline |
| Current League Position | |
| 10 | 1 |
| Recent League Results | |
| WLDLDD | WWDLWW |
| League Points | |
| 18 | 53 |
| Goal Difference | |
| -17 | +45 |
| League Home / Away Record | |
| P11, W2, D4, L5 | P12, W8, D3, L1 |
Last week Brechin City netted deep into stoppage time to claim a draw against fellow Scottish League One strugglers Cowdenbeath. Former Par, Chris Kane had headed Cowden ahead but Brechin equalised when David Weatherston found Jonathan Tiffoney for a close-range finish.
Cowdenbeath went ahead again as Dean Brett tucked away a rebound after Ross Caldwell's effort had been saved. Andrew Jackson hit a post before setting up Scott Shepherd to level.
| Recent Form this season - home / away | ||||||
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Dunfermline | ||||
| Cowdenbeath |
D |
2-2 | Stenhousemuir | W |
3-0 |
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| Airdrieonians | D | 3-3 | Peterhead | D |
0-0 |
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| Stranraer | W | 2-0 | Ross County | L | 0-1 | |
| Peterhead | D | 1-1 | Forfar Athletic | W | 4-2 | |
| Stenhousemuir | L | 1-2 | Ayr United | W | 2-1 | |
| Ayr United |
D |
1-1 | Ayr United | W | 1-0 | |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Ayr United): Sean Murdoch; Craig Reid, Brad McKay, Ben Richards-Everton, Jason Talbot; Michael Paton, Andy Geggan (c), Josh Falkingham, Joe Cardle (David Hopkirk 87); Michael Moffat, Faissal El Bakhtaoui (Ryan Wallace 81).
SUBS NOT USED: Rhys McCabe, Shaun Byrne, Shaun Rooney, Lewis Martin, David Hutton (GK).
BRECHIN CITY (v Cowdenbeath): Graeme Smith; Gary Fusco, Darren Dods, Lukas Culjak, Willie Dyer; Jonathan Tiffoney (Craig Johnston 76), Lewis Spence, James Dale, David Weatherston (Scott Shepherd 40); Andy Jackson, Robert Thomson.
SUBS NOT USED: Jamie Montgomery, Paul McLean, Craig Molloy, Euan Smith, Patrick O'Neil (GK).
Referee will be Mike Runcone.
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