Preview Stenhousemuir
Saturday, 5th Mar 2016Ladbrokes League One: 3.00pm kick off at East End Park
The 1-1 draw with Albion Rovers on Tuesday night kept Stenhousemuir just three points off a play off place in League One.
While Allan Johnston's team is intent on keeping hold of top spot their next opponents made it tough the last time they came to East End Park and they have an incentive this time too.
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Milestones v Stenhousemuir (home) |
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Last Victory |
19/12/15 |
1-0 |
League One |
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Last Defeat |
13/02/60 |
0-1 |
Scottish Cup |
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Best Victory |
27/09/30 |
11-2 |
Div Two |
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Worst Defeat |
25/02/50 |
1-4 |
Scottish Cup |
In head to heads, Dunfernmline have won 41 of the 77 league matches. So far this season Dunfermline have taken maximum points from their fixtures against Stenhousemuir without conceding a goal.
| Last eleven meetings | ||||
| 2015/2016 | ||||
| League One | Stenhousemuir | 0-3 | Dunfermline | 06/02/16 |
| League One | Dunfermline | 1-0 | Stenhousemuir | 19/12/15 |
| League One | Stenhousemuir | 0-5 | Dunfermline | 19/09/15 |
| 2014/2015 | ||||
| League One | Stenhousemuir | 0-1 | Dunfermline | 15/11/15 |
| League One | Dunfermline | 3-2 | Stenhousemuir | 14/02/15 |
| League One | Stenhousemuir | 1-0 | Dunfermline | 15/11/14 |
| League One | Dunfermline | 2-0 | Stenhousemuir | 13/09/14 |
| 2013/2014 | ||||
| League One | Dunfermline | 0-0 | Stenhousemuir | 08/03/14 |
| League One | Stenhousemuir | 1-2 | Dunfermline | 02/01/14 |
| League One | Dunfermline | 3-2 | Stenhousemuir | 09/11/13 |
| League One | Stenhousemuir | 4-5 | Dunfermline | 24/08/13 |
This season
The first meeting between the teams this season produced a resounding 5-0 win for the Pars. Joe Cardle's eleventh minute goal was followed by two more from Faissal El Bakhtaoui and Shaun Byrne before half time. El Bakhtaoui scored early in the second half and Mickeal Antoine-Curier rounded it off with an 85th minute goal.
In the last home match on the Saturday before Christmas it took a Shaun Rooney strike 12 minutes from the end to secure the win. Just four weeks ago Dunfermline won theirb return to Stenny by three goals to nil. This time it was El Bakhtaoui and a brace from Andy Geggan that did the business.
| Dunfermline | Stenhousemuir |
| Current League Position | |
| 1st | 6th |
| Form in last six league games | |
| DLWWWW | LWDLWD |
| League Points | |
| 59 | 33 |
| Goal Difference | |
| +47 | -17 |
| Home / Away League Record | |
| P13, W9, D2, L2 | P12, W4, D3, L5 |
| Form last six home / away | ||||||
| Dunfermline (home) | Stenhousemuir (away) | |||||
| Stranraer | W | 6-1 | Albion Rovers | D | 1-1 | |
| Ayr United | W | 3-2 | Forfar Athletic | W | 1-0 | |
| Airdrieonians | L | 0-1 | Peterhead | L | 1-4 | |
| Ross County | D | 2-2 | Airdrieonians | W | 1-0 | |
| Cowdenbeath | W | 2-1 | Dunfermline | L |
0-3 |
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| Stenhousemuir | W | 1-0 | Albion Rovers | L |
0-2 |
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Brown Ferguson's team has had a stop start season winning three of their first six league games, then going five without a win followed by four undefeated before losing to Albion Rovers in December. In February they played four league matches, all at home but took only four points. Since 21st November the Warriors have only recorded three wins, two over Airdrieonians and one at Forfar.
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Stranraer): Sean Murdoch; Craig Reid, Brad McKay, Ben Richards-Everton, Jason Talbot; Michael Paton, Andy Geggan (c), Josh Falkingham, Joe Cardle (David Hopkirk 75); Michael Moffat (Ryan Wallace 72), Faissal El Bakhtaoui (Paul Joseph Crossan 63).
SUBS NOT USED: Rhys McCabe, Shaun Byrne, Shaun Rooney, David Hutton (GK).
STENHOUSEMUIR (v Albion Rovers): Colin McCabe; Jamie McCormack, Euan Murray, Ross Meechan, Ciaran Summers; Jon Robertson, Stephen Stirling, Kieran Millar, Mark Gilhaney, Colin McMenamin (Lewis Small 90), Jason Scotland (Alan Cook 83).
SUBS NOT USED: Carlos Mazan-Martinez, Liam McCroary, Anthony Marenghi, Stuart Malcolm, Robertson.
Referee will be Barry Cook.
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