Preview Dundee United

cinch Championship (home), Friday 10th November 2023, kick off 7.45pm at KDM Group East End Park

Dunfermline return to the KDM Group East End Park for what is the first of five successive home matches.

The visitors, Dundee United, have developed a good record in West Fife. Dunfermline won 2-0 in the last league match at East End Park but that was the first home win over Dundee United since 2007. That win in 2007 was the last in a run of seventeen home games against the Tannadice club without defeat.

There has been 145 league meetings between the clubs with the Pars winning 50, United 56 and 39 have been drawn. The home record reveals 29 Dunfermline wins, 21 United and 21 drawn.

Milestones Dundee United (Home)

Last League Victory | 29/02/20 | 2-0 | Championship
Last League Defeat | 24/08/19 | 0-2 | Championship
Best League Victory | 11/08/45 | 7-0 | Div B*
Worst League Defeat | 29/10/11 | 1-4 | SPL
Last Goalless Draw | 01/05/18 | 0-0 | Premiership Play off
First League Meeting | 08/10/21 | 4-1 | Div 2 (old)
*Pre league reconstruction

Last time at East End Park
Dunfermline 2 Dundee United 0
Ladbrokes Championship, Saturday 29 February 2020

Dundee United returned to East End Park with an 18 point lead at the top of the Championship. Stevie Crawford’s home team however, were hoping for a win to keep the league leaders another match away from what turned out to be a United title win.

The Pars went ahead when Ross tucked the ball back to Turner in a central area of the United half. Then his superb pass floated the ball into the right side of the opposition half for NISBET to head over Siegrist to open the scoring in 26th minute. 1-0

From McMullan’s 59th minute corner the Pars broke and a fast run up the right let Thomas in to cross into the six yard box where AFOLABI turned the ball in. The first goal in senior football for the on-loan Celt made it 2-0.

DUNFERMLINE: Owain Fôn Williams: Aaron Comrie (Lewis Martin 16), Lee Ashcroft, Danny Devine, Euan Murray: Dom Thomas, Paul Paton (c), Kyle Turner, Ethan Ross (Joe Thomson 67): Jonathan Afolabi: Kevin Nisbet (Tom Beadling 76).
SUBS NOT USED: Josh Edwards, Matthew Todd, Lewis McCann, Cammy Gill (GK)

DUNDEE UNITED: Ben Siegrist: Liam Smith, Mark Connolly (c), Paul Watson, Jamie Robson: Dillon Powers, Ian Harkes (Declan Glass 61), Peter Pawlett (Paul McMullan 54), Louis Appere, Rakish Bingham (Adrian Sporle 79), Lawrence Shankland.
SUBS NOT USED: Mark Reynolds, Kieran Freeman, Lewis Nelson, Deniz Mehmet (GK).

Last Twelve Matches v Dundee United

The last dozen league games between the two sides have seen United win seven, Pars two with three games ending up all square. 

Date | H/A | F-A | WDL | Competition


09/09/23 | A | 0-3 | L | SPFL Trust Trophy
12/08/23 | A | 1-1 | D | Championship
29/02/20 | H | 2-0 | W | Championship
26/10/19 | A | 0-2 | L | Championship

24/08/19 | H | 0-2 | L | Championship

26/03/19 | H | 0-1 | L | Championship 

12/01/19 | A | 0-1 | L | Championship

27/10/18 | H | 0-2 | L | Championship

04/08/18 | A | 3-2 | W | Championship
05/05/18 | A | 1-2 | L | Premiership Play off

01/05/18 | H | 0-0 | D | Premiership Play off

24/03/18 | A | 1-1 | D | Championship

Recent Form

Dundee United have only conceded one goal in their six away league matches this season. Dunfermline’s record is two wins and two defeats in their four home league games this season. United lead the Championship with 28 points from their opening 12 league matches and although the Pars are still sitting fourth they are only on 14 points.

After losing their first two matches of the season away to Spartans and at home to Partick Jim Godwin`s side are undefeated in their last 16 matches in all competitions. They have won four of their last six games. Dunfermline have won three of their last six matches.

League Stats



DUNFERMLINE
League Position: 4th
League Points: 
14
Goal Difference: 0
Home League Record: P4 W2 D0 L2 GF5 GA4

Last Six Match Form: WWLLLW



DUNDEE UNITED

League Position: 
1st
League Points: 
28
Goal Difference: 
+26
Away League Record: P6 W5 D1 L0 GF16 GA
1
Last Six Match Form: DWWWWD

Last six matches



DUNFERMLINE

Morton (A) W 2-1
Raith Rovers (A) L 0-1
Ayr United (H) L 0-1

Partick Thistle (A) L 0-3

Morton (H) W 3-1

Queen’s Park (A) W 2-0



DUNDEE UNITED

Inverness Caley Thistle (H) D 1-1
Airdrieonians (A) W 2-0
Arbroath (H) W 6-0
Partick Thistle (A) W 5-0
Peterhead (A) W 2-0
Raith Rovers (A) D 1-1

Last Time Out

DUNFERMLINE (v Morton): Deniz Mehmet: Sam Fisher, Chris Hamilton (c), Ewan Otoo: Aaron Comrie, Paul Allan, Joe Chalmers, Josh Edwards: Owen Moffat (Michael O’Halloran 73): Alex Jakubiak (Craig Wighton 70), Lewis McCann
SUBS NOT USED: Kane Ritchie-Hosler, Miller Fenton, Jake Sutherland, Harrison Sharp (GK), Max Little (GK)

DUNDEE UNITED (v Inverness Caley Thistle): Jack Walton: Kieran Freeman, Declan Gallagher, Kevin Holt, Scott McMann: Craig Sibbald, Jordan Tillson (Chris Mochrie 79): Kai Fotheringham (Declan Glass 79), Tony Watt (c)(Mathew Cudjoe 67), Glenn Middleton: Louis Moult
SUBS NOT USED: Oliver Denham, Ross Graham, Flynn Duffy, Craig Moore, Owen Stirton, Jack Newman (GK)

Other cinch Championship fixtures

Airdrieonians v Arbroath
Inverness Caley Thistle v Ayr United
Partick Thistle v Morton
Queen’s Park v Raith Rovers

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