Preview Airdrieonians
Saturday, 14th Nov 2015Pars are unbeaten in their last seven matches, have not conceded in the last five league matches but Airdrieonians are the last side to score a league goal against them.
After two back to back goalless draws, Dunfermline Athletic travel to the Excelsior Stadium to face Airdrieonians on Saturday desperate to get back to winning ways. The Lanarkshire team sit third in League One seven points behind the Pars but Airdrieonians have become a bit of a bogey team for the Fifers who have won only once in the last seven meetings. Stats
| Airdrieonians | Dunfermline |
| Current League Position | |
| 3 | 2 |
| League Points | |
| 20 | 27 |
| Goal Difference | |
| +1 | +29 |
| Last 6-League Match Form | |
| DLWLDW | DWWWDD |
| Home / Away League Record | |
| P7, W3, D1, L3 | P6, W4, D1, L1 |
Recent Form
Since the draw with Dunfermline at the end of September, Airdrieonians have lost to Peterhead and Stranraer and their win at Forfar on Saturday was just their second in seven. In contrast the Pars are unbeaten in their last seven matches and have not conceded in the last five league matches with Airdrieonians being the last side to score a league goal against them.| Recent League Form | ||||||
| Airdrieonians Home | Dunfermline Away | |||||
| Albion Rovers | D | 1-1 | Cowdenbeath | D | 0-0 | |
| Brechin City | W | 1-0 | Stranraer | W |
3-0 |
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| Stranraer | L | 0-1 | St Mirren | L |
0-4 |
|
| Ayr United | L | 1-2 | Dundee United | D | 1-1* | |
| Cowdenbeath | W | 3-2 | Stenhousemuir | W | 5-0 | |
| Peterhead | W | 1-0 | Forfar Athletic | W | 4-0 | |
In league meetings Dunfermline lead 39 to 38 on wins; 31 matches have been drawn.
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Pars v Airdrie: The Full League Record |
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|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
At
East End
|
56 |
24 |
19 |
13 |
94 |
84 |
|
At Airdrie |
52 |
15 |
12 |
25 |
80 |
112 |
|
Division
One (up to 1975) |
42 |
19 |
6 |
17 |
83 |
90 |
|
Division
Two (up to 1975) |
12 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
24 |
42 |
|
Premier
League (since 1975) |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
|
First
Division (since 1975) |
41 |
16 |
19 |
6 |
49 |
43 |
| League One (since 2013) | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 |
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TOTALS |
108 |
39 |
31 |
38 |
174 |
196 |
Since Airdrie United / Airdrieonians came into being Dunfermline have won ten, lost seven and drawn seven.
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Last 12 Matches v Airdrie United / Airdrieonians |
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Date |
H/A |
F-A |
Competition |
| 26/09/15 | H | 1-1 | League One |
| 02/05/15 | A | 2-3 | League One |
| 17/01/15 |
H |
2-2 | League One |
| 13/12/14 | A | 1-3 | League One |
| 23/08/14 | H | 3-0 | League One |
| 05/04/14 | A | 0-2 | League One |
| 18/01/14 | H | 0-1 | League One |
| 16/11/13 | A | 3-0 | League One |
| 21/09/13 | H | 2-1 | League One |
| 04/05/13 | H | 1-2 | Division One |
| 09/09/13 | A | 3-3 | Division One |
| 12/01/13 | H | 1-3 | Division One |
Previously this season
The teams first met on Saturday, 26th September 2015 at East End Park. Marc McAusland made his Dunfermline debut but the visitors took the lead after David Cox picked out George Hunter who slotted home in 18th minute. Michael Moffat equalised with just over 15 minutes remaining and although chances fell for Mickaël Antoine-Curier and Moffat the Pars had to settle for a point.
Teams last time out
DUNFERMLINE (v Peterhead): Sean Murdoch; Lewis Martin, Marc McAusland, Ben Richards-Everton, Jason Talbot; Michael Paton (Ryan Wallace 67), Andy Geggan, Rhys McCabe (Shaun Byrne 86), Joe Cardle, Mickaël Antoine-Curier (Michael Moffat 84), Faissal El Bakhtaoui.
SUBS NOT USED: David Hopkirk, Josh Falkingham, Shaun Rooney, David Hutton (GK).
AIRDRIEONIANS (v Forfar Athletic): Neil Parry; Chris O'Neil, Sean Crighton, Alan Lithgow, David Van Zanten; Caolin McAleer (Jamie Bain 66), Marc Fitzpatrick, Liam Watt, Nicky Cadden, Bryan Prunty (Taylor Morgan 51), David Cox
SUBS NOT USED: George Hunter, Jordan Morton, Kevin McBride, Scott Stewart, Rohan Ferguson (GK).
Referee for the match will be Brian Colvin.
C'mon Ye Pars!
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