Preview Ayr United
Saturday, 7th Mar 2015Dunfermline begin their final round of fixtures with a home match against Ian McCall's Ayr United.
Neither team has had a great season thus far and both will be wanting to finish the season strongly. The Fifers are pushing for a Championship play off spot and Ayr pushing to avoid the play off spot at the other end.
This will be the 89th league meeting; the Pars have won 40 to Ayr's 26, 22 have been drawn.
The Pars have lost only two of the last 25 league meetings. Ayr United have only won 5 of the last 45 games between the sides in all competitions stretching back to 1983.
Last Fifteen League Matches v Ayr United |
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Date |
H/A |
F-A |
W D L |
League |
| 31/01/15 | A | 2-0 | W | League One |
| 06/12/14 | H | 4-2 | W | League One |
| 10/10/14 | A | 1-0 | W | League One |
| 19/04/14 | A | 1-1 | D | League One |
| 22/02/14 | H | 3-0 | W | League One |
| 14/12/13 | A | 4-2 | W | League One |
| 28/09/13 | H | 5-1 | W | League One |
| 10/04/10 | A | 2-1 | W | First Division |
| 20/02/10 | H | 0-1 | L | First Division |
| 05/12/09 | A | 0-1 | L | First Division |
| 10/10/09 | H | 3-1 | W | First Division |
| 11/04/00 | A | 2-0 | W | First Division |
| 22/01/00 | H | 2-0 | W | First Division |
| 04/12/99 | A | 3-0 | W | First Division |
| 25/09/99 | H | 2-1 | W | First Division |
In the six matches between the teams last season Dunfermline won four and two were drawn. In the three matches against Ayr United this season Dunfermline have won all three.
| Dunfermline | Ayr United |
| Current League Position | |
| 5 | 8 |
| Form: Last Six League Games | |
| WWLLLD | DLWLWD |
| League Points | |
| 37 | 26 |
| Goal Difference | |
| +5 | -13 |
| League Record Home / Away | |
| P13, W6, D4, L3 | P13, W4, D2, L7 |
Ayr United's two league wins in February over Stirling Albion and Forfar Athletic ended a run of 14 without success and were their first league wins since October.
| Recent Form home / away | ||||||
| Dunfermline (home) | Ayr United (away) | |||||
| Brechin City | L | 0-1 | Peterhead | L | 0-1 | |
| Stenhousemuir | W | 3-2 | Stirling Albion | W | 4-1 | |
| Airdrieonians | D | 2-2 | Stenhousemuir | D | 1-1 | |
| Peterhead | D | 1-1 | Brechin City | L | 1-2 | |
| Stranraer | L | 0-1 | Airdrieonians | L |
0-3 |
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| Stranraer | L | 1-3 | Dunfermline Athletic | L |
2-4 |
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DUNFERMLINE (v Brechin City): Ryan Scully: Ross Millen, Jim Paterson, Lewis Martin, Kyle McAusland, Josh Falkingham (c), Lewis Spence (Declan O’Kane, 77), Andy Geggan, Andy Barrowman (David Hopkirk, 68), Michael Moffat, Lewis Allan (Allan Smith, 86).
SUBS NOT USED: Finn Graham, Ryan Thomson, Ryan Williamson, Ryan Goodfellow (GK
AYR UNITED (v Peterhead): David Hutton, Nicky Devlin, Murphy, McKenna, Craig Murray (Alan Forrest 45), Jon Paul McGovern, Robbie Crawford, Adam Blakeman, Michael Donald (Brian Gilmour 76), Preston, Craig Beattie.
SUBS NOT USED: Craig McCracken, Ryan Donnelly, Morgyn Neill, Robertson, Shaun Newman (GK).
Referee will be Nick Walsh
C'mon Ye Pars!
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