Preview FC Edinburgh
Saturday, 15th Oct 2022cinch League One (home), Saturday 15th October 2022, 3.00pm kick off at the KDM Group East End Park
FC Edinburgh will come to the KDM Group East End Park on Saturday as League One leaders for what will be their first league match in Dunfermline since April 1939. It will be the capital side’s first match here since a Scottish Cup tie in January 1998.
Milestones v FC Edinburgh (home)
Last Victory | 24/01/98 | 7-2 | Scottish Cup
Last Defeat | none
Best Victory | 10/03/34 | 7-0 | Division Two
Last Goalless Draw | 19/09/31 | Division Two
First League meeting | 19/09/31 | 0-0 | Division Two
Last Meeting
Saturday 6th August 2022, League One
FC Edinburgh 0 Dunfermline 3
FC Edinburgh 0-3 Dunfermline
Sat, 6th Aug 2022
When Wighton was cut down by Johnson out on the left, Allan was able to deliver the ball into the box and McCANN rose above everyone to head in the 14th minute opener. 0-1
Jack Brydon brought down Wighton and referee Barry Cook immediately showed the FC Edinburgh defender a 27th minute red card. McCann struck the setpiece to the keeper’s right, who chose to dive the right way and held the effort. After some serious pressures, corners and saves, the second Pars goal duly arrived from a 41st minute Allan corner. His cross from the left dropped at Chalmers left foot and his shot was finished by McCANN. 0-2
With 18 minutes of the match remaining, Chalmers was able to thread a ball through to MOCHRIE who rolled the ball past Mutch to notch a debut goal. 0-3
FC EDINBURGH: Robbie Mutch: Robbie McIntyre (c), Jack Brydon, Liam Fontaine: Emmanuel Johnson (Lee Hamilton 38), Calum Crane (Allan Delferriere 74), Kyle Jacobs (Kieran Watson 74), Daniel Handling (Innes Murray 61), Kieran MacDonald, Ryan Shanley (Ouzy See 61), John Robertson.
SUBS NOT USED: Michael Travis, Ciaran Brian, Mark Docherty, Sam Ramsbottom (GK).
DUNFERMLINE: Deniz Mehmet: Aaron Comrie, Kyle Benedictus (c), Rhys Breen, Josh Edwards: Paul Allan: Matthew Todd, Joe Chalmers (Kyle Macdonald 74): Kevin O’Hara, Lewis McCann (Nikolay Todorov 74), Craig Wighton (Chris Mochrie 64).
SUBS NOT USED: Sam Young, Max Little (GK)
Recent Form
While Dunfermline have not lost a match this league season, FC Edinburgh have not drawn any of their ten matches. Saturday’s visitors are two points ahead of the Pars but have played one more fixture. (Dunfermline will play their game-in-hand next Tuesday away to Clyde).
Dunfermline have won three of their last six games, FC Edinburgh four. The Meadowbank side have scored 15 goals away from home this season, only bettered in Scottish Football by Celtic.
Last six matches
DUNFERMLINE
Alloa Athletic (A) W 3-0
Peterhead (H) D 2-2
Falkirk (H) D 1-1
Queen of the South (A) W 2-0
Airdrieonians (H) D 1-1
Kelty Hearts (A) D 0-0
FC EDINBURGH
Kelty Hearts (H) W 2-0
Peterhead (H) W 2-0
Montrose (A) W 2-1
Queen of the South (A) L 0-4
Queen of the South (A) L 1-4
Airdrieonians (A) W 6-0
League Record
DUNFERMLINE
League Position: 2nd
League Points: 19
Goal Difference: +10
Home League Record: P5 W2 D3 L0 GF6 GA4
Last Six Match Form: WDDWDW
FC EDINBURGH
League Position: 1st
League Points: 21
Goal Difference: +8
Away League Record: P5 W4 D0 L1 GF15 GA7
Last Six Match Form: WLLWWW
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE ( v Alloa Athletic): Deniz Mehmet: Sam Fisher, Kyle Benedictus (c), Rhys Breen: Aaron Comrie, Chris Hamilton, Joe Chalmers, Josh Edwards: Chris Mochrie, Matthew Todd: Nikolay Todorov (Craig Wighton 79)
SUBS NOT USED: Kyle Macdonald, Kane Ritchie-Hosler, Sam Young, Andrew Tod, Taylor Sutherland, Robbie Mahon, Max Little (GK)
FC EDINBURGH (v Kelty Hearts): Robbie Mutch: Kieran MacDonald, Lee Hamilton, Liam Fontaine, Allan Delferriere (Jack Brydon 60): Calum Crane, Daniel Handling (Robbie McIntyre 79), Kyle Jacobs, Innes Murray, James Craigen (Ryan Shanley 79), Ouzy See (John Robertson 66).
SUBS NOT USED: Daniel Jardine, Emmanuel Johnson, Sam Ramsbottom (GK).
Referee will be Steven Kirkland.
Other cinch League One Fixtures
Alloa Athletic v Airdrieonians
Kelty Hearts v Clyde
Montrose v Falkirk
Queen of the South v Peterhead
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