Preview Forfar Athletic

The Pars have failed to win at Station Park in their last four visits and have conceded ten goals there in their last three

Dunfermline Athletic are back at Station Park on Saturday to face Forfar Athletic and its a venue and an opposition that Dunfermline have struggled with of late. In December the Pars snatched a late equaliser to avoid defeat to Forfar at East End Park. The Pars have failed to win at Station Park in their last four visits and have conceded ten goals there in their last three matches.  

Last time Forfar sat bottom of the table after losing 3-0 to Arbroath previous Saturday and the Pars travelled north on the back of the confidence building 5-1 demolition of Ayr United. The result was a 4-0 win for Forfar Athletic!

There have been 61 previous league fixtures between the clubs. In total Dunfermline have won 37 league encounters to Forfar`s 16 and eight matches have been drawn.

Following their 1-0 league win in 1988-89, Dunfermline`s last success over Forfar Athletic at Station Park was in the Challenge Cup in season 1995-96. Goals from Andy Tod and Greg Shaw saw the Pars through and immediately after that game Manager Bert Paton signed David Bingham from the Angus Club for a fee of £100,000.  That broke Forfar`s previous transfer fee record of £57,00 that Raith Rovers paid to them for Craig Brewster.

The Dunfermline team that beat Forfar in 1995:- Guido van de Kamp, Paul Fenwick (Andy Tod), Derek Fleming (Paul Kinnaird), Norrie McCathie, Craig Robertson, Paul Smith, Allan Moore, Jackie McNamara, Greg Shaw, Stewart Petrie, Mark Millar (Ivo den Bieman).

This match yet again pitches former Pars manager Dick Campbell in against his old club and he has former Pars players there in Iain Campbell (28) and Chris Templeman (33).

Recent Form

Both teams lost their last matches 4-0 and both have lost three of their last four matches. Forfar`s home form is not impressive with just one win in the last seven.  Dunfermline have four wins from their last six away games.

Last Time Out

DUNFERMLINE (v Rangers): Ryan Scully;  Ross Millen (Faissal El Bakhtaoui HT), Calum Morris, Lewis Martin, Alex Whittle; Ryan Williamson, Shaun Byrne (Ryan Thomson HT), Josh Falkingham, Andy Geggan (c); Ryan Wallace, Lawrence Shankland (Jordan Moore 76).
SUBS NOT USED: Kerr Young, Stephen Husband, Ross Drummond, Ryan Goodfellow (GK)

FORFAR ATHLETIC (v St Johnstone): Rab Douglas, Daren Dods, Stuart Malcolm, Iain Campbell, Mark Baxter, Omar Kader (Ross Campbell 69), Gary Fusco, Martyn Fotheringham (Dale Hilson 46), Odmar Faero (Gavin Malin 72), Chris Templeman, Gavin Swankie
SUBS NOT USED: James Dale, Neil McCabe, Marvin Andrews, Darren Hill (GK)

Referee will be Euan Anderson.

Come on ye Pars!