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cinch Championship (away) v Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Saturday 2nd September 2023, kick off 3.00pm at the Caledonian Stadium.

Dunfermline’s next league match is away to Inverness Caledonian Thistle, the first in the Highland capital since March 2022.

The sides have met 49 times before, Dunfermline winning 11, Inverness 19 with 19 matches having been drawn. In Inverness the record is won 4, lost 10 and drawn 8. 



Milestones Inverness Caledonian Thistle (Away)


Last Victory: 13/11/21: 2-1 Championship
 

Last League Defeat: 26/03/22: 0-2 Championship

Best League Victory: 22/04/00 2-1 Sc Div 1

Worst League Defeats: 15/08/04, 29/01/05 & 26/03/22 0-2

Last Goalless Draw: 03/05/12: 0-0 Premier League

First visit: 23/10/99: 1-1 Sc Div 1



Last Time at Inverness Caledonian Stadium,

cinch Championship, Saturday 26th March 2022
Inverness Caley Thistle 2 Dunfermline 0

Dunfermline’s hopes of Championship survival were dented as their unbeaten run was halted by an on-form Caley Thistle.

No goals in the first half but 13th minute of the second half proved unlucky for the Pars. Duffy was forward to earn a free kick 25 yards out and from the setpiece Welsh drove the ball into Ambrose in the Pars wall. The ball dropped to the right side towards McALEAR, the on loan Norwich City player drove a stinger of a shot into the far side of the net. 1-0

Thirteen minutes from the end, Austin SAMUELS, who had just replaced Billy McKay, with his first involvement ran through on to a Doran ball to score. 2-0

INVERNESS CT: Cameron Mackay: David Carson, Wallace Duffy, Kirk Broadfoot, Robbie Deas: Aaron Doran (Tom Walsh 82), Reece McAlear, Sean Welsh (c), Logan Chalmers (Cameron Harper 67), Shane Sutherland, Billy McKay (Austin Samuels 76).
SUBS NOT USED: Lewis Hyde, Mark Ridgers (GK)

DUNFERMLINE: Deniz Mehmet: Matthew Todd (Reece Cole 79), Coll Donaldson, Efe Ambrose (Aaron Comrie 79), Josh Edwards: Liam Polworth (Nikolay Todorov 63), Dan Pybus, Joe Chalmers, Dom Thomas (Ryan Dow 63): Steven Lawless (c) (Bobby Kamwa 59), Kevin O’Hara
SUBS NOT USED: Lewis Martin, Rhys Breen, Paul Allan, Callum Archibald (GK)

The last dozen league matches between the teams have seen three Dunfermline wins, three draws and six Caley Thistle wins.



Last 12 League matches v Inverness Caley Thistle



26/03/22: (A) L 0-2 [0-1] McAlear, [0-2] Samuels.

22/01/22: (H) D 1-1 [0-1] Sutherland, [1-1] Lawless (pen.)

13/11/21: (A) W 2-1 [0-1] McKay, [1-1] Devine o.g, [2-1] Thomas
18/09/21: (H) D 0-0

20/03/21: (H) L 0-1 [0-1] Carson

29/12/20: (A) D 1-1 [1-0] Turner, [1-1] Todorov
17/10/20: (H) W 3-1 [0-1] Todorov, [1-1] E Murray, [2-1] Dow, [3-1] McManus

25/02/20: (H) L 1-2 [0-1] Doran, [1-1] Thomas, [1-2] Walsh

21/12/19: (A) L 0-2 [0-1] Rooney, [0-2] McCart

14/09/19: (H) L 0-1 [0-1] Welsh

04/05/19: (A) L 0-1 [0-1] Austin

16/02/19: (H) W 1-0 [1-0] Thomson 





Recent Form

Since winning their first match of the season 2-1 at home over Bonnyrigg Rose, Inverness Caley Thistle have lost all of their next six matches by the odd goal. Their other home matches were defeats to Airdrieonians and Queen’s Park.

The Pars lost their unbeaten league record on Saturday and travel north having won one, drawn one and lost one of their opening three league matches.

League Record

DUNFERMLINE
Championship Position: 6th
League Points: 4
Goal Difference: 0
League Record: P3 W1 D1 L1 GF3 GA3
Last Six Competitive Match Form: DLWWDL

INVERNESS CALEY THISTLE
Championship Position: 10th
League Points: 0
Goal Difference: -3
League Record: P3 W0 D0 L3 GF2 GA5
Last Six Competitive Match Form: LLLLLL

Last Six Results

DUNFERMLINE
Raith Rovers (H) L 0-1
Dundee United (A) D 1-1
Airdrieonians (H) W 2-1
Albion Rovers (A) W 3-0
Kilmarnock (H) L 0-2
Annan Athletic (H) W 4-0

INVERNESS CALEY THISTLE
Airdrieonians (A) L 1-2
Ayr United (A) L 0-1
Queen’s Park (H) L 1-2
Dundee (A) L 0-1
Airdrieonians (H) L 2-3
Dumbarton (A) L 1-2

Last Time Out

DUNFERMLINE (v Raith Rovers): Harrison Sharp: Sam Fisher, Kyle Benedictus, Rhys Breen (Taylor Sutherland 86): Aaron Comrie, Ewan Otoo, Joe Chalmers, Josh Edwards: Craig Wighton, Michael O’Halloran (Ben Summers 62), Lewis McCann
SUBS NOT USED: Chris Hamilton, Paul Allan, Miller Fenton, Andrew Tod, Max Little (GK).

INVERNESS CALEY THISTLE (v Airdrieonians): Mark Ridgers: Wallace Duffy, Cameron Harper, Danny Devine, Charlie Gilmour, David Carson (Zak Delaney 72), Billy Mckay (Harry Lodovica72), Austin Samuels (Adam Brooks 59), Jake Davidson (Luis Longstaff 45), Nathan Shaw, Keith Bray, (Robbie Thompson 83)
SUBS NOT USED: Cammy MacKay, Lewis Hyde

Other cinch Championship fixtures

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

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