Preview Kelty Hearts

cinch League One: (away) v Kelty Hearts Saturday 20th August 2022, kick off 3.00pm at New Central Park

Having met several times in friendlies, on Saturday at New Central Park, Dunfermline Athletic will meet Kelty Hearts in a competitive match for the first time.

The new Fife derby comes about after Kelty Hearts remarkable rise through the pyramid system. The club has progressed from junior football, the East Superleague, a play off to enter the Lowland league, a play off as Lowland league champions against Brechin City and promotion from Scottish League Two as champions in their first season in the SPFL.

There are many at Kelty who are well known to those who have followed Dunfermline in recent years. Their manager is former Pars player, coach and manager, John Potter and Andy Barrowman is Sporting Director. The playing squad contains players who have played for Dunfermline - Joe Cardle, Kallum Higginbotham, Lewis Martin and Steven Bell.

Last Six Matches



Dunfermline are unbeaten in this league season and have won four of their last six matches. Kelty have failed to take any points from their opening three league games and have not scored a goal at home this season.



DUNFERMLINE

Montrose (H) W 1-0

FC Edinburgh (A) W 3-0

Alloa Athletic (H) W 1-0

Alloa Athletic (H) D 1-1

Ross County (A) L 0-1

Buckie Thistle (H) W 5-0



KELTY HEARTS
Clyde (A) L 0-3
Alloa Athletic (A) L 1-3
FC Edinburgh (H) L 0-2
Livingston (A) L 0-2
Cove Rangers (A) W 3-2
Albion Rovers (H) L 0-2

League Record



DUNFERMLINE

League Position: 1st

League Points: 9

Goal Difference: +5

League Record: P3 W3 D0 L0 GF5 GA0

Last Six Match Form: WLDWWW



KELTY HEARTS

League Position: 10th

League Points: 0

Goal Difference: -7

League Record: P3 W0 D0 L3 GF1 GA8

Last Six Match Form: LWLLLL

Above: passion overflows at Kelty Hearts Tournament 16/07/16

Last Time Out

DUNFERMLINE (v Montrose): Deniz Mehmet: Aaron Comrie, Kyle Benedictus (c), Rhys Breen, Josh Edwards: Chris Hamilton: Matthew Todd, Joe Chalmers (Kyle Macdonald 68): Kevin O’Hara (Nikolay Todorov 72), Lewis McCann, Craig Wighton (Chris Mochrie 58).
SUBS NOT USED: Sam Young, Taylor Sutherland, Max Little (GK)

Kelty Hearts (v Clyde): Darren Jamieson, Cammy Logan, Jordan Forster, Lewis Martin, Ross Philp: Robbie McNab (Scott McGill 55), Michael Tidser, Jamie Barjonas, Alfredo Agyeman (Darren Lyon 71), Kyle Doherty (Nathan Austin 55), Joe Cardle
SUBS NOT USED: Thomas Reilly, Dougie Hill, Brodie Strang, Scott Cameron, Finn Robson, Liam Campbell (GK).

Referee will be Graham Grainger.

Other League One Fixtures

Airdrieonians v Alloa Athletic
FC Edinburgh v Falkirk
Montrose v Clyde
Peterhead v Queen of the South

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