Preview Peterhead

cinch League One (away) Tuesday 11th April 2023, kick off 7.45pm at the Balmoor Stadium.

The next three points are always the most important to manager James McPake but Dunfermline’s next league match away to Peterhead, just their second league match there since January 2016, could be one of major significance.

In total Dunfermline and Peterhead have met fourteen times, the Blue Toon have won once in 2015/16 season, the Pars have won seven including the last time in Peterhead and six matches have been drawn including the first meeting this season at the KDM Group East End Park.



Last time at the Balmoor Stadium

The Fifers went ahead in tenth minute when Matthew TODD found himself in a good position to shoot from 30 yards out. With the away crowd shouting ‘shoot’ he responded with a shot that would take a deflection en route to the Blue Toon net. 0-1.

A second Pars goal came on 19 minutes. Fisher won possession in his own half to break up the right and picked out MOCHRIE with a good low cross field pass. The on loan Dundee United midfielder finished in style from just inside the Peterhead box. 0-2

Thereafter a professional performance saw the Pars master the conditions and their opponents to take the three points back down the A90.

PETERHEAD: Tom Ritchie: Ryan Strachan, Andrew McDonald, Danny Strachan, Jason Brown: Andrew McCarthy, Michael Hewitt, Julien Carre, Jack Wilkie: Jack Brown (Max Gillies 60), Ryan Dow (Jordon Brown 74)
SUBS NOT USED: Robbie McGale, Robbie Scullion, Euan Murray, Prince Asare, David Wilson, Sandy Wood (GK)

DUNFERMLINE: Deniz Mehmet: Sam Fisher, Kyle Benedictus (c), Rhys Breen: Aaron Comrie, Joe Chalmers, Chris Mochrie, Matthew Todd (Chris Hamilton 87), Josh Edwards: Craig Wighton (Kane Ritchie-Hosler 77), Niklolay Todorov.
SUBS NOT USED: Kyle Macdonald, Sam Young, Andrew Tod, Taylor Sutherland, Max Little (GK)

Pars Record v Peterhead



2022/2023

League One Dunfermline 4-0 Peterhead 14/01/23
League One Peterhead 0-2 Dunfermline 19/11/22
League One Dunfermline 2-2 Peterhead 01/10/22 

2018/2019

League Cup Dunfermline 3-0 Peterhead 17/07/18

2017/2018

League Cup Dunfermline 5-1 Peterhead 22/07/17
2015/2016

League One Dunfermline 1-0 Peterhead 30/04/16

League One Peterhead 0-0 Dunfermline 23/01/16 

League One Dunfermline 0-0 Peterhead 07/11/15

League One Peterhead 2-1 Dunfermline 23/08/15

2014/2015

League One Peterhead 1-1 Dunfermline 04/04/15

League One Dunfermline 1-1 Peterhead 03/01/15

League One Peterhead 1-1 Dunfermline 24/02/15

League One Dunfermline 3-0 Peterhead 09/08/14

2008/2009

League Cup Peterhead 0-2 Dunfermline 05/08/08


Recent Form

On Saturday Peterhead added FC Edinburgh to the list of teams they have beaten this season. Their two previous wins were also at home against Kelty Hearts and Clyde. Peterhead have lost 13 of their last 17 games.

Dunfermline have lost only one of their 31 league games and are on a run of nineteen undefeated.

Last six matches



DUNFERMLINE

Falkirk (A) D 2-2
Kelty Hearts (H) D 0-0
Montrose (A) W 3-1

FC Edinburgh (H) D 0-0

Falkirk (H) W 2-0

Alloa Athletic (H) W 2-0


PETERHEAD

FC Edinburgh (H) W 1-0
Queen of the South (A) L 1-2
Alloa Athletic (H) L 0-2
Airdrieonians (A) L 0-7
Falkirk (A) L 0-5
Kelty Hearts (H) D 1-1


League Record



DUNFERMLINE

League Position: 1st

League Points: 68
Goal Difference: +32
Away League Record: P15 W11 D3 L1 GF28 GA10

Last Six Match Form: WWDWDD

PETERHEAD

League Position: 10th
League Points: 12
Goal Difference: -60
Home League Record: P W2 D3 L9 GF7 GA27
Last Six Match Form: DLLLLW

Last Time Out

DUNFERMLINE (v Falkirk): Deniz Mehmet: Aaron Comrie, Kyle Benedictus (c), Ewan Otoo, Josh Edwards: Chris Hamilton: Joe Chalmers, Kane Ritchie-Hosler: Matty Todd (Chris Mochrie 79): Craig Wighton (Nikolay Todorov 73), Lewis McCann (Paul McGowan 81).
SUBS NOT USED: Kyle Macdonald, Kevin O’Hara, Paul Allan, Miller Fenton, Robbie Mahon, Max Little (GK).

PETERHEAD (v FC Edinburgh): Stuart McKenzie: Bisland (Jack MacIver 67), Jason Brown (Joshua 75), Ryan Strachan, Jack Wilkie: Danny Strachan, Andrew McCarthy, Jordan Brown (Tone Kusel Gabriel 90+1): Josh Oyinsan (Daniel Fosu 76), Kieran Shanks, Jack Brown
SUBS NOT USED: Enock Walusimbi, John Allan, Elie Ikwa, Boris Melingui, Sandy Wood (GK).

Referee will be Dan McFarlane whose last Dunfermline match was the Premier Sports Cup tie against Buckie Thistle in July last year.

Other League One Fixtures

Montrose v Falkirk

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