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Wednesday, 17th Mar 2010

Jim McIntyre will be hoping to do the double this week following up Tuesday night`s win with victory in Kirkcaldy.

Starks Park, Kirkcaldy

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Back in August Dunfermline and Raith Rovers met twice in the same week, the Pars won the first, Rovers the second. Jim McIntyre will be hoping to do the double this week following up Tuesday night`s win with victory in Kirkcaldy. This will be just the second match at Stark`s Park between the sides since 3rd January 2000 and history shows that there is little between them; Dunfermline ahead 35 - 31 on wins and in Kirkcaldy the advantage is still two at 16 - 13.

Pars v Raith Rovers: The Full League Record

 

P

W

D

L

F

A

At East End

 44

19

7

18

79

67

At Stark`s Park

 43

16

14

 13

 63

 67

Division One (up to 1975)

22

10

8 4

51

36

Division Two (up to 1975)

22

10 4

8

42

39

Premier League (since 1975)

4

4

0

0

8

2

First Division (since 1975)

30

8

7

15

25

40

Second Division (since 1975) 9 3 2 4 16 17

TOTALS

87

35

21

31

142

134

The Pars best win at Stark`s Park was over 15 years ago when Stewart Petrie and Kenny Ward hit doubles and Hamish French hit the net in a 5-2 win. The last visit was a disastrous 3-0 defeat in the New Year Derby.

Graham Bayne scores v Raith Rovers

Milestones v Raith Rovers (away)

Last League Victory

07/11/09

2-1

SPL

Last League Defeat

03/01/00

0-3

First Div

Best League Victory

29/10/94

5-2

Div One (old)

Worst League Defeat

01/01/83

0-6

Div One (old)

In the last eleven league fixtures the Pars have won six of them, Raith three and two have ended all square.

Last eleven league meetings
2009/10
First Division Dunfermline 2-1 Raith Rovers 16/03/10
First Division Raith Rovers 1-2 Dunfermline 07/11/09
First Division Dunfermline 0-2 Raith Rovers 29/08/09
1999/2000
First Division Dunfermline 0-2 Raith Rovers 18/03/00
First Division Raith Rovers 3-0 Dunfermline 03/01/00
First Division Dunfermline 1-1 Raith Rovers 06/11/99
First Division Raith Rovers 2-2 Dunfermline 18/09/99
1996/97
SPL Raith Rovers 0-1 Dunfermline 15/03/97
SPL Dunfermline 2-0 Raith Rovers 01/01/97
SPL Raith Rovers 1-2 Dunfermline 16/11/96
SPL Dunfermline 3-1 Raith Rovers 28/09/96

Raith v Dunfermline

Recent league results have lifted the Pars into third place and leaders Dundee are now only six points ahead with only one game in hand.  Unfortunately there are a few other First Division teams with more games in hand also eyeing up the leaders spot.

Raith Rovers Dunfermline
Current League Position
7 3
League Results
WLLLWL LWWDWW
League Points
29 43
Goal Difference
+9 -6
Home/Away Record
P12, W4, D4, L4 P13, W5, D4, L4

Dunfermline will be hoping to extend their unbeaten league record to six games.

  Recent Form Home / Away
    Raith Rovers (home)     Dunfermline (away)
  Ross County W 1-0   Airdrie United D 1-1
  Inverness Caley Thistle L 0-4   Morton W 2-0
  Aberdeen D 1-1   Ross County D 2-2
  Airdrie United D 1-1   Stenhousemuir W 2-1
  Morton L

1-2

  Partick Thistle W 4-1
  Partick Thistle W 1-0   Dundee L 2-3

Raith v Dunfermline

Last Time Out

DUNFERMLINE (v Raith Rovers): Greg Fleming; Calum Woods, Chris Higgins, Andy Dowie, Austin McCann (c); Graeme Holmes (Nick Phinn 67), Steven Bell, Gary Mason, Willie Gibson (Alex Burke 67); Steven McDougall (Ross Campbell 84), David Graham.
SUBS: Greg Ross, Greg Paterson (GK).

RAITH ROVERS (v Dunfermline): David McGurn; Grant Murray, Laurence Ellis, Thierry Gathuessi (Robert Sloan 38), Mark Ferry, Allan Walker, Iain Williamson, Stephen Simmons, Johnny Russell (Darren Smith,84),Graham Weir (Dene Shields 19), Gregory Tade.
SUBS: Gary O`Connor (GK), Craig Wedderburn.

Referee will be Scott MacDonald.

Come on ye Pars!

 



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