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Preview Airdrieonians

Saturday, 17th Jan 2015

Just when the team needs a win its the Pars jinx team Airdrieonians who appear at East End Park this Saturday.

A record of just two wins in the last five matches at East End Park against Airdrieonians and just three wins in the last nine meetings certainly reveals a weakness when it comes to games against the Diamonds.

The Pars won handsomely in August 2014 but then lost 3-1 in the return at the Excelsior in December. In 2014 Dunfermline won only one and Airdrieonians three of the four games played. One of the most disappointing defeats was the reversal on 4th May 2013 when the already relegated visitors 2-1 victory sent the Pars into the play offs and subsequent relegation from the First Division. 

In all their guises the Lanarkshire club have always been fairly close to Dunfermline, there have been 107 league games with Airdrie having 38 wins to the Pars 39.  
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Pars v Airdrie: The Full League Record

 

P

W

D

L

F

A

At East End

55

24

17

14

92

83

At Airdrie

52

15

13

25

81

112

League One 6 3 0 3 9 7

Division One (up to 1975)

42

19

6

17

83

90

Division Two (up to 1975)

12

1

3

8

24

42

Premier League (since 1975)

4

0

1

3

4

8

First Division (since 1975)

43

16

20

7

53

48

TOTALS

107

39

30

38

173

195


In the 3-0 win at home in August the Pars were two up at half time thanks to goals from Gozie Ugwu and Michael Moffat before Gozie added a third nine minutes from full time. The 3-1 defeat at Airdrie in December came through goals from Bryan Prunty (3),  Nathan Blockley (55), and Marc Fitzpatrick 3-0 with Gregor Buchanan scoring a late goal against the club he left in the summer to come to East End Park.

Of the last dozen meetings Dunfermline have won five, Airdrie five and two games have been drawn but the Pars have only won three of the last nine and have just two wins in the last five home matches against Airdrie.

Last twelve meetings
2014/2015
First Division Airdrieonians 3-1 Dunfermline 13/12/14
First Division Dunfermline 3-0 Airdrieonians 23/08/14
2013/2014
First Division Airdrie United 2-0 Dunfermline 05/04/14
First Division Dunfermline 0-1 Airdrie United 18/01/14
First Division Airdrie United 0-3 Dunfermline 16/11/13
First Division Dunfermline 2-1 Airdrie United 21/09/13
2012/2013
First Division Dunfermline 1-2 Airdrie United 04/05/13
First Division Airdrie United 3-3 Dunfermline 09/03/13
First Division Dunfermline 1-3 Airdrie United 12/01/13
First Division Airdrie United 1-2 Dunfermline 25/08/12
2009/2010
First Division Airdrie United 0-1 Dunfermline 01/05/10
First Division Airdrie United 1-1 Dunfermline 09/03/10

Dunfermline have only lost six league goals at home this season, a record that only Hearts in Scotland can match. The draw at Stirling last Saturday was not enough to prevent them dropping out of the play off places and they are now ten points off the top.

Dunfermline Airdrieonians
Current League Position
5 7
League Points
29 24
Goal Difference
+10 +1
Recent League form
WWLLDD DWDWWL
Home / Away League Record
P10, W5, D3, L2 P10, W2, D4, L4

Airdrieonians defeat at home last weekend to Peterhead was their first defeat in the last six games.  They lost their first three away games in the league against Stenhousemuir, Dunfermline and Morton but since 13th September they have lost only one of the next seven away league games and that was at league leaders, Stranraer.

Form last six home / away
Dunfermline (home) Airdrieonians (away)
  Peterhead D 1-1 Morton W 1-0
  Stranraer L 0-1 Forfar Athletic D 1-1
  Stranraer L 1-3 Brechin City D 1-1
  Stirling Albion W 4-0 Stranraer L 0-1
  Morton L 1-2 Morton  D

0-0

  Forfar Athletic D 0-0 Stirling Albion D

2-2


Last Time Out

DUNFERMLINE (v Stirling Albion):
 Ryan Scully; Ross Millen, Gregor Buchanan, Lewis Martin, Jim Paterson; Josh Falkingham (c), Shaun Byrne, Lewis Spence (Ryan Thomson 80), Ross Forbes (Andy Stirling 64); Michael Moffat (Faissal El Bakhtaoui 74), Allan Smith.
SUBS NOT USED: Finn Graham, Scott Mercer, Declan O'Kane, Cammy Gill (GK)

AIRDRIEONIANS (v Peterhead:  Andrew McNeil; Chris O'Neil, Docherty, Ben Richards-Everton, Paddy Boyle; Jamie Bain (Keigan Parker 70), Nathan Blockley, Marc Fitzpatrick, Bryan Prunty, Jim Lister, Gary Fraser
SUBS NOT USED: Liam Watt, John Boyle, Scott Stewart, Rohan Ferguson (GK), Scott Gray, Robert Wilson

Referee will be Don Robertson.



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