Dunfermline Athletic

Preview St Johnstone

Wednesday, 21st Dec 2011

Pars seeking first home win but history favours the away team in

Paul Gallacher saves from Liam Craig

Please note: The Gallery Suite will be open on Saturday from 11.00 am for both sets of fans visiting East End Park

The Fifers have a good record over St Johnstone principally because of the performances at East End Park but with the last Pars win in this fixture being back in 2001 there`s a need to alter that record.  After defeats to Hearts, Rangers and Celtic and taking just one point from their last five matches, there`s an urgent need to change the fortunes with the first home win of the season.

Pars v St Johnstone: the Full League Record
  P W D L F A
At East End Park 67 34 12 21 125 94
At Muirton Park / McDiarmid Park 65 20 17 28 89 95
 
Division One (up to 1975) 36 14 6 16 72 60
Division Two (up to 1975) 38 17 7 14 68 64
Premier Division (since 1975) 24 9 9 6 26 22
First Division (since 1975) 31 11 7 13 38 42
Second Division (since 1975) 3 3 0 0 10 1
TOTALS 132 54 29 49 214 189

Martin Hardie

The first meeting between these two resulted in a Pars win at McDiarmid Park back in August when a late Paul Burns strike sealed the points in the bag for the visitors. The Pars last home win was courtesy of a Jack de Gier double after Paul Hartley had put the Perth side ahead in just four minutes.

Milestones v St Johnstone (Home)

Last League Victory

27/10/01

2-1

SPL

Last League Defeat

11/04/09

1-3

Div 1

Best League Victory

21/08/57

7-1

Div 2*

Worst League Defeat

21/10/50

2-7

Div 2*

*Pre league reconstruction

Pars go 1-0 up

Strangely the away team in this fixture has been doing better of late. It is five games back since Dunfermline beat St Johnstone in a league game at home but 14 since St Johnstone took full points at home.

Last Twelve League Meetings
2011/12
13/08/11 St Johnstone 0-1 Dunfermline Premier League
2008/09
11/04/09 Dunfermline 1-3 St Johnstone First Division
07/04/09 St Johnstone 0-0 Dunfermline First Division
01/11/08 Dunfermline 1-2 St Johnstone First Division
16/08/08 St Johnstone 0-3 Dunfermline First Division
2007/08
29/03/08 St Johnstone 1-1 Dunfermline First Division
19/01/08 Dunfermline 0-1 St Johnstone First Division
10/11/07 St Johnstone 0-0 Dunfermline First Division
02/09/07 Dunfermline 0-0 St Johnstone First Division
2001/02
12/01/02 St Johnstone 0-1 Dunfermline Premier League
27/10/01 Dunfermline 2-1 St Johnstone Premier League
04/08/01 St Johnstone 0-2 Dunfermline Premier League

Martin Hardie

It all looked so good when Dunfermline left St Johnstone with a win back in August but poor home form has left the Pars struggling in 12th place. By contrast St Johnstone`s away form has been remarkable.

Dunfermline St Johnstone
League Points
14 26
Current League Position
12 4
Goal Difference
-20 +1
Last 6-Match Form
WLLDLL DWWLLL
Home/Away Record
P8 W0 D4 L4 P9, W4, D4, L1

Pars players acknowledge their fans

St Johnstone have lost only once on the road this season. That was to Hibs but they have won at Celtic, Motherwell, Kilmarnock and Hearts and drawn at Aberdeen, St Mirren, Dundee United and Rangers. 

    Form last six home / away
   Dunfermline  (home)     St Johnstone (away)
  Aberdeen D

3-3

  Hearts W 2-1
  Dundee United L

1-4

  Rangers D 0-0
  Hearts L

0-2

  Dundee United D 0-0
  Rangers L

0-4

  Kilmarnock W 2-1
  Hibernian D

2-2

  Hibs L

2-3

  Motherwell L

2-4

  Motherwell W 3-0

Liam Craig nets from the spot

Last Time Out

DUNFERMLINE (v Hearts): Paul Gallacher, Andy Dowie, John Potter, Alex Keddie; Paul Willis, Paul Burns, Gary Mason (c)(Ryan Thomson,75), Martin Hardie, David Graham, Liam Buchanan (Andy Kirk 72), Andy Barrowman (Joe Cardle 62).
SUBS NOT USED: Chris Smith (GK), Pat Clarke, Shaun Byrne, Kerr Young.

ST JOHNSTONE (v Celtic): Peter Enckelman, Alan Maybury, David Mackay, David McCracken, Steven Anderson, Kevin Moon, Chris Millar, Liam Craig, Murray Davidson,  David Robertson Marcus Haber.
SUBS: Alan McManus, Sam Parkin, William Gibson, Scott Gray, Carl Finnigan, Ricky McIntosh, Mark Durnan

Referee will be Craig Thomson. 

C`mon Ye Pars!

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