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Preview Stranraer

Friday, 28th Nov 2014

The Galloway side have recorded just four wins ever in the 41 league and cup games between the sides but two of these were at Stair Park last season.

Seventeen years past between the Pars visits to play at Stranraer before the road there was rediscovered in October last year. Saturday's William Hill Scottish Cup tie takes Jim Jefferies and his team there for the fifth time in 13 months.

Milestones v Stranraer (away)

Last Victory

30/08/14

2-1

League One

Best Victory

30/01/54

4-1

Scottish Cup

Last Defeat

07/05/14

1-2

Champ Play Off

Worst Result

11/09/76

0-3

Div Two

The Galloway side have recorded just four wins ever in the 41 league and cup games between the sides but two of these were at Stair Park last season. The home win for Stranraer in March was their first in 22 home games against the Pars.

Last Six Matches v Stranraer 
Date H/A WDL F-A Scorers
30/08/14 A W 2-1 [1-0] Ugwu; [1-1] Gibson; [2-1] Moffat
10/05/14 H W 3-0 [1-0] Geggan, 2-0] Geggan, [3-0] El Bakhtaoui
07/05/14 A L 1-2 [0-1] Grehan, [1-1] El Bakhtaoui [1-1], Bell [1-2]
01/03/14 A L 1-3 [0-1] Grehan pen, [0-2] McKenna, [0-3] McKenna, [1-3] Grainger pen.
11/01/14 H W 3-2 [0-1] Bell, [1-1] Thomson, [1-2] McKeown, [2-2] Byrne, [3-2] Shankland
26/10/13 A W 2-1 [0-1] Longworth, [1-1] Husband, [2-1] Falkingham
31/08/13 H W 3-1 [0-1] Grehan, [1-1] Geggan, [2-1] Johnston, [3-1] Smith.

This season's trip to Stair Park on 30th August yielded a 2-1 win for the Pars. Gozie Ugwu put the visitors ahead, former Par Willie Gibson equalised before half time but Michael Moffat got the winner early in the second half.

In the Scottish Cup Dunfermline have been drawn against Stranraer three times, always away. In January 1954 a 4-1 victory was secured with two goals each from McSevenie and Candlish.

In February 1961 en route to lifting the Scottish Cup for the first time ever the Fifers won 3-1 courtesy of goals from Harry Melrose, Charlie Dickson and Tommy MacDonald.

The last meeting was in January 1979 when after being held to a 1-1 draw at Stair Park before a Mullin goal was the winner at home.

League Statistics

Stranraer Dunfermline
Current League Position
4 3
Recent Results
DWWWDW DLWDLW
League Points
24 24
Goal Difference
+8 +11
Home / Away League Record
P7, W4, D2, L1 P7, W3, D1, L3

Stranraer are unbeaten in their last thirteen matches since losing at home to Dunfermline and have won their last five home matches, scoring 12 goals while conceding only one!  The Pars win over Stirling last Saturday was just their second in their last six.

   Recent Form this season - 
  Stranraer (home)  

 

 

 

  Dunfermline (away)
  Airdrieonians W 1-0   Stenhousemuir L  0-1
  Ayr United W 3-1   East Stirlingshire W 4-1
  Peterhead W 5-0   Ayr United W 1-0
  Stirling Albion W 2-0   Stirling Albion W 2-0
  Falkirk W 1-0   Morton L 1-2
  Dunfermline L 1-2   Stranraer W 2-1

Last Time Out

DUNFERMLINE (v Stirling Albion):
 Ryan Scully; Ryan Williamson, Gregor Buchanan, Lewis Martin, Alex Whittle; Andy Stirling (Faissal El Bakhtaoui 82), Josh Falkingham (c), Shaun Byrne (Andy Geggan 82), Ryan Thomson; Allan Smith, Chigozie Ugwu (Michael Moffat 82).
SUBS NOT USED: Stuart Urquhart, Ross Forbes, Ross Millen, Ryan Goodfellow (GK)

STRANRAER (v Airdrieonians): David Mitchell; Grant Gallagher, Scott Rumsby, McKeown; Jamie Longridge, Sean Winter, Steven Bell, Chris Aitken (Stephen Stirling 64), Willie Gibson, Craig Malcolm, Daniel Stoney (Barry Russell 89)
SUBS NOT USED: Jackson Longworth, Anthony Marenghi, Daniel Tobin (GK).

Referee will be Des Roache.

Admission: Away Stands: Adults £13, Concessions £7, U16s £5



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