Preview Airdrieonians
Wednesday, 15th Jan 2014Of the last dozen meetings Dunfermline have won seven, Airdrie two and three games have been drawn.
Dunfermline face bottom of the table Airdrieonians on Saturday and hope to keep their successful run going. In all their guises the Lanarkshire club have always been fairly close to Dunfermline, there have been 103 league games with Airdrie having 35 wins to the Pars 38.
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Pars v Airdrie: The Full League Record | ||||||
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
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At |
53 |
23 |
17 |
13 |
89 |
82 |
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At Airdrie |
50 |
15 |
13 |
22 |
80 |
107 |
| League One | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
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Division One (up to 1975) |
42 |
19 |
6 |
17 |
83 |
90 |
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Division Two (up to 1975) |
12 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
24 |
42 |
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Premier League (since 1975) |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
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First Division (since 1975) |
43 |
16 |
20 |
7 |
53 |
48 |
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TOTALS |
103 |
38 |
30 |
35 |
169 |
189 |
So far in League One Dunfermline have a 100% record against the Lanarkshire club. The 2-1 win at home in September ended a sequence of two Airdrie United wins at East End Park in season 2012/2013 and the most recent meeting in November saw the Pars seal a resounding 3-0 victory with goals from Shaun Byrne, Allan Smith and Craig Dargo.
Of the last dozen meetings Dunfermline have won seven, Airdrie two and three games have been drawn. Statistics show that the Diamonds do not have a good record away from home. Airdrie`s 2-1 win over the Pars in May was their last away win but they have drawn on the road at Forfar and Ayr. Had it not been for Dunfermline their last away win would have been at Dumbarton in October 2012.
| Last twelve meetings | ||||
| 2013/2014 | ||||
| First Division | Airdrieonians | 0-3 | Dunfermline | 16/11/13 |
| First Division | Dunfermline | 2-1 | Airdrieonians | 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 |
| First Division | Dunfermline | 2-0 | Airdrie United | 06/03/10 |
| First Division | Dunfermline | 2-0 | Airdrie United | 22/08/09 |
| 2008/2009 | ||||
| First Division | Airdrie United | 1-1 | Dunfermline | 04/04/09 |
| Scottish Cup | Airdrie United | 1-2 | Dunfermline | 17/02/09 |
Airdrieonians have won only three games in this league season. Their win over Stranraer in September was their first in the league at home for over a year. Dunfermline three home league defeats have been to Arbroath, East Fife and Rangers.
| Dunfermline | Airdrie United |
| Current League Position | |
| 2 | 10 |
| League Points | |
| 41 | 12 |
| Goal Difference | |
| +11 | -23 |
| Last six League form | |
| DWWLWW | LLDWLL |
| League Record | |
| P10, W6, D1, L3 | P10, W0, D3, L7 |
After a run of nine defeats Airdrieonians had better fortune in their fixtures either side of Christmas when they drew at Stenhousemuir and defeated Arbroath.. They are in search of their first shut out since November 2012. Dunfermline have lost only twice in their last fourteen matches, both times to Rangers.
| Form last six league home / away matches | ||||||
| Dunfermline home | Airdrie United away | |||||
| Stranraer | W | 3-2 | Ayr United | L | 0-3 | |
| Rangers | L | 0-4 | Stenhousemuir | D | 1-1 | |
| Forfar Athletic | D | Brechin City | L |
3-4 | ||
| Brechin City | W | 2-1 | Stranraer | L |
0-6 | |
| Stenhousemuir |
W |
Rangers | L | 0-2 | ||
| East Fife |
L |
Arbroath | L | 2-3 | ||
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Stranraer): Ryan Scully; Ryan Williamson, Kerr Young, Lewis Martin, Ross Drummond; Shaun Byrne, Josh Falkingham (c), Andy Geggan; Ryan Wallace (Stephen Husband 80), Ryan Thomson (Lawrence Shankland 63), Faissal El Bakhtaoui.
SUBS NOT USED: Jordan Moore, Chris Kane, Ross Millen, Allan Smith, Ryan Goodfellow (GK).
AIRDRIEONIANS (v Ayr United): Daniel Rogers, Gregor Buchanan, Stefan Milojevic, Ross Gilmour, Jamie Bain, Liam Watt, Darren McCormack, Willie McLaren, Nathan Blockley, Keigan Parker, Lewis Coult (Jim Lister, 61)
SUBS NOT USED: Nicky Cadden, Jonathan Grier, Mick O`Byrne, Paddy Boyle
Former Par Paddy Boyle was on the bench against Ayr last weekend but hasn`t featured since before Christmas. Yet another keeper for Airdrieonians, Daniel Rodger who is on loan from Aberdeen.
Referee will be Kevin Graham
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