Preview Ayr United
Wednesday, 16th Apr 2014Ayr United have occupied a play off spot for a long period of the season but just when in matters that position is being challenged by both Stenhousemuir and Forfar Athletic.
Dunfermline play Ayr United on Saturday and Mark Roberts side will not be sorry if they get to face them another twice in the play offs. Ayr United have occupied a play off spot for a long period of the season but just when in matters that position is being challenged by both Stenhousemuir and Forfar Athletic. The Ayrshire team have Rangers, Forfar and East Fife yet to play and will be hoping to get the better of a Dunfermline side in which Jim Jefferies has promised several changes in personnel.
This will be the 85th league meeting; the Pars have won 37 to Ayr`s 26, 21 have been drawn.
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Milestones v Ayr United (away) | |||
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Last League Victory |
14/12/13 |
League One | |
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Last League Defeat |
05/12/09 |
First Division | |
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Best League Victory |
93-94 |
4-0 |
First Division |
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Worst League Defeat |
50-51 |
0-8 |
Div Two (old) |
The Pars have won twelve of the last fourteen league meetings. Ayr United have only won 5 of the last 36 games between the sides in all competitions stretching back to 1983. The league meeting at East End Park in September saw Ayr taking an early lead through Michael Moffatt and Dunfermline hitting back to register a comfortable 5-1 win over the team that was just below them on League One.
Last Fourteen League Matches v Ayr United | ||||
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Date |
H/A |
F-A |
W D L |
League |
| 22/02/14 | H | 3-0 | W | League One |
| 14/12/13 | A | 4-2 | W | League One |
| 28/09/13 | H | 5-1 | W | League One |
| 10/04/10 | A | 2-1 | W | First Division |
| 20/02/10 | H | 0-1 | L | First Division |
| 05/12/09 | A | 0-1 | L | First Division |
| 10/10/09 | H | 3-1 | W | First Division |
| 11/04/00 | A | 2-0 | W | First Division |
| 22/01/00 | H | 2-0 | W | First Division |
| 04/12/99 | A | 3-0 | W | First Division |
| 25/09/99 | H | 2-1 | W | First Division |
| 22/04/95 | H | 3-0 | W | First Division |
| 25/02/95 | A | 2-1 | W | First Division |
| 10/12/94 | H | 6-0 | W | First Division |
In the five matches between the teams this season Dunfermline have won four and one was drawn. Athletic required a replay to get the better of their opponents in the Fourth Round of the William Hill Scottish Cup after seeing out a 1-1 scoreline at Somerset Park on the last Saturday of November. The most recent meeting on 22nd February was a comfortable 3-0 win courtesy of goals from Ross Forbes and two from Lawrence Shankland.
| Ayr United | Dunfermline |
| Current League Position | |
| 4 | 2 |
| Recent League Results | |
| LWWWLL | DLLWLD |
| League Points | |
| 45 | 58 |
| Goal Difference | |
| -1 | +13 |
| Home / Away League Record | |
| P16, W7, D2, L7 | P16, W9, D1, L6 |
Ayr United have lost six of their last nine matches while Dunfermline have won just one of their last seven matches.
| Recent Form this season - home / away | ||||||
| Ayr United (home) |
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Dunfermline (away) | ||||
| Stenhousemuir | L | 2-3 | Airdrieonians | L | 0-2 | |
| Arbroath | W | 2-1 | Rangers | L | 0-4 | |
| Stranraer | W | 5-0 | Stranraer | L | 1-3 | |
| Forfar Athletic | L | 2-3 | Forfar Athletic | W | 4-2 | |
| Rangers | L | 0-2 | Rangers |
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| Brechin City | L | 1-3 | East Fife | W | 3-1 | |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Forfar Athletic): Ryan Scully; Ryan Williamson, Lewis Martin, Jonathan Page, Danny Grainger (Callum Morris 62); Josh Falkingham, Stephen Husband (Shaun Byrne 71), Andy Geggan (c), Alex Whittle; Ryan Thomson, Allan Smith (Ross Forbes 77).
SUBS NOT USED: Ryan Goodfellow (GK), Ross Millen, Faissal El Bakhtaoui, Lawrence Shankland
AYR UNITED (v Brechin City): David Hutton; Alan Lithgow, Greg Pope, Martin Campbell, Scott McLaughlin, Michael McGowan, Adam Hunter (Kyle McAusland 76), Craig Malcolm, Blair Gilmour, Kevin Kyle (Adam Forrest 46), Michael Moffat.
SUBS NOT USED: A Marenghi, S Newman, Mark Shankland, J Longridge, Michael Wardrobe.
Referee will be Stephen Finnie.
C`mon Ye Pars!
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