Preview Dundee United
Saturday, 4th Aug 2018Ladbrokes Championship (away) Saturday 4th August 2018, kick off 3.00pm at Tannadice
In May Dundee United’s 2-1 win caused Dunfermline Athletic’s exit from Premiership Play offs. Now the fixture schedulers provide the earliest possible opportunity for the Fifers to seek revenge when the first fixture of the new league season sends the Pars back to Tannadice where it all ended last season.
Over the last two seasons these sides have met twelve times. Two seasons back it was in Betfred and Irn Bru Cups and in four league matches - resulting in five United wins and one draw. Last season it was four league matches and two play off games - united won four and two were drawn.
That was only part of a poor record against the Tangerines, now no wins in 15 meetings, but it has not always been so one sided. In the 137 league meetings Dunfermline have 48 wins and United 51 with 38 match drawn.
Milestones Dundee United (Away)
Last League Victory:
20/08/11: 1-0: SPL
Last Defeat:
04/05/18: 1-2: Premiership Play off
Best League Victories:
29/01/66: 4-0: Div 1*
22/08/62: 4-0: Div 1*
28/02/48: 4-0: Div B*
Worst League Defeat
29/04/61: 0-5: Div 1*
*Pre league reconstruction
The last dozen league games between the two sides have seen United win eight with four games ending up all square.
Last Twelve Matches v Dundee United
Date | H/A | F-A | WDL | Competition
05/05/18 | A | 1-2 | L | Premiership Play off
01/05/18 | H | 0-0 | D | Premiership Play off
24/03/18 | A | 1-1 | D | Championship
13/01/18 | H | 0-0 | D | Championship
02/12/17 | A | 1-2 | L | Championship
30/09/17 | H | 1-3 | L | Championship
11/04/17 | A | 0-1 | L | Championship
28/01/17 | H | 1-1 | D | Championship
12/11/16 | H | 0-1 | L | Irn Bru Cup
08/11/16 | A | 0-1 | L | Championship
10/09/16 | A | 0-2 | L | Championship
31/08/16 | A | 0-3 | L | League Cup
Last time at Tannadice
Friday 4th May 2018, Premiership Play Off
Dundee United 2 Dunfermline 1
Dunfermline travelled to Tannadice for a Friday night fixture that would determine who would face Livingston on Monday night and who would have their season terminated. As we all know it was United who progressed and the Pars were consigned to another year in the Championship.
The opening goal came on 14 minutes when Aird got to the byeline on the left again and his ball into the near post was touched home by Declan McMANUS. 0-1
It was a cruel blow when United scored a 57th minute equaliser. A King corner from the right was headed into the centre of the goal and McDONALD nipped in and tucked the ball away for 1-1.
United scored the winner 20 minutes from time when their Player of the Year, Sam STANTON single handedly created and finished. He took advantage of a parting of the defence down the left channel to make ground and stick his shot past the advancing Robinson. 2-1
DUNDEE UNITED: Deniz Dogan Mehmet (Harry Lewis 63): Anthony Ralston, Bilel Mohsni, Stewart Murdoch, Jamie Robson: Willo Flood (c), Scott Fraser, Billy King (Mark Durnan 90), Sam Stanton, Paul McMullan (Thomas Mikkelsen HT), Scott McDonald.
SUBS NOT USED: Grant Gillespie, Craig Slater, William Edjenguele, Matthew Smith.
DUNFERMLINE: Lee Robinson: Ryan Williamson ( 88), Callum Morris (c), Lee Ashcroft, Lewis Martin: Kallum Higginbotham (Jean-Yves M’Voto 74), James Vincent, James Craigen (Joe Cardle 84), Fraser Aird: Declan McManus, Nicky Clark.
SUBS NOT USED: Nat Wedderburn, Jason Talbot, Dan Armstrong, Michael Paton, Cammy Gill (GK)
Form in Betfred Cup matches
DUNFERMLINE
Stirling Albion (H) W 3-1
Brechin City (A) W 7-1
Dundee (A) W 1-0
Peterhead (H) W 3-0
DUNDEE UNITED
Elgin City (A) W 4-0
Alloa Athletic (H) D 1-1
Ross County (A) L 0-1
Arbroath (H) D 1-1
Fraser Aird (above) and Nicky Clark (below) could line up against their former team mates
Last time out
DUNFERMLINE (v Stirling Albion): Cammy Gill: Lee Ashcroft (c), Mark Durnan, Danny Devine: James Craigen, Joe Thomson, James Vincent (Aidan Connolly 71), Louis Longridge, Jackson Longridge: Faissal El Bakhtaoui (Andy Ryan 71), Myles Hippolyte.
SUBS NOT USED: Ryan Williamson, Kallum Higginbotham, Lewis McCann, Lee Robinson (GK)
DUNDEE UNITED (v Elgin City): Benjamin Siegrist: Frederic Frans (Declan Glass 84), Jamie Robson, Sam Wardrop, William Edjenguele, Adam Barton, Samuel Stanton, Christoph Rabitsch, Fraser Aird (Yannick Loemba 61), Nicky Clark
SUBS NOT USED: Matthew Smith, Paul McMullan, Scott Allardice, Gavin Ritchie
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Referee will be Willie Collum.
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