Preview Motherwell
Sunday, 25th Dec 2011In 25 Premier League meetings at Fir Park, Dunfermline have managed six wins and six draws
In 25 Premier League meetings at Fir Park, Dunfermline have managed six wins and six draws so as the Pars search for points to lift them off the bottom spot in the league, Motherwell would not appear to be the best place to going.
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Premier League v Motherwell (Away) | |||||
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Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
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25 |
6 |
6 |
13 |
29 |
39 |
The last visit to Motherwell was in March 2007 when a Scott McDonald double ended any hopes of a Pars win. The last league victory at Fir Park was in April 2006 when goals from Englishman Andy Campbell, Mark Burchill and Gary Mason did the trick.
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Milestones Motherwell (Away) | |||
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Last League Victory |
3-2 |
SPL | |
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Last League Defeat |
0-2 |
SPL | |
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Best League Victory |
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4-2 |
Div One* |
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Worst League Defeat |
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1-9 |
Div One* |
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*Pre league reconstruction | |||
The last twelve league matches have seen two wins for
Last Twelve League Matches v Motherwell | |||
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Date |
H/A |
F-A |
Scorers |
| 27/08/11 | H | 2-4 | [0-1] Higdon, [0-2] Murphy, [0-3] Humphrey, [1-3] Cardle, [2-3] Cardle, [2-4] Higdon |
| 07/05/07 | H | 4-1 | [1-0] O`Brien,,[2-0] Wilson, [3-0] Glass (pen.), [3-1] McDonald (pen), [4-1] Hamilton |
| 31/03/07 | A | 0-2 | [0-1] McDonald, [0-2} McDonald |
| 26/12/06 | H | 0-2 | [0-1] Fitzpatrick, [0-2] McDonald |
| 14/10/06 | A | 1-2 | [0-1] McDonald, [1-1] Crawford, [1-2] Clarkson |
| 23/04/06 | A | 3-2 | [0-1] Paterson, [1-1] Campbell [2--1], Burchill 3[-1]; , Mason, [3-2] Craigan |
| 28/01/06 | H | 1-1 | [1-0] Young, [1-1] Hamilton [1-1] |
| 29/10/05 | H | 0-3 | [0-1] Kerr, [0-2] Corrigan, [0-3] Hamilton |
| 06/08/05 | A | 0-1 | [0-1] Hamilton |
| H | 0-0 | ||
| A | 1-2 | [0-1]Tod og, [[0-2] Foran, [1-2] Tod | |
| H | 1-1 | [1-0], Brewster,[1-1] McDonald | |
Stevie Crawford scores at Motherwell
Motherwell have had a great season so far with 34 points from 19 games. They lie third in the league and if anything their achilles heel is their home form. They won the first two against Inverness Caley Thistle and Hearts but since then they have only taken full points from one of their following seven games - that was in a 1-0 win over Aberdeen.
Dunfermline have just 14 points from 19 games level on points with Hibs but with a vastly inferior goal difference. Away form has been better than home form with three wins from the ten games on the road but they have taken only one point from the last six league games.
| Motherwell | Dunfermline |
| League Points | |
| 34 | 14 |
| Current League Position | |
| 3 | 12 |
| Goal Difference | |
| +3 | -23 |
| Last Six League Form Home / Away | |
| WDDWDL | LLDLLL |
| Home / Away Record | |
| P9, W3, D3, L3 | P10, W3, D1, L6 |
The team took confidence from good performances away to Rangers and Celtic but the slaughter at Tynecastle followed by a poor showing against St Johnstone on Christmas Eve leaves the management team with a real task to install confidence for the trip to Motherwell.
| Recent Form - home / away | ||||||
| Motherwell (home) |
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Dunfermline (away) | ||||
| St Mirren | D | 1-1 | Hearts | L | 0-4 | |
| Dundee United | D | 0-0 | Rangers | L | 1-2 | |
| Celtic | L | 1-2 | Celtic | L | 1-2 | |
| Kilmarnock | D | 0-0 | St Mirren | L | 1-2 | |
| Aberdeen | W | 1-0 | Hibernian | W | 1-0 | |
| Hibernian | D | 2-2 | Inverness Caley Th | D | 1-1 | |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (last time out v St Johnstone): Chris Smith, Jason Thomson, Andy Dowie, Alex Keddie, Paddy Boyle; Paul Willis (Andy Kirk,62), Paul Burns,, Martin Hardie (c) (Ryan Thomson 67), David Graham, Joe Cardle, Andy Barrowman (Liam Buchanan 73)..
SUBS NOT USED: Ryan Goodfellow (GK), John Potter, Gary Mason, Shaun Byrne.
MOTHERWELL (last time out v Hearts): Darren Randolph; Steven Hammell, Shaun Hutchinson, Stephen Craigan, Stephen Hughes, Tom Hateley, Nicky Law, Keith Lasley, Omar Daley, Michael Higdon, Jamie Murphy.
SUBS: Jonathan Page, Chris Humphrey, Tim Clancy, Tom Bradley, Robert McHugh, Stuart Carswell, Ross Forbes:
The Referee will be Alan Muir, his first time in charge of a Pars match this season. He was the ref when Dunfermline defeated Queen of the South 6-1 in April.
Come on ye Pars!
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