Dunfermline Athletic

Preview Raith Rovers

Tuesday, 19th Apr 2011

The Pars have won three of the last eleven league meetings, Raith five and three ended all square.

Ticket Information 

Raith Rovers v Dunfermline 02.01.11

There were over 7000 fans at East End Park for the 2-2 drawn Fife Derby back in November but this Saturday`s gate is likely to beat that. Tickets have been snapped up as the top two teams in the First Division clash in a game that could go a long way to deciding which club is going to gain promotion to the SPL this season

The return of the Rovers is eagerly awaited and Dunfermline Athletic hope to avenge the Starks Park defeats in August and January.  Given their superior goal difference a win for the Pars would leave them requiring no more than three points from their last two games to secure the title but Jim McIntyre as always be taking it one match at a time.

There have been 89 league meetings between these teams.  Dunfermline have won 35, Raith 32 and 22 matches have been drawn. The best result was a 6-0 win in September 1962 when George Peebles hit a hat trick, Charlie Dickson a double and Alex Edwards scored.

Milestones v Raith Rovers (home)

Last League Victory

16/03/10

2-1

First Division

Last League Defeat

29/08/09

0-2

First Division

Best League Victory

08/09/62

6-0

Div One (old)

Worst League Defeat

1927/28

0-4

Div One (old)

Nick Phinn v Raith Rovers

The Pars have won three of the last eleven league meetings, Raith five and three ended all square.  The Pars 2-1 league win at East End Park in March last year was their first there since in the SPL in 1997 which completed a complete whitewash over the Rovers that season.

Last fifteen league meetings
2010/2011
First Division Raith Rovers 2-1 Dunfermline 02/01/11
First Division Dunfermline 2-2 Raith Rovers 13/11/10
First Division Raith Rovers 2-0 Dunfermline 21/08/10
2009/2010
First Division Raith Rovers 1-2 Dunfermline 20/03/10
First Division Dunfermline 2-1 Raith Rovers 16/03/10
First Division Raith Rovers 1-2 Dunfermline 07/11/09
First Division Dunfermline 0-2 Raith Rovers 18/03/00
1999/2000
First Division Dunfermline 0-2 Raith Rovers 18/03/00
First Division Raith Rovers 3-0 Dunfermline 03/01/00
First Division Dunfermline 1-1 Raith Rovers 06/11/99
First Division Raith Rovers 2-2 Dunfermline 18/09/99
1996/97
SPL Raith Rovers 0-1 Dunfermline 15/03/97
SPL Dunfermline 2-0 Raith Rovers 01/01/97
SPL Raith Rovers 1-2 Dunfermline 16/11/96
SPL Dunfermline 3-1 Raith Rovers 28/09/96

Nick Phinn v Raith Rovers 02.01.11

Only three games left in this season`s campaign only one point separates the Fife teams who sit at the top of the table.

Dunfermline Raith Rovers
Current League Position
1 2
Last Six League Results
WDDWWW DDLWDW
League Points
61 60
Goal Difference
+29 +17
Home/Away Record
P16, W9, D6, L1 P16, W8, D6, L2

Neil McGregor is shown red v Raith Rovers
The turning point at East End Park in November: Neil McGregor shown red at 2-0

Raith have recent away wins at Stirling, Dumfries and Cowdenbeath, lost out at Dundee and Falkirk and drew at Morton. Dunfermline are unbeaten in their last nine games and have lost just two league games since losing to the Rovers at New Year. Those were the games against Partick Thistle away and the home game to Morton.

    Form last six home / away
   Dunfermline  (home)     Raith Rovers (away)
  Queen of the South W

6-1

  Stirling Albion W 2-1
  Partick Thistle D 0-0   Falkirk L 1-2
  Stirling Albion W 4-1   Morton D 0-0
  Ross County D 1-1   Queen of the South W

2-0

  Morton L 1-3   Cowdenbeath W 3-0
  Falkirk D 1-1   Dundee L 1-2

Chris Smith saves John Baird's penalty

Last Time Out

DUNFERMLINE (v Queen of the South): Chris Smith; Neil McGregor, Kevin Rutkiewicz, Alex Keddie, Austin McCann (c); David Graham, Gary Mason, Martin Hardie (Pat Clarke 80),  Joe Cardle (Steven McDougall 80), Liam Buchanan (Chris Higgins HT), Andy Kirk,
SUBS NOT USED: Alex Burke, Greg Paterson (GK).

RAITH ROVERS (v Stirling Albion): Andrew McNeil; Craig Wilson (Graham Weir 78), Grant Murray, Laurence Ellis, Mark Campbell, Kevin McBride, Allan Walker, Stephen Simmons, Scott McBride (Mark Ferry 46), John Baird, Gregory Tade.
SUBS NOT USED:  J McKechnie, Lillie Dyer, David McGurn.

The referee will be George Salmond and Dunfermline will be without the suspended Kevin Rutkiewicz.

Easter day 2011



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