Preview Forfar Athletic
Saturday, 18th Oct 2014Dunfermline Athletic welcome league leaders Forfar Athletic to East End Park on Saturday.
Dick Campbell's side defeated Stenhousemuir on Saturday to retake top spot after the Pars Friday night win at Ayr had sent them above Forfar. Earlier this season on 16th August Forfar inflicted a 2-0 defeat over the Pars in what was just the second match of the league campaign and there will be a great desire from the home side and their supporters to put that right.
| Milestones
Forfar Athletic (home) |
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| Last
Victory |
11/05/13 |
First Div Play Off |
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| Last
Defeat |
28/09/83 |
1-2 |
Second Division |
| Best
Victory |
|
7-2 |
Div Two* |
| Worst Defeat |
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2-4 |
Div Two* |
| *Pre league reconstruction | |||
This will be the 65th league meeting of the teams and Dunfermline have won 38 to Forfar's 17. Nine have been drawn including the last game at East End Park in April. Forfar have won only three times in Dunfermline; in seasons 1922-23, 1950-51 and 1983-84 - all in the Scottish Second Division.
| Dunfermline | Forfar Athletic |
| Current League Position | |
| 2 | 1 |
| League Form last six results | |
| WWLWWW | WWDWWW |
| League Points | |
| 19 | 20 |
| Goal Difference | |
| +9 | +8 |
| League Record | |
| P9, W6, D1, L2 | P9, W6, D2, L1 |
The tough schedule continues for the Pars who hope to follow their away win against the team just below them with a home win over the team just above them. Forfar Athletic come to East End Park having lost only one of their first nine league games.
League Form
| League Form this season Home / Away | ||||||
| Dunfermline |
|
Forfar Athletic | ||||
| Peterhead | W | 3-0 | Airdrieonians |
W |
2-1 |
|
| Stenhousemuir | W | 2-0 | Stirling Albion | D | 2-2 | |
| Airdrieonians | W | 3-0 | Ayr United | L | 0-2 | |
| Falkirk | L | 1-2 | Stranraer | D | 1-1 | |
| Brechin City | D | 0-0 | Raith Rovers | D | 2-2 | |
| Raith Rovers | W | 1-0 | East Fife | L | 1-2 | |
Forfar Athletic are undefeated in their last six games and have won five of them. Dunfermline have won six of their last seven league matches, they are unbeaten at home this season winning five out of five and not conceding one goal. Their opponents may sit point ahead of them but Forfar's away form is not the best. They have managed to win only once on the road this season - at Airdrie 2-1 - and that was their first win since winning at Stranraer on 11th March.
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Ayr United): Ryan Scully; Ryan Williamson, Gregor Buchanan, Stuart Urquhart (Chigozie Ugwu 56), Ross Millen; Shaun Byrne, Lewis Spence, Josh Falkingham, Andy Stirling (Alex Whittle 52); Faissal El Bakhatoui, Michael Moffat (Andy Geggan 82).
SUBS NOT USED: Ross Forbes, Ross Drummond, Chemin Sorel, Ryan Goodfellow (GK)
FORFAR ATHLETIC: (v Stenhousemuir): Rab Douglas; Mark Baxter, Darren Dods, Stuart Malcolm (M Dunlop 74), Jim Paterson; Omar Kader (Mark Fotheringham 66), Stephen Husband, James Dale (Gavin Malin 66), Danny Denholm; Dale Hilson, Gavin Swankie.
SUBS NOT USED: Paul McLelland, Chris Templeman, Ross Salmon, Liam Keiller.
Referee will be Stephen Finnie.
Come on ye Pars!
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