Dunfermline Athletic

Preview Airdrie United

Wednesday, 14th Jan 2009

Pars have upper hand over Airdrie in East End Park meetings but they were held to a 0-0 draw on their last visit in August.

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Steven Bell v Airdrie United

Just six days after being drawn together in the next round of the Homecoming Scotland Scottish Cup, Dunfermline and Airdrie United meet in the First Division.  This will be only the second league visit of the re-invented Airdrieonians side. On 23rd August the sides played out a 0-0 draw at East End Park but in November Dunfermline recorded a fine 3-1 win at the Excelsior. 

Pars v Airdrie: The Full League Record

 

P

W

D

L

F

A

At East End Park

47

20

16

11

80

75

At Broomfield / Excelsior

44

12

10

22

69

101

Division One (up to 1975)

42

19

6

17

83

90

Division Two (up to 1975)

12

1

3

8

24

42

Premier League (since 1975)

4

0

1

3

4

8

First Division (since 1975)

33

12

16

5

38

36

TOTALS

91

32

26

33

149

176

The only other previous meetings have been the 4-3 defeat at East End Park in the 2005-2006 Scottish Cup and the 2-0 Challenge Cup win in Lanarkshire last season.

Simon Wiles on his Dunfermline debut

Having lost out on promotion in the play offs at the end of last season, Airdrie United are in the First Division as a result of the demise of Gretna.  So far they have won once on the road, at Livingston in September and are three points behind ninth placed Clyde having played one more game.

Airdrie United Dunfermline
Current League Position
10 2
Last Six League Results
LLLDWD WLWDWL
League Points
19 30
Goal Difference
-6 +8
Home/Away Record
P10, W1, D4, L5 P9, W4, D1, L4

Dunfermline have stopped what was becoming an annoying habit of losing at home.  They have defeated Livingston in the league and Clyde in the Cup in their two home fixtures since Christmas.

  Recent League Form
   Dunfermline Home     Airdrie United Away
  Livingston W 1-0   Livingston D 1-1
  Clyde D 4-4   Clyde L 0-1
  Morton L 0-1   Partick Thistle L 1-2
  Dundee L 0-1   Morton L 0-2
  St Johnstone L 1-2   Dundee D

1-1

  Partick Thistle W 1-0   St Johnstone L 1-3

Dunfermline v Airdrie

Jim McIntyre played with Airdrie boss Kenny Black and Macca expects his side to be fit and strong. The strikeforce of Steven Lynch and Paul Di Giacomo he already knows will need careful watching.

Last Time Out

DUNFERMLINE (v Clyde): Paul Gallacher, Calum Woods (Scott Thomson 67), Greg Shields, Scott Wilson (c), Greg Shields, Scott Muirhead, Steven Bell, Nick Phinn, Stephen Glass, Rory Loy, Andy Kirk (Jamie Mole 59), Graham Bayne (Alex Burke 80).
SUBS NOT USED:  Paul Willis, Greg Paterson.

AIRDRIE UNITED (v Spartans): Stephen Robertson; Scott McLaughlin, Marc Smyth (c), Matthew Hazley, Kevin McDonald, Bobby Donnelly (Michael Brown 54), Steven McDougall, Stephen McKenna, Paul Di Giacomo, Simon Lynch (Stephen Maguire 68), Joe Cardle (Darren Smith 46).
SUBS NOT USED: Stuart Noble, Lee Hollis

Referee will be David Somers, his first match in charge of a Pars game since the opening game of the season at Firhill when he yellow carded Graham Bayne and Stephen Glass.

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