Preview Airdrieonians
Saturday, 27th Aug 2022cinch League One (home) v Airdrieonians, Saturday 23rd August 2022, 3.00pm at the KDM Group East End Park
There is a big match looming this Saturday as the only two undefeated teams in League One meet. It will be Airdrieonians first time at the KDM Group East End Park since January 2016 and matches between the two sides are always hotly contested.
Milestones v Airdrieonians at home
Last Victory | 23/08/14 | 3-0 | League One
Last Defeat | 29/01/16 | 0-1 | League One
Best Victory | 11/11/61 | 6-2 | Division One (old)
Worst Defeats |
14/09/46 | 0-5 | Division Two (old)
02/09/78 | 0-5 | League Cup
Last Goalless Draw | 23/08/08 | Division One
First Meeting | 27/11/26 | 0-2 | Division Two
There have been 113 league games with Airdrie in all their guises with the Lanarkshire club having 41 wins and the Fifers 40.
Pars v Airdrie: The Full League Record
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
|
At
East End |
58 |
24 |
19 |
15 |
95 |
87 |
|
At
Airdrie |
57 |
16 |
13 |
27 |
85 |
118 |
|
League
One |
12 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
16 |
17 |
|
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) |
43 |
16 |
20 |
7 |
53 |
48 |
|
TOTALS |
113 |
40 |
32 |
41 |
180 |
205 |
Last twelve meetings
The most recent meeting was in the last match of the 2015-2016 season. Airdrieonians have won six, Dunfermline four and two have been drawn.
2015/2016
First Division Airdrieonians 3-0 Dunfermline 23/04/16
First Division Dunfermline 0-1 Airdrieonians 29/01/16
First Division Airdrieonians 0-2 Dunfermline 14/11/15
First Division Dunfermline 1-1 Airdrieonians 26/09/15
2014/2015
First Division Airdrieonians 3-2 Dunfermline 02/05/15
First Division Dunfermline 2-2 Airdrieonians 17/01/15
First Division Airdrieonians 3-1 Dunfermline 13/12/14
First Division Dunfermline 3-0 Airdrieonians 23/08/14
2013/2014
First Division Airdrie United 2-0 Dunfermline 05/04/14
First Division Dunfermline 0-1 Airdrie United 18/01/14
First Division Airdrie United 0-3 Dunfermline 16/11/13
First Division Dunfermline 2-1 Airdrie United 21/09/13
Last time at East End Park
Friday 26th January 2016, League One
Dunfermline 0 Airdrieonians 1
Current Airdrieonians manager Rhys McCabe (pictured above) played for Dunfermline in this game.
The match was held on a Friday night for live broadcast on BBC Alba. Dunfermline had gone 15 league matches without defeat and were keen to keep that going as well as getting back to winning ways after draws against Ross County and Peterhead and a cup exit at Dingwall.
What turned out to be the match winning goal was scored on the half hour and it was totally against the run of play. A simple ball from the left side of the box was perfect for BAIN to turn past Murdoch from five yards out. 0-1
The home side pressed for a goal with intensity increasing towards the end but the Lanarkshire club left with their fourth win in eight visits.
DUNFERMLINE: Sean Murdoch; Shaun Rooney (Rhys McCabe 81), Brad McKay, Ben Richards-Everton, Jason Talbot; Michael Paton, Andy Geggan (c), Josh Falkingham (Shaun Byrne 75), David Hopkirk (Ryan Wallace 70); Michael Moffat, Faissal El Bakhtaoui.
SUBS NOT USED: John Potter, Paul Joseph Crossan, Evan Horne, David Hutton (GK)
AIRDRIEONIANS: Neil Parry; David Ferguson, Sean Crighton, Alan Lithgow, Kieran MacDonald; Jamie Bain, Marc Fitzpatrick (c), Hugo Faria (Scott Stewart 94), Liam Watt, Jim Lister (Dylan Mackin 77), David Cox
SUBS NOT USED: Chris O`Neill, Adam Brown, Bryan Prunty, Nicky Cadden, Rohan Ferguson (GK).
Recent Form
Dunfermline are unbeaten in this league season and have won three of their last six matches. They have not conceded a goal in any of their first four league matches.
Airdrieonians have lost just one of their eight matches this season. That was away to Arbroath in the Premier Sports Cup but in that competition they registered a 2-0 win over Premierleague St Mirren. The Diamonds have an impressive record this calendar year losing only three of their 31 matches in 2022.
Last six matches
DUNFERMLINE
Kelty Hearts (A) D 0-0
Montrose (H) W 1-0
FC Edinburgh (A) W 3-0
Alloa Athletic (H) W 1-0
Alloa Athletic (H) D 1-1
Ross County (A) L 0-1
AIRDRIEONIANS
Alloa Athletic (H) W 2-0
Queen of the South (A) D 1-1
Falkirk (H) W 4-0
Peterhead (A) W 2-0
Arbroath (A) L 3-0
St Mirren (H) W 2-0
League Record
DUNFERMLINE
League Position: 2nd
League Points: 10
Goal Difference: +5
League Record: P4 W3 D1 L0 GF5 GA0
Last Six Match Form: LDWWWD
AIRDRIEONIANS
League position 1st
League points 10
Goal Difference +8
League Record: P4 W3 D1 L0 GF9 GA1
Last Six Match Form: WLWWDW
Last time out
DUNFERMLINE (v Kelty Hearts): Deniz Mehmet: Aaron Comrie, Kyle Benedictus (c), Rhys Breen, Josh Edwards: Chris Hamilton: Matthew Todd, Joe Chalmers (Chris Mochrie 50): Kevin O’Hara, Lewis McCann (Nikolay Todorov 50), Craig Wighton (Kyle Macdonald 50)
SUBS NOT USED: Sam Fisher, Andrew Tod, Max Little (GK)
AIRDRIEONIANS v Alloa Athletic): Murray Johnson, Cammy Ballantyne, Rhys McCabe, Callum Fordyce, Adam Frizzell, Callum Smith, Lewis Jamieson (Salim Kouider-Aïssa 86), Craig Watson, Justin Devenny (Ben Wylie 55), Euan Deveney, Gabby McGill (Calum Gallagher 45).
SUBS NOT USED: Cole Gibson, Trialist, David Hutton (GK).
Other League One fixtures
Alloa Athletic v Peterhead
FC Edinburgh v Clyde
Falkirk v Queen of the South
Montrose v Kelty Hearts
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