Preview Ayr United

cinch Championship (home) v Ayr United, Saturday 16th April 2022, kick off 3.00pm at East End Park

Ayr United and Dunfermline are both battling to avoid ninth place and the play offs. After the clash on Saturday, both have the same teams left to play, Partick Thistle and Queen of the South, so the East End Park show down is a crucial meeting. Lee Bullen’s side have a three point lead so a Pars win is vital

So far this season the sides have met three times, Ayr have won one, Dunfermline won one and the other match was drawn. The teams have met 132 times with Dunfermline ahead 59-39 on wins with 34 matches drawn. At home the Pars have a 35-15 advantage with 15 drawn.

Milestones v Ayr United (home)
Last League Victory | 20/11/21 | 3-0 | Championship
Last League Defeat | 04/01/20 | 0-1 | Championship
Best League Victory | 10/12/94 | 6-0 | First Division
Worst League Defeat | 13/10/73 | 0-4 | Div One (old)
Last Goalless League match | 23/01/21 | Championship
First League meeting | 30/11/1912 | 0-0 | Div Two (old)

Last time at East End Park
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After 13 league matches without a win, two came back to back. The comfortable 3-0 home win made John Hughes an instant hit with the Pars fans.

First goal came in 14 minutes. Lewis McCANN was denied his first senior goal at Inverness when Danny Devine turned the ball into his own net but there was no stopping the 20 year old this time, heading in from close to the right upright. 1-0

The Pars second goal would come five minutes before half time when a Dorrans corner from the left found DOW who timed it perfectly to glance into the Ayr net. 2-0

Seven minutes into the second half Thomas fed Edwards who swung the ball from the left for Comrie on the right to head back along the six yard line and McCANN doubled his tally with a sweep into the visitors’ net. 3-0

DUNFERMLINE: Owain Fôn Williams: Aaron Comrie, Mark Connolly, Vytas Gašpuitis, Josh Edwards: Kyle Macdonald (Craig Wighton 75), Matthew Todd (Paul Allan 67), Graham Dorrans (c), Dom Thomas: Ryan Dow, Lewis McCann (Kevin O’Hara 81).
SUBS NOT USED: Ross Graham, Kai Kennedy, Nikolay Todorov, Deniz Mehmet (GK)

AYR UNITED: Aidan McAdams: Jordan Houston, Markus Fjørtoft, Jack Baird, Patrick Reading: Aaron Muirhead (c): Mark McKenzie, Andy Murdoch, Joe Chalmers (James Maxwell 70), Daire O`Connor (Cameron Salkeld 70): Jonathan Afolabi.
SUBS NOT USED: Tomi Adeloye, Steven Bradley, Sean McGinty, Nick McAllister, Charlie Albinson (GK).

Last Twelve Meetings v Ayr United

Dunfermline have won four of the last twelve league matches, Ayr United three and five have been drawn. The Pars win in the last home meeting is their only one over Ayr in the last seven matches between the teams.




Date | H/A | F-A | W D L | League


05/02/22 | A | 1-1 | D | Championship
20/11/21 | H | 3-0 | W | Championship

11/09/21 | A | 1-3 | L | Championship


10/04/21 | A | 1-1 | D | Championship


23/01/21 | H | 0-0 | D | Championship
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7/11/20 | A | 0-0 | D | Championship


04/01/20 | H | 0-1 | L | Championship


03/12/19 | A | 1-0 | W | Championship


19/10/19 | H | 3-2 | W | Championship


29/03/19 | H | 0-1 | L | Championship


23/02/19 | A | 1-0 | W | Championship


22/12/18 | H | 0-0 | D | Championship


Recent Form

Dunfermline have lost two of their last six matches, both away from home. Their home form reveals an unbeaten 2022 in the six games so far.

Ayr United have won one, lost two and drawn three of their last six games. They have won three of their last five away games at Kilmarnock, Inverness and Raith.

Last six matches

DUNFERMLINE
Kilmarnock (A) L 0-2
Raith Rovers (H) W 2-0
Inverness Caledonian Thistle (A) L 0-2
Partick Thistle (H) W 4-1
Morton (H) D 1-1
Hamilton Academical (A) D 2-2

AYR UNITED
Inverness Caledonian Thistle (H) D 2-2
Hamilton Academical (H) D 1-1
Morton (A) D 1-1
Arbroath (A) L 0-1
Kilmarnock (H) L 1-3
Raith Rovers (A) W 4-0

League Record

DUNFERMLINE
League Position: 9th
League Points: 32
Goal Difference: -16
Home League Record: P16 W4 D8 L4 GF19 GA21
Last Six Match Form: DDWLWL

AYR UNITED
League Position: 8th
League Points: 35
Goal Difference: -14
Away League Record: P16 W4 D4 L8 GF16 GA24
Last Six Match Form: WLLDDD

Last time out

DUNFERMLINE (v Kilmarnock): Jakub Stolarczyk: Matthew Todd, Coll Donaldson, Efe Ambrose, Josh Edwards: Ryan Dow, Dan Pybus (Aaron Comrie 59), Joe Chalmers (Rhys Breen 69), Dom Thomas (Bobby Kamwa 69): Steven Lawless (c) (Lewis McCann 59), Kevin O’Hara (Nikolay Todorov 65).
SUBS NOT USED: Lewis Martin, Leon Jones, Reece Cole, Deniz Mehmet (GK)

AYR UNITED (v Inverness Caledonian Thistle): Aidan McAdams: Jordan Houston (Markus Fjørtoft 72), Sean McGinty (Jack Baird 89), Patrick Reading: Aaron Muirhead (c): Mark McKenzie (Tomi Adeloye 45), Alex Kenyon (Paul Smith 57), Kerr McInroy, James Maxwell (Daire O`Connor 45), Fraser Bryden, Sam Ashford
SUBS NOT USED: Michael Moffat, Fraser Ecremont, Ryan Gondoh, Charlie Albinson (GK).

Other Championship Fixtures

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Kilmarnock (Friday)
Arbroath v Queen of the South
Morton v Hamilton Academical
Partick Thistle v Raith Rovers

Dunfermline Athletic remaining fixtures

Sat 16th April: Ayr United (H)
Sat 23rd April: Partick Thistle (A)
Fri 29th April: Queen of the South (H)

Supporters Conduct Reminder

The home support has played a significant part in recent positive results and the club is grateful for this strong vocal backing.
However, there have been several incidents at the Morton and Raith Rovers matches which breach league rules and break the country’s laws.
It is a reminder to all supporters that pitch incursions and the letting off of flares are criminal offences and bring the club in to disrepute.
Please continue to give the club brilliant vocal backing against Ayr United but within the parameters of the laws.

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