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Preview Ayr United

Saturday, 6th Dec 2014

Dunfermline and Stranraer might be becoming rapidly sick of the sight of each other but the Fifers' league match against Ayr United on Saturday will be the eighth game between these teams in just over 14 months.

Last season the Pars won four and drew two of the six games and the last defeat to Ayr was nine matches back. That Ayr win was over four years ago on 20th February 2010 in the First Division when a Tam McManus goal ended a run of ten trips to Dunfermline without a win.

This will be 87th league meeting; the Pars have won 38 to Ayr's 26, 22 have been drawn.

Milestones v Ayr United (home)

Last League Victory

22/02/14

3-0

League One

Last League Defeat

20/02/10

0-1

First Division

Best League Victory

10/12/94

6-0

First Division

Worst League Defeat

13/10/73

0-4

Div One (old)

The Pars have won nine of the last dozen league meetings. Ayr United have only won 5 of the last 39 games between the sides in all competitions stretching back to 1983. 

Last Twelve League Matches v Ayr United

Date

H/A

F-A

W D L

League

10/10/14 A 1-0 W League One
19/04/14 A 1-1 D League One
22/02/14 W 3-0 W League One
14/12/13 A 4-2 W League One
28/09/13 H 5-1 W League One
10/04/10 A 2-1 W First Division
20/02/10 H 0-1 L First Division
05/12/09 A 0-1 L First Division
10/10/09 H 3-1 W First Division
11/04/00 A 2-0 W First Division
22/01/00 H 2-0 W First Division
04/12/99 A 3-0 W First Division

Ayr United's last visit to East End Park was in February when the Pars won 3-0. Before that they were defeated in a Scottish Cup replay in December when they lost 1-0 to a Ryan Thomson goal.

Dunfermline Ayr United
Current League Position
3 7
Form: Last Six Games
WDLDLW LWLLLL
League Points
24 16
Goal Difference
+11 -5
League Record Home / Away
P7, W4, D2, L1 P7, W3, D1, L3

Ayr United won their first three league matches of the season but have one only one in the last seven in fact they have one had one victory in their last ten games. Dunfermline have won only one of their last five league matches but the defeat to Morton on 25th October is the only home league game where the Pars have conceded a goal.

   Form last six home / away
  Dunfermline (home)     Ayr United (away)
  Stirling Albion W 4-0   Forfar Athletic L 1-2
  Morton L 1-2   Alloa Athletic L 0-4
  Forfar Athletic D 0-0   Stranraer L 1-3
  Peterhead W 3-0   Morton W 1-0
  Stenhousemuir  W 2-0     Peterhead L 0-2
  Airdrieonians W  3-0     Brechin City W 4-2

Last Time Out

DUNFERMLINE (v Stranraer):
Ryan Scully; Ross Millen, Gregor Buchanan, Lewis Martin, Alex Whittle, Shaun Byrne, Andy Geggan, Josh Falkingham, Andy Stirling (Faissal El Bakhtaoui 67), Ryan Thomson, Allan Smith (Michael Moffat 67)
SUBS NOT USED: Ross Forbes, Finn Graham, Sorel Chemin, John Potter

AYR UNITED (v Forfar Athletic): David Hutton; Nicky Devlin, Adam Cummins, Murphy, Dale Keenan; Alan Forrest (Dale Shirkie 83), Brian Gilmour, Scott McLaughlin, Michael Donald, Craig Beattie (Ryan Donnelly 75), Jon-Paul McGovern
SUBS NOT USED: Sean McKenzie, Andrew Muir, Robbie Crawford, Shaun Newman

Ayr's top goalscorer is thirty year old Scott McLaughlin. Scott was previously with Peterhead, Queen of the South and Airdrie, he was a total of seven.

Referee will be Euan Anderson.



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