The Pars record against the Highlanders is not the best and they have won only twice at Inverness in 8 visits.
Dunfermline are off up the A9 again on Saturday and they will be hoping that their opponents Inverness Caley Thistle will be easier negotiated than the three sets of traffic lights for roadworks. It is of course the club`s first visit to the Caledonian Stadium since that solemn day in May 2007 when their relegation to the First Division was settled. Jim McIntyre`s first half goal looked so promising but Hastings and McAllister netted in the second half to sink the Dunfermline hearts.
League Record v Inverness Caledonian Thistle (A)
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
8
2
1
5
8
12
The Pars record against the Highlanders is not the best and they have won only twice at Inverness in 8 visits. The 2-1 win in April 2000 won them promotion to the Premier League after a year`s absence and the other a 3-1 win on St Patricks Day 2007 was Stephen Kenny`s first league victory after 16 attempts.
Seventeen league games have now taken place between the teams. Dunfermline have won four of them, there have been five draws and eight have ended in defeat.
[1-0] Smith (p), [2-0] Reid, [3-0] Thomson, [4-0] Petrie
Neither club have done as well as they would have liked but Terry Butcher`s men pinched the points on the opening day of the season thanks to a strike from Lee Cox in the second minute of added time.
Current League Form
Inverness CT
Dunfermline
League Points
12
10
League Position
6
7
Form Last 6 League Matches
LWDLLW
LLLLWD
Home/Away Record
P4, W0, D1, L3
P4, W1, D1, L4
Inverness`s home form is the worst in the division with one point from their four home games this season. A late goal at Starks Park on Tuesday night took the pressure off Terry Butcher but he will be looking to placate his home support. The Pars draw at Dingwall that same night will boost confidence especially since they played well and could have won three points had their finishing been more accurate.
DUNFERMLINE (v Ross County): Greg Fleming; Greg Ross, Neil McGregor, Andy Dowie, Calum Woods; Graeme Holmes, Alex Burke (Steven Bell 82); Willie Gibson (Steven McDougall 78), Nick Phinn (Joe Cardle 64), David Graham; Graham Bayne (c) SUBS NOT USED: Chris Higgins, Greg Paterson (GK)
INVERNESS CALEY THISTLE: (v Raith Rovers); Ryan Esson; Ross Tokely, Grant Munro, David Proctor, Nauris Bulvitis, Jonathan Hayes, Russell Duncan (Dan Stratford 87), Lee Cox, Richie Foran (Adam Rooney 75), Dougie Imrie (Dani Sanchez 65) SUBS NOT USED: Robert Eagle, Kyle Allison (GK)
Dunfermline will have Andy Kirk available again after he came on as a late substitute in Northern Ireland`s World Cup qualifier against the Czech Republic in Prague on Wednesday.
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