Preview Partick Thistle

cinch Championship (away) Saturday 23rd October 2021, kick off 3.00pm at Firhill Stadium

After a sixteen month interval without a match between these clubs, Pars and Jags meet this Saturday for the third time in three months. Promoted as League One champions Thistle have done really well despite losing their opening match of the 2021-2022 season at home to Dunfermline. Since that set back they have won eight of their next 14 matches and have yet to draw a game.

Milestones Partick (away)
Last Victory | 10/07/21 | 4-2 | Premier Sports Cup
Last Defeat | 08/12/18 | 0-2 | Championship
Best Victory | 20/04/66 | 6-2 | Div One*
Worst Defeat | 10/11/34 | 1-7 | Div One*
Last Goalless Draw | 01/04/89 | 0-0 | Div One
First Meeting | 23/10/26 | 1-5 | Div One*
*Pre league reconstruction

In the previous 111 meetings between the clubs Dunfermline have won 51, Partick 31 and 29 have been drawn and at Firhill the honours are even with 20 wins each.

Last time at Firhill, Premier Sports Cup

Thistle started strongly and deservedly took the lead in 16 minutes when a Kyle Turner pass set up GRAHAM on the right side and he cooly found the far side of net. 1-0

On the half hour Nikolay Todorov latched on to an O’Hara pass to slot the ball home at the left goalpost and it was all level. His good finish made it 1-1.

Five minutes later the Fifers then shocked the 665 Thistle fans into silence as Aaron COMRIE met a Thomas free kick from the right, to head his side into the lead. 1-2

Two minutes before half time a fantastic turn of pace from Edwards outstripped Foster, the chance looked gone as Todorov didn’t get a touch on the cross but Kyle MACDONALD was on hand to thrash home his first ever Dunfermline goal. It was cleared but Referee Bobby Madden was in no doubt and the goal was given with little protest. 1-3

Eight minutes into the second half Dunfermline struck again when with a ball over the top TODOROV was sent through one on one against Sneddon. A controlled finish chipping the keeper from 18 yards out made it 1-4.

Sub RUDDEN was to make his impact felt however as he headed home a Murray cross in 65 minutes. The ball from the left being squeezed in at the near post. 2-4

PARTICK THISTLE: Jamie Sneddon: Richard Foster (Ciaran McKenna 82), Tam O’Ware, Steven Bell, Kevin Holt: Scott Tiffoney (Zak Rudden 57), Kyle Turner, Stuart Bannigan (Ross MacIver 74), Brian Graham, Connor Murray, Ross Docherty (c).
SUBS NOT USED: Harry Stone, Gospel Ocholi

DUNFERMLINE: Deniz Mehmet: Aaron Comrie, Paul Watson (Vytas Gašpuitis 85), Ross Graham: Kyle Macdonald, Paul Allan, Dom Thomas (c), Josh Edwards: Kevin O’Hara, Craig Wighton (Matty Todd 89), Nikolay Todorov (Dan Pybus 71).
SUBS NOT USED: Miller Fenton, Owain Fôn Williams (GK)

Last Twelve Matches v Partick Thistle
The last dozen games between the teams have seen Dunfermline win six, drawn three and lost three. Thistle’s win at East End Park in August was their first in seven meetings between the clubs.

Date | H/A | F-A | Scorers
07/08/21: H 0-3 [0-1] Docherty, [0-2] Holt, [0-3] Graham (og 78).
10/07/21: A 4-2 [0-1] Graham, [1-1] Todorov, [2-1] Comrie, [3-1] Macdonald, [4-1] Todorov, [4-2] Rudden.
10/03/20: A 1-1 [1-0] Murray [1-1] Graham.
30/11/19: H 5-1 [1-0] Nisbet [2-0] Martin [3-0] Nisbet [4-0] Nisbet [5-0] Nisbet [5-1] Cole.
21/09/19: A 3-0 [1-0] Nisbet, [2-0] Dow, [3-0] Turner
06/04/19: A 2-2 [1-0] Beadling: [2-0] Anderson: [1-2] Blair (og): [2-2] McDonald.
26/02/19: H 3-0 [1-0] Anderson, [2-0] Devine, [3-0] Anderson
08/12/18: A 0-2 [0-1] Spittal, [0-2] Storey.
28/09/18: H 1-0 [1-0] Connolly
27/04/13: A 3-3 [0-1] McMillan, [1-1] Wallace, [2-1] Thomson, [3-1] Thomson, [2-3] Erskine, [3-3] Lawless.
02/03/13: H 0-4 [0-1] Craig, [0-2] Forbes, [0-3] Craig, [0-4] Craig.
01/12/12: A [1-0] Barrowman.

Recent Form

Dunfermline have now drawn four and lost two of their last six matches. They are still chasing their first league win of the season.

Partick Thistle are the leading scorers in the Championship. Greatly helped by hitting Hamilton for six last Friday night they have scored 23 goals in the first nine league fixtures. Brian Graham is the league’s top goalscorer with eleven goals in all competitions, Zak Rudden follows closely behind on eight.

Last six matches

DUNFERMLINE
Kilmarnock (H) D 2-2
Queen of the South (A) L 0-1
Raith Rovers (A) D 1-1
Hamilton Accies (H) D 0-0
Inverness Caley Thistle (H) D 0-0
Ayr United (A) L 0-3

PARTICK THISTLE
Hamilton Academical (A) W 6-1
Queens of the South (A) L 0-2
Ayr United (H) W 4-0
Raith Rovers (A) L 2-3
Kilmarnock (H) L 0-2
Inverness Caley Thistle (A) L 1-3

League Record

DUNFERMLINE
League Position: 10th
League Points: 5
Goal Difference: -9
League Record: P9 W0 D5 L4 GF5 GA14
Last Six Match Form: LDDDLD

PARTICK THISTLE
League Position: 4th
League Points: 15
Goal Difference: +9
League Record: P9 W5 D0 L4 GF23 GA14
Last Six Match Form: LLLWLW

Last Time Out

DUNFERMLINE (v Kilmarnock): Owain Fôn Williams (c): Aaron Comrie, Mark Connolly, Vytas Gašpuitis (Rhys Breen 86), Josh Edwards: Dom Thomas, Dan Pybus (Kai Kennedy 62), Paul Allan, Ryan Dow (Nikolay Todorov 86): Kevin O’Hara, Craig Wighton.
SUBS NOT USED: Kyle Macdonald, Lewis McCann, Matty Todd, Deniz Mehmet (GK)

PARTICK THISTLE (v Hamilton Academical): Jamie Sneddon: Richard Foster, Lewis Mayo, Olatunjo Akinola, Kevin Holt (Ciaran McKenna 10): Cammy Smith (Connor Murray 67), Ross Docherty, Stuart Bannigan, Scott Tiffoney, Brian Graham (Jake Hastie 75), Zak Rudden.
SUBS NOT USED: Kyle Turner, Shea Gordon, Ross MacIver, Mason McCready (GK).

Other Championship Fixtures

Arbroath v Ayr United
Kilmarnock v Hamilton Academical
Queen of the South v Morton
Raith Rovers v Inverness Caley Thistle

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