The Championship match summary, better known as a league table, tells the truth about these sides to this date, with Arbroath leading Dunfermline Athletic by 12 points. Match preview to follow:
- Arbroath have the the best goal difference (+10) in Championship
- Dunfermline Athletic have the most conceded goals in the first half (8) in Championship
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Arbroath form and stats
Arbroath, who have the the best goal difference (+10) in Championship, have played 5 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
A good away victory last time out for Arbroath, who won 1-0 against Inverness CT (placed 2nd).
In the match before that, Arbroath hosted Ayr United and drew the game 1-1.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Arbroath have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found twelve games) they have won four times, drawn three and lost five.
The Arbroath fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 8 goals in 5 league matches. Arbroath have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Dunfermline Athletic form and stats
0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Dunfermline Athletic, who have the fewest points (3) away in Championship, playing as the away team in the Championship this season. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Dunfermline, who have now gone 13 games without a victory. The Raith Rovers game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.
Dunfermline played 1-1 against Raith Rovers in their previous match.
A 0-0 draw at Partick Thistle's stadium before that.Dunfermline Athletic are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, one draw and three defeats. From a total of five matches.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 7 goals have been conceded by Dunfermline in these games.
Head 2 Head
The sides have met each other before in this season, with the final score Dunfermline Athletic - Arbroath 0-3 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - one - six (Arbroath wins - draws - Dunfermline Athletic wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. McKenna 9 goals | J. Nouble 3 goals | N. Low 2 goals |
Arbroath missing players
Dunfermline Athletic missing players
| Arbroath | Dunfermline Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 91% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 80% | 73% |
| 73% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 64% |
| 55% | 40% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 45% |
| 36% | 40% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 27% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 45% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 45% |
| 45% | 40% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 18% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 55% |
| 5.8 | 6.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 5.9 |
| 3.7 | 2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6.2 | 6.1 |
| 1.5 | 1.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.3 | 12.4 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7 | 7.8 |
| 5.1 | 5.6 | 10 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.4 | 2.2 |
| 34% | 29% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 57% | 29% |
- Arbroath have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Arbroath have scored more than double the goals of Dunfermline Athletic.
- Arbroath have the the best goal difference (+10) in Championship
- Arbroath have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Dunfermline Athletic have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Dunfermline Athletic have the fewest points (3) away in Championship
- Dunfermline Athletic have the most conceded goals in the first half (8) in Championship
- Dunfermline Athletic have yet to win a game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kilmarnock | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 23 |
| 2 | Inverness CT | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| 3 | Arbroath | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | Raith Rovers | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| 5 | Partick Thistle | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 17 |
| 6 | Ayr United | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 12 |
| 7 | Hamilton Academical | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -12 | 11 |
| 8 | Queen of the South | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -5 | 10 |
| 9 | Greenock Morton | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 8 |
| 10 | Dunfermline Athletic | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -9 | 7 |