This could be an interesting match as Dundee have their presumed home advantage while Dunfermline Athletic are ahead 3 points in the Championship table.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Dundee form and stats
The story so far in the Championship for Dundee at their home stadium (Dens Park) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Dundee, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Dundee manager J. McPake and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Arbroath (placed 6th) in the Championship. Ahead of that match, Dundee lost 1-2 at home to Queen of the South.
Dundee are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 8 games. Dundee have conceded 9 in these home matches.
Dunfermline Athletic form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Dunfermline Athletic are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the Championship against Greenock Morton (placed 8th). Prior to that result Dunfermline Athletic won their away game at Ayr United. The scoreline was 1-0.
Dunfermline Athletic are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 7 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Dunfermline Athletic have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Dunfermline Athletic - Dundee 2-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 1 - 5 - 4 (Dundee wins - draws - Dunfermline Athletic wins). As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Nisbet 13 goals |   K. Hemmings 5 goals |  D. Johnson 4 goals |
Dundee missing players
Dunfermline Athletic missing players
| Dundee | Dunfermline Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 20 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 25 |
| 22 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 94% | 88% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 71% | 81% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 38% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 56% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 50% |
| 25% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 29% | 25% |
| 25% | 25% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 25% |
| 5.6 | 6.1 | 7.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 5 | 5.4 |
| 5.2 | 4.8 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4 |
| 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 177 | 98 | 14 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 62 | 156 |
| 61 | 36 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 25 | 59 |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 28% | 42% |
- Dunfermline Athletic has the fewest conceded goals (7) away
- Dunfermline Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 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 | Dundee United | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 36 |
| 2 | Inverness CT | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 29 |
| 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
| 4 | Ayr United | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 24 |
| 5 | Dundee | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 22 |
| 6 | Arbroath | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 21 |
| 7 | Queen of the South | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 19 |
| 8 | Greenock Morton | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 24 | -13 | 16 |
| 9 | Partick Thistle | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -11 | 15 |
| 10 | Alloa Athletic | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -12 | 14 |