With their 7 point advantage in the league table, Dunfermline Athletic fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Arbroath.
- Dunfermline Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Arbroath have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in Championship
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Dunfermline Athletic form and stats
Dunfermline Athletic are steadily winning Championship games and points here at East End Park. 8 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 13 games.
Dunfermline's last game was hosting Queen of the South (placed 6th) and winning 3-1. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Dundee.
A decent goal production from Dunfermline in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 13 league matches. Dunfermline are not conceding a lot of goals here at East End Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 13 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Arbroath form and stats
Arbroath have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Championship, after 2-3-7 (12 played).
Arbroath are travelling after their nice 4-0 home win in the Championship against Ayr United (placed 8th). Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Raith Rovers.
As mentioned above, Arbroath was the only team on the pitch versus Ayr United in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Arbroath as they have only managed to score 9 times from 12 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Arbroath have conceded 19 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Arbroath - Dunfermline 2-0 played earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Dunfermline Athletic won seven games, one match ended with a draw and Arbroath has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  D. McManus 8 goals | K. O'Hara 7 goals |  J. Hamilton 7 goals |
Dunfermline Athletic missing players
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| Dunfermline Athletic | Arbroath | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 9 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 34 | 20 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 25 |
| 30 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 19 | 30 |
| 80% | 77% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 60% | 54% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 58% | 60% |
| 48% | 54% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 42% | 36% |
| 36% | 31% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 33% | 24% |
| 24% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 56% | 54% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 42% | 44% |
| 28% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 28% |
| 36% | 31% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 42% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 4.9 | 6.7 |
| 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.1 |
| 34% | 35% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 50% | 47% |
- Arbroath have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Arbroath have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Arbroath have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in Championship
- Arbroath haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Dunfermline Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dunfermline Athletic have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Arbroath have scored away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hearts | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 32 | 50 |
| 2 | Raith Rovers | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 43 |
| 3 | Dundee | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 38 |
| 4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 36 |
| 5 | Inverness CT | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 34 |
| 6 | Queen of the South | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 49 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 27 | -11 | 31 |
| 7 | Arbroath | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -5 | 29 |
| 8 | Ayr United | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 23 | -6 | 27 |
| 9 | Greenock Morton | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -11 | 26 |
| 10 | Alloa Athletic | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 59 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 30 | -31 | 18 |