Dunfermline Athletic vs Arbroath: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Scotland Championship
Date: Tue 29.October
Match begins: 20:45 (UTC)
Venue: East End Park (11480 seats)

Dunfermline Athletic hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 10 points and a 8th position in the Championship table. Visiting Arbroath holds 5th place with 14 pts.

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.

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Dunfermline Athletic form and stats

Dunfermline Athletic have collected 5 points from their Championship home games so far after 1-2-2.

Dunfermline Athletic lost their last game at Dundee United (placed 1st) after a 0-2 scoreline. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Ayr United in a game that was won 3-2.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Dunfermline Athletic's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played two games, won 2 matches, drawn 0 and lost 0.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Dunfermline Athletic, as the Championship home game vs Queen of the South is only four days away.

The Dunfermline Athletic fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 5 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 8 goals have been conceded.

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Arbroath form and stats

As the visiting team in Championship matches, Arbroath, who have the fewest scored goals (9) in Championship, have produced an overall stat of 2-0-3 so far.

Two travels in a row for Arbroath, whose manager D. Campbell could celebrate last time after the Championship win against Partick Thistle. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Greenock Morton.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Arbroath when being an outsider away as they are today, we find one match with the visitors losing 0 times, drawing 0 and winning 1 game.

A quick return to home after this game, as Arbroath are hosting Alloa Athletic in the Championship only four days away.

Arbroath have scored 6 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. Arbroath have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Arbroath - Dunfermline Athletic 1-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 8 Dunfermline Athletic victories, 0 draws and 2 Arbroath wins. 6 of these games ended with three goals or more, 4 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Dunfermline AthleticK. Turner
K. Turner
3 goals
ArbroathB. Linn
B. Linn
3 goals
ArbroathL. Donnelly
L. Donnelly
3 goals

Dunfermline Athletic missing players

Arbroath missing players

Dunfermline Athletic Arbroath
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
10 5 1 Played P 2 5 10
2 1 0 Won W 2 2 4
4 2 1 Drew D 0 0 2
4 2 0 Lost L 0 3 4
11 6 2 Scored S 4 6 9
13 8 2 Conceded C 1 7 11
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
80% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 80% 60%
30% 40% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 60% 40%
20% 40% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 20% 10%
10% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 60% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 40%
10% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 20% 40%
40% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 30%
 
5.6 7 10 Corners For (avg) C F 6 5.2 4.8
4.1 4.6 4 Corners Against (avg) C A 4.5 6.6 6
1.1 1.6 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 2.4 1.7
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Arbroath have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Arbroath haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Dunfermline Athletic have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Dunfermline Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Dunfermline Athletic have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Dunfermline Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Dunfermline Athletic
All Playoffs 1/2 Championship League Cup Scottish Cup Challenge Cup
All Home Away Home vs mid
21-09-19 CH Partick Thistle 0 - 3 Dunfermline Athletic
28-09-19 CH Dunfermline Athletic 1 - 1 Alloa Athletic
05-10-19 CH Greenock Morton 1 - 1 Dunfermline Athletic
19-10-19 CH Dunfermline Athletic 3 - 2 Ayr United
26-10-19 CH Dundee United 2 - 0 Dunfermline Athletic
29-10-19 CH Dunfermline Athletic 20:45 Arbroath
02-11-19 CH Dunfermline Athletic 16:00 Queen of the South
09-11-19 CH Alloa Athletic 16:00 Dunfermline Athletic
16-11-19 CH Ayr United 16:00 Dunfermline Athletic
23-11-19 SC Stranraer 16:00 Dunfermline Athletic
Arbroath
All League One Playoffs 2/3 Championship League Cup Scottish Cup Challenge Cup
All Home Away Away vs low
28-09-19 CH Arbroath 0 - 3 Ayr United
05-10-19 CH Dundee 2 - 0 Arbroath
12-10-19 CC Arbroath 0 - 2 Clyde
19-10-19 CH Arbroath 1 - 0 Greenock Morton
26-10-19 CH Partick Thistle 1 - 3 Arbroath
29-10-19 CH Dunfermline Athletic 20:45 Arbroath
02-11-19 CH Arbroath 16:00 Alloa Athletic
09-11-19 CH Arbroath 16:00 Inverness CT
16-11-19 CH Greenock Morton 16:00 Arbroath
23-11-19 SC Auchinleck Talbot 16:00 Arbroath

  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 10 7 0 3 24 12 5 5 0 0 20 4 5 2 0 3 4 8 12 21
2 Ayr United 10 6 0 4 20 13 5 3 0 2 8 6 5 3 0 2 12 7 7 18
3 Inverness CT 10 5 2 3 17 12 5 3 1 1 12 6 5 2 1 2 5 6 5 17
4 Dundee 10 4 3 3 13 15 5 3 1 1 6 4 5 1 2 2 7 11 -2 15
5 Arbroath 10 4 2 4 9 11 5 2 2 1 3 4 5 2 0 3 6 7 -2 14
6 Queen of the South 10 3 4 3 10 8 5 2 2 1 7 3 5 1 2 2 3 5 2 13
7 Greenock Morton 10 4 1 5 13 22 5 4 1 0 11 5 5 0 0 5 2 17 -9 13
8 Dunfermline Athletic 10 2 4 4 11 13 5 1 2 2 6 8 5 1 2 2 5 5 -2 10
9 Alloa Athletic 10 2 4 4 11 17 5 1 2 2 5 8 5 1 2 2 6 9 -6 10
10 Partick Thistle 10 2 2 6 14 19 5 0 0 5 4 12 5 2 2 1 10 7 -5 8

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