Partick Thistle hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 25 points and a 10th position in the Championship table. Visiting Dunfermline Athletic holds 5th place with 36 pts.
It's no vacation for neither Partick Thistle nor Dunfermline Athletic as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Partick Thistle form and stats
Partick Thistle's struggle is real here at The Energy Check Stadium with only 9 points collected from 12 Championship games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-3-7. Partick Thistle have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Partick Thistle drew their last game, 1-1 away at Dundee United (placed 1st). Before that, Partick Thistle drew at home versus Queen of the South.
This is expected to be a close game, with Partick Thistle perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Partick Thistle as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Partick Thistle has won one of these, drawn three and lost eight.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Alloa Athletic are coming to town in four days.
The Partick Thistle fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 12 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Partick Thistle defense is not exactly impregnable. 21 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Dunfermline Athletic form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Dunfermline Athletic so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-6 (win-draw-lose).
Dunfermline Athletic's last game was the home draw against Queen of the South (1-1). A 0-0 draw at Arbroath's stadium before that.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Dunfermline Athletic in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Dunfermline Athletic, four draws and three defeats.
Dunfermline Athletic has another fixture away, a Championship game, against Dundee in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Dunfermline Athletic have scored 15 goals in 12 league games away. In the opposite end, Dunfermline Athletic have conceded 18 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Dunfermline Athletic - Partick Thistle 5-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Partick Thistle, two draws and five wins for Dunfermline Athletic. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
 K. Nisbet 18 goals |   K. Miller 5 goals |  R. Dow 5 goals |
Partick Thistle missing players
Dunfermline Athletic missing players
| Partick Thistle | Dunfermline Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 27 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 31 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 8 | 15 | 40 |
| 46 | 21 | 4 | Conceded | C | 9 | 18 | 35 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 85% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 81% |
| 58% | 58% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 42% | 41% |
| 35% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 25% | 30% |
| 19% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 25% | 19% |
| 77% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 52% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 26% |
| 23% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 26% |
| 5.3 | 5.2 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 5 | 5.5 |
| 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 6 | 4.4 |
| 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 267 | 133 | 19 | Total Shots | T S | 50 | 98 | 274 |
| 112 | 46 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 22 | 40 | 105 |
| 28% | 26% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 38% | 38% |
- Dunfermline Athletic has the fewest points (12) away
- Dunfermline Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Partick Thistle has the fewest clean sheets (1)
- Partick Thistle has the fewest clean sheets (1) at home
- Partick Thistle has the fewest points (9) at home
- Partick Thistle has the fewest scored goals in the first half (9)
- Partick Thistle has the the worst goal difference (-15)
- Partick Thistle has the the worst goal difference (-9) at home
- Partick Thistle have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | Dundee United | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 30 | 59 |
| 2 | Inverness CT | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 42 |
| 3 | Ayr United | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 40 |
| 4 | Dundee | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 17 | -1 | 38 |
| 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 36 |
| 6 | Arbroath | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -2 | 36 |
| 7 | Greenock Morton | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 45 | 52 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 30 | -7 | 36 |
| 8 | Alloa Athletic | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 24 | -10 | 31 |
| 9 | Queen of the South | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -10 | 28 |
| 10 | Partick Thistle | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 25 | -15 | 25 |