A vital game in League One as both squads are struggling for the top positions. With Dunfermline Athletic in 1st position and Falkirk located at 3rd, this has all the looks of an exciting battle. Read on to find out more!
- Dunfermline Athletic have the fewest conceded goals (11) in League One
- Falkirk have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in League One
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!
Dunfermline Athletic form and stats
Dunfermline Athletic have played 9 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-5-0 (wins-draws-losses). Dunfermline have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Dunfermline Athletic enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Kelty Hearts's place. The match ended 2-1.
Before that, a strong away victory at Arbroath. A Challenge Cup game. The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Dunfermline handle that role? We have found 12 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 7 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
Dunfermline Athletic are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 9 games. Dunfermline Athletic are not conceding a lot of goals here at East End Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Falkirk form and stats
3 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Falkirk playing as the away team in the League One this season.
Arango scored in Falkirk's previous match, the home game against Queen of the South that ended 5-2. As you can tell from the result, the match against Queen of the South was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today?
The fixture earlier was the Challenge Cup-duel against Dundee, a home defeat (0-3). Falkirk are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 5 matches.
The travelling fans enjoy Falkirk's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 8 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Falkirk have conceded 12 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Curiously enough, Falkirk have scored in every league game they've performed in since failing to score against today's opposition; the Falkirk - Dunfermline Athletic 0-1 game five rounds ago. Data for the former ten meetings featuring these two participants are: six wins for Dunfermline Athletic, two draws and two wins for Falkirk. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Morrison 8 goals |   N. Todorov 6 goals |
Dunfermline Athletic missing players
Falkirk missing players
| Dunfermline Athletic | Falkirk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 27 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 15 | 36 |
| 11 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 12 | 22 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 72% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 56% |
| 11% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 17% |
| 39% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 56% |
| 56% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 25% | 28% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 6.1 | 6.1 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 6 | 7.1 |
| 4.3 | 4.8 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.3 | 10.9 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
| 4 | 3.7 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| 38% | 36% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 39% | 41% |
| 5.7 | 7.1 | 3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 7.9 | 6.4 |
| 2.2 | 2.7 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
- All of Falkirk's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Dunfermline Athletic have not yet lost a game at home.
- Dunfermline Athletic have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Dunfermline Athletic have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Dunfermline Athletic have the fewest conceded goals (11) in League One
- Dunfermline Athletic have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in League One
- Dunfermline Athletic have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in League One
- Dunfermline Athletic have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in League One
- Dunfermline Athletic have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in League One
- Dunfermline Athletic have the most clean sheets (10) in League One
- Dunfermline Athletic have the most matches under the total-line (12) in League One
- Dunfermline Athletic have the the best goal difference (+16) in League One
- Dunfermline Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Falkirk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Falkirk have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in League One
- Falkirk haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Dunfermline Athletic | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 39 |
| 2 | Edinburgh City | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 35 |
| 3 | Falkirk | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 32 |
| 4 | Airdrieonians | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 29 |
| 5 | Montrose | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 29 |
| 6 | Alloa Athletic | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 28 |
| 7 | Queen of the South | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | -2 | 23 |
| 8 | Kelty Hearts | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -8 | 23 |
| 9 | Clyde | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -16 | 10 |
| 10 | Peterhead | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 27 | -35 | 7 |
