Dunfermline Res. vs Hearts Res.: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Scotland Reserve League
Competition: Mon 09.March
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: New Central Park (11480 seats)

Season ticket holders at New Central Park haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Dunfermline Res. languishing in the 9th position so far. The guesting Hearts Res. will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

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Dunfermline Res. form and stats

Dunfermline Res. have collected 6 points from their Reserve League home games so far after 2-0-3. It's trouble wherever Dunfermline Res. are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways. Dunfermline Res. are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at New Central Park, having lost their two previous games here.

The Dunfermline Res. fans got no joy from their last match, a Reserve League game also here at New Central Park: A 1-3 defeat against Ross County Res. (placed 3rd). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Dundee United Res. (1-3).

The Dunfermline Res. fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 8 goals in 5 league matches. Dunfermline Res. have conceded 11 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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Hearts Res. form and stats

2 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Hearts Res. playing as the away team in the Reserve League this season.

Two travels in a row for Hearts Res., whose manager could celebrate last time after the Reserve League win against St. Mirren Res.. Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Greenock Morton Res..

The Hearts Res. manager has got the team scoring on the road, with 12 away goals in 6 league matches. Hearts Res. have conceded 10 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Hearts Res. - Dunfermline Res. 3-2 earlier this season. Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Dunfermline Res., zero draws and two wins for Hearts Res.. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.

Dunfermline Res. missing players

Hearts Res. missing players

Dunfermline Res. Hearts Res.
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
12 5 0 Played P 3 6 11
3 2 0 Won W 1 2 6
0 0 0 Drew D 2 3 3
9 3 0 Lost L 0 1 2
16 8 0 Scored S 6 12 24
30 11 0 Conceded C 4 10 18
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
92% 80% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 60% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 67% 82%
58% 60% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 67% 64%
33% 40% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 36%
58% 60% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 100%
17% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
25% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3.7 4.8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 6.3 6.8 6.5
6.8 5.8 0 Corners against (avg) C A 4 3.3 3.8
0.8 0.2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1 1.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
94 49 0 Total Shots T S 36 61 115
45 28 0 Shots on Target S O 18 33 58
36% 29% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 36% 36%
Key stats in Reserve League this season:
  • All of Hearts Res.'s matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Dunfermline Res. have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Dunfermline Res. haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Dunfermline Res. is in the worst form (1-0-5)
  • Hearts Res. have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Hearts Res. have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Hearts Res. have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • Hearts Res. 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 Hamilton Academical Res. 12 8 3 1 35 19 7 4 2 1 17 14 5 4 1 0 18 5 16 27
2 Dundee United Res. 11 7 1 3 32 19 7 5 1 1 26 8 4 2 0 2 6 11 13 22
3 Ross County Res. 12 7 1 4 26 15 5 4 0 1 12 6 7 3 1 3 14 9 11 22
4 Hearts Res. 11 6 3 2 24 18 5 4 0 1 12 8 6 2 3 1 12 10 6 21
5 Kilmarnock Res. 12 6 1 5 29 24 6 4 1 1 14 8 6 2 0 4 15 16 5 19
6 St. Mirren Res. 14 6 1 7 28 29 7 5 0 2 19 10 7 1 1 5 9 19 -1 19
7 Greenock Morton Res. 14 5 3 6 27 24 7 3 2 2 20 11 7 2 1 4 7 13 3 18
8 Motherwell Res. 13 4 3 6 22 27 7 3 3 1 16 10 6 1 0 5 6 17 -5 15
9 Dunfermline Res. 12 3 0 9 16 30 5 2 0 3 8 11 7 1 0 6 8 19 -14 9
10 Queen of the South Res. 13 1 2 10 14 48 6 1 0 5 5 18 7 0 2 5 9 30 -34 5

Read more about Reserve League

The SPFL Reserve League is the reserve team league in Scottish football. It began in 2018, to replace the Development League, and includes 27 clubs divided in two divisions. These hold the reserve teams of the biggest teams in Scotland.