FM Preview: Dunfermline Athletic v Brechin City 23 Nov 2013

Last updated : 22 November 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Dunfermline Athletic v Brechin City fixture

Dunfermline Athletic play host to Brechin City at East End Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 13 wins out of 18 previous matches.

The last time the two teams met at Dunfermline Athletic was well over fifteen years ago, back in April 1994, the Pars carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2013/2014 Sat 14 Sep Brechin City 1 - 1 Dunfermline A. Scottish League 1
1993/1994 Sat 30 Apr Dunfermline A. 2-1 Brechin City Scottish Championship
1993/1994 Tue 04 Jan Brechin City 0 - 1 Dunfermline A. Scottish Championship
1986/1987 Tue 01 Jul Dunfermline A. 0 - 2 Brechin City Scottish Championship
1986/1987 Tue 01 Jul Dunfermline A. 4 - 0 Brechin City Scottish Championship
1986/1987 Tue 01 Jul Brechin City 1 - 4 Dunfermline A. Scottish Championship
1986/1987 Tue 01 Jul Brechin City 0 - 2 Dunfermline A. Scottish Championship

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Recent respective form guides

Dunfermline Athletic have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 16 goals have been scored by the Pars in those games, with 10 conceded.

The away form of Brechin City is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the City have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Dunfermline Athletic are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 25 points from 13 games.

Brechin City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Scottish League 1 with a return of just 13 points from their 13 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Dunfermline Athletic 6 3 1 2 14 10 10
Brechin City 6 2 1 3 11 11 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but we think that Pars's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Brechin City. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Dunfermline Athletic Won their latest 3 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Brechin City 5 games since last away draw.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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