FM Preview: Livingston v Dunfermline Athletic 08 Dec 2012

Last updated : 07 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Livingston v Dunfermline Athletic fixture

Dunfermline Athletic pack their bags to visit Livingston at Almondvale on Saturday afternoon,

The previous match played between the two at Almondvale was more than three years back, in March 2009, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-2 thriller, in a Scottish Division One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 22 Sep Dunfermline A. 4 - 0 Livingston Scottish Division One
2008/2009 Tue 10 Mar Livingston 4-2 Dunfermline A. Scottish Division One
2008/2009 Tue 30 Dec Dunfermline A. 1 - 0 Livingston Scottish Division One
2008/2009 Sat 15 Nov Livingston 2 - 3 Dunfermline A. Scottish Division One
2008/2009 Sat 30 Aug Dunfermline A. 1 - 2 Livingston Scottish Division One
2007/2008 Sat 01 Mar Dunfermline A. 1 - 1 Livingston Scottish Division One
2007/2008 Wed 02 Jan Livingston 0 - 2 Dunfermline A. Scottish Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Livingston are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Livi in those games, with 8 conceded.

The away form of Dunfermline Athletic however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Pars, and 4 goals against.

Livingston's 19 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.

Dunfermline Athletic are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 29 points from 13 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Livingston 6 3 1 2 9 9 10
Dunfermline Athletic 6 4 1 1 14 8 13

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Dunfermline Athletic are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Livingston. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Livingston Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Dunfermline Athletic 4 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 6 outings ago.

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