FM Preview: St. Mirren v Dunfermline Athletic 21 Apr 2012

Last updated : 20 April 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the St. Mirren v Dunfermline Athletic fixture

Dunfermline Athletic face a trip to St. Mirren at Greenhill Road on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 44 games played, Pars have recorded 15 wins, and St. Mirren have come away with 20 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Greenhill Road was earlier this season, the Buddies carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 24 Mar Dunfermline A. 1 - 1 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 19 Nov St. Mirren 2 - 1 Dunfermline A. Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Mon 25 Jul Dunfermline A. 0 - 0 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
2008/2009 Tue 23 Sep Dunfermline A. 2 - 0 St. Mirren Scottish League Cup
2006/2007 Mon 30 Apr St. Mirren 0 - 1 Dunfermline A. Scottish Premier
2006/2007 Sat 10 Mar Dunfermline A. 0 - 0 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
2006/2007 Sat 16 Dec St. Mirren 0 - 0 Dunfermline A. Scottish Premier

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Recent respective form guides

St. Mirren have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While Buddies have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Dunfermline Athletic is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Pars have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

St. Mirren see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 35 points from their 33 games played so far,

Dunfermline Athletic find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 33 games have yielded only 20 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
St. Mirren 6 1 2 3 8 13 5
Dunfermline Athletic 6 0 1 5 3 13 1

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Buddies, as the Pars have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
St. Mirren 4 games since last home draw.
Dunfermline Athletic Lost each of the previous 5 away matches.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 11 most recent games.

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