FootyMAD's Dunfermline Athletic match preview

Last updated : 25 December 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Dunfermline Athletic v Rangers fixture

Rangers face a trip to Dunfermline Athletic at East End Park on Monday afternoon, determined to keep up their impressive record at the venue, having pummelled their opponents 35 times out of 50.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2005, with Rangers inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Pars in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Sat 01 OctRangers5 - 1Dunfermline A.SPL
2004/2005Sun 17 AprDunfermline A.0 - 1RangersSPL
2004/2005Sat 15 JanRangers3 - 0Dunfermline A.SPL
2004/2005Wed 27 OctDunfermline A.1 - 2RangersSPL
2003/2004Sun 16 MayDunfermline A.2 - 3RangersSPL
2003/2004Tue 23 MarRangers4 - 1Dunfermline A.SPL
2003/2004Sun 14 DecDunfermline A.2 - 0RangersSPL

Recent respective form guides

Dunfermline Athletic's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While Pars have scored 4, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.

Rangers's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Gers have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Dunfermline A. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 18 games have yielded only 9 points. Rangers find themselves in a respectable 4th position, courtesy of the 30 points they have accumulated from 19 games.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Dunfermline A.6213547
Rangers6231989

FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the The Gers out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Dunfermline A.. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Dunfermline A. Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Rangers 5 games since last defeat.