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Dunfermline A. are ready to welcome Ayr United to East End Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Pars are clearly on top, having won 21 and lost only 8 of the 39 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at East End Park was within the last three years, in October 2007, the Pars carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Scottish Challenge Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 02 Oct | Dunfermline A. | 1-0 | Ayr Utd. | SCC |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 22 Aug | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 0 | Dunfermline A. | SLGC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 26 Jan | Ayr Utd. | 3 - 0 | Dunfermline A. | SFAC |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 11 Apr | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 2 | Dunfermline A. | SCD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 22 Jan | Dunfermline A. | 2 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 04 Dec | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 3 | Dunfermline A. | SCD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 25 Sep | Dunfermline A. | 2 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Dunfermline Athletic's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Pars have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Ayr Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Honest Men's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Dunfermline A. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 6 points from 7 matches. Ayr Utd. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 6 points from 7 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dunfermline A. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at East End Park for the Pars and the Madmen are unable to see past Ayr Utd. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dunfermline A. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 5 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Ayr Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. |