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Dunfermline face a trip to Motherwell at Fir Park on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 47 games played, Pars have recorded 10 wins, and Motherwell have come away with 23 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2003, the The 'Well carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Dunfermline | 3 - 0 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 19 Feb | Motherwell | 2 - 1 | Dunfermline | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Dunfermline | 1 - 0 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 19 Jan | Dunfermline | 3 - 1 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 05 Jan | Dunfermline | 3 - 1 | Motherwell | SFAC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 03 Nov | Motherwell | 1 - 0 | Dunfermline | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 28 Jul | Dunfermline | 5 - 2 | Motherwell | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Motherwell are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 13 to 12.
Dunfermline have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Pars have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Motherwell's 12 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position. Dunfermline see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 12 points from their 9 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Motherwell | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Dunfermline | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An indifferent set of results for Dunfermline on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Pars. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Motherwell | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Dunfermline | Not won in previous 3 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |