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Dunfermline A. prepare to entertain Rangers at East End Park on Monday afternoon, determined to stop the rot against their opponents, having fallen to defeat against their opponents 35 times out of 50.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at East End Park 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Oct | Rangers | 5 - 1 | Dunfermline A. | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 17 Apr | Dunfermline A. | 0-1 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 15 Jan | Rangers | 3 - 0 | Dunfermline A. | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 27 Oct | Dunfermline A. | 1 - 2 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 16 May | Dunfermline A. | 2 - 3 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 23 Mar | Rangers | 4 - 1 | Dunfermline A. | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 14 Dec | Dunfermline A. | 2 - 0 | Rangers | SPL |
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: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dunfermline A. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Rangers | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at East End Park for the Pars and the Madmen are unable to see past Rangers 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. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Rangers | 5 games since last defeat. |