Match Report
The table read 2nd (Dunfermline Athletic, 9 pts) against 4th (Dumbarton, 3 pts), 6 points apart. Dumbarton had been under-performing their position — 28th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Dunfermline Athletic were scoring 2.5 and conceding 1, Dumbarton 1.5 and 3.25, against a competition average of 1.52 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Dumbarton — six in succession. From the last five rounds, Dunfermline Athletic held 6 points of 15 and Dumbarton 0.
GioScore's database holds 14 meetings between the two: 11 for Dunfermline Athletic, 1 for Dumbarton and 2 drawn, at 4 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 36% of meetings won. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 71% of the meetings.
East End Park, capacity 11,480, hosted the game. Dunfermline Athletic led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 4-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Dunfermline Athletic: Andy Tod (26'), Oli Shaw (38'), Andy Tod (69'), Josh Cooper (85') · Dumbarton: Kai Kirkpatrick (60')
Key stats
Possession: Dunfermline Athletic 59% · Dumbarton 41% · Total shots: 21-2 · On target: 16-1 · Corners: 11-3