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Aberdeen face a trip to Dunfermline Athletic at East End Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 15 of the 46 previous games, with the hosts winning just 14.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Aberdeen inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Pars in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Aberdeen | 2 - 1 | Dunfermline A. | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 21 Aug | Dunfermline A. | 0 - 1 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 21 Feb | Aberdeen | 2 - 0 | Dunfermline A. | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Dunfermline A. | 2 - 2 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Aberdeen | 1 - 2 | Dunfermline A. | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Apr | Aberdeen | 1 - 0 | Dunfermline A. | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 15 Dec | Dunfermline A. | 3 - 0 | Aberdeen | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Dunfermline Athletic are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Pars's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Aberdeen have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Dons's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 4 against.
Dunfermline see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 21 points from their 24 games played so far, Aberdeen's 36 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dunfermline A. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Dons has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Dunfermline. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dunfermline A. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Aberdeen | Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |