Dunfermline v Airdrie Utd

Dunfermline vs Airdrie Preview

Dunfermline Athletic will be keen to not only avoid a third league defeat in the Scottish Championship on Saturday afternoon when they welcome fellow strugglers Airdrieonians to their KDM Group East End Park, but also to return to winning ways in order to relieve some of the early relegation pressure.

Previous losses to Partick Thistle and Queen's Park respectively have dumped the upcoming hosts in second from bottom position in the Scottish Championship table ahead of this relegation battle with Airdrieonians and results overall so far this season have left a lot to be desired.

Indeed, Dunfermline Athletic have managed to capture just two wins so far in this season's domestic second tier campaign which have brought about rare victories against Raith Rovers and Livingston respectively, but their season also includes slipping to eight defeats as well.

The sliver of hope that Dunfermline Athletic will cling onto prior to this upcoming tussle at their KDM Group East End Park is that both of The Pars' league wins have been recorded on home soil along with the fact that James McPake's side have actually not been the worst side in the Championship so far this season.

That award would certainly be handed to the bottom placed club in the Scottish second tier table, Airdrieonians, as the visitors sit rock bottom of the table with just five points to their name thanks to gaining just one win and two draws so far in what has been a torrid campaign for Rhys McCabe's side.

Airdrieonians had actually begun this new Scottish Championship season with a promising 1-0 home win against Raith Rovers but this early promise quickly evaporated in the subsequent weeks and indeed months.

The visitors have had to endure a disastrous period of results following that rare win on the opening day of the season as Airdrie have now failed to win any of their subsequent 12 matches overall in the Championship.

Indeed, such has been Airdrieonians' decline that the visitors have suffered 10 defeats within these last 12 games and they have also failed to score in seven of these 12 games as well.

Results away from home have also rather predictably been very disappointing for The Diamonds as they have slumped to eight defeats within their previous nine outings on the road in the Scottish second tier and not only have they failed to score in six of these nine away games, they have also conceded two goals or more in eight of these nine outings as well.

Dunfermline Athletic v Airdrieonians Verdict

Surprisingly, Airdrieonians are unbeaten in their last three meetings against Dunfermline Athletic, picking up two wins in the process, but Dunfermline stand a decent chance of turning the tables on their visitors in this upcoming encounter.

Therefore, our main bet will be Dunfermline win @ 1.72

Other side bets worth considering:

Dunfermline win & Under 2.5 goals @ 3.75

Correct Score: Dunfermline 2-0 @ 8.00