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Arbroath FC v Dunfermline Athletic : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 21st Feb, 15:00 BST, Gayfield Park, Arbroath

Dunfermline Athletic pay Championship rivals Arbroath FC a visit on Saturday afternoon, as Neil Lennon guides his team into an away clash with Colin Hamilton & co. at the Gayfield Park. It's our aim to give you everything you need to make a smart bet on this encounter, so we've delved into our 20+ year database and dug out the stats that matter the most. Head-to-head and recent form is included, and the KickOff predictions are produced from them. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are there to get you maximum bang for your buck.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

KickOff's predictive algorithm suggests there is a 74% chance of Arbroath and Dunfermline scoring at least a couple of goals in this Championship tie. Recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records are factored into that calculation , and it seems the bookies favour that outcome too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available at a best price of 1.36.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Arbroath are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 38% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.30.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Arbroath
38%
6/55/4
Draw
26%
11/521/10
Dunfermline
36%
19/1015/8
Draw 1-1
12%
11/25/1
Arbroath 1-0
9%
6/111/2
Dunfermline 1-0
9%
15/213/2
Arbroath 2-1
8%
9/115/2
Dunfermline 2-1
8%
11/117/2
Draw 0-0
7%
15/27/1
Arbroath 2-0
6%
9/117/2
Dunfermline 2-0
6%
14/111/1
Draw 2-2
5%
16/112/1
Arbroath 3-1
4%
20/116/1
Dunfermline 3-1
4%
25/118/1
Arbroath 3-0
3%
20/116/1
Dunfermline 3-0
3%
33/120/1
Arbroath 3-2
2%
33/122/1
Dunfermline 3-2
2%
40/125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
23/2021/20
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
4/68/13
Home 1st Goal
48%
5/617/20
Away 1st Goal
48%
6/56/5
No 1st Goal
5%
15/27/1
BTTS - Yes
54%
10/1110/11
BTTS - No
46%
4/55/6
BTTS - Home Win
18%
4/119/5
BTTS - Draw
19%
15/417/5
BTTS - Away Win
17%
11/25/1
Home/draw
64%
3/104/11
Away/draw
62%
11/204/7
Home/away
74%
2/71/3
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
4/117/20
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
2/19/5
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
11/427/10
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
1/41/5
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
6/16/1
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/121/18
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
10/112/1
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/501/1000
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/201/20
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
15/213/2
Home DNB
56%
8/1313/20
Away DNB
55%
6/511/10
Arbroath win to nil
20%
5/2-
Dunfermline win to nil
19%
4/1-
Arbroath / Arbroath
22%
13/513/5
Arbroath / Dunfermline
3%
33/125/1
Arbroath / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Draw / Arbroath
15%
9/29/2
Draw / Dunfermline
12%
6/111/2
Draw / Draw
17%
4/118/5
Dunfermline / Arbroath
3%
28/120/1
Dunfermline / Dunfermline
17%
4/118/5
Dunfermline / Draw
6%
14/111/1
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Arbroath have played 24 matches so far this season and lay in 3rd place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 19 games against teams below in the table, having won 8, drawn 6 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 5 fixtures. Arbroath have outscored their opponents by 32 goals to 29 goals.

Home League Performance

Arbroath have played 11 games at home winning 5, drawing 5 and losing 1 game. They have scored 17 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 12 goals at home.

Dunfermline are in 6th position in the Championship on 29 points having played 23 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 12 goals and kept 5 clean sheets. They have scored 17 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

13 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 2 and won 4. Dunfermline have conceded 15 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 5 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Arbroath
Dunfermline
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
St. Johnstone242649 
w
 
3-1A
l
 
3-0A
Apr 4
l
 
1-0A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1F
Apr 18
w
 
0-1F
2
Partick24944 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
Feb 28
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
-
Apr 11
3
Arbroath24237 
-
-
-
-
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-5F
May 1
Feb 21
4
Ayr United23332 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
-
Apr 11
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
2-3A
Mar 7
5
Greenock 25-530 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
Mar 28
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 4
l
 
2-0A
6
Dunfermline23329 
l
 
0-5A
w
 
1-2A
Feb 21
May 1
-
-
-
-
7
Raith Rovers25229 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-0A
Apr 18
w
 
2-3F
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
Mar 14
w
 
1-2F
8
Queen's Park23-1124 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
1-3F
Mar 21
l
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
Feb 28
Apr 25
9
Airdrieonians25-1323 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
Mar 14
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-4F
l
 
0-2A
Mar 28
10
Ross County24-1622 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-2F
Mar 7
w
 
0-2F
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-2A
-
Mar 21
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
8
Arbroath have not lost in 8 consecutive home league games
Arbroath 3RD
20 league games
Home
8
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Arbroath1 - 1Greenock
Arbroath1 - 1Airdrieonians
Arbroath2 - 1Partick
Arbroath0 - 0Raith Rovers
Arbroath3 - 0Ross County
Arbroath3 - 1St. Johnstone
Arbroath4 - 1Queen's Park
Arbroath1 - 1Greenock
Arbroath0 - 5Dunfermline
Arbroath1 - 0Airdrieonians
Arbroath1 - 1Ayr United
Arbroath0 - 5Queen's Park
Arbroath1 - 2Greenock
Arbroath1 - 2Airdrieonians
Arbroath2 - 3Dunfermline
Arbroath0 - 1Partick
Arbroath3 - 2Raith Rovers
Arbroath1 - 1Inverness
Arbroath0 - 0Ayr United
Arbroath0 - 3Dundee Utd
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AArbroath1 - 2Queen's Park
HArbroath1 - 1Greenock
AArbroath3 - 2Raith Rovers
AArbroath0 - 1St. Johnstone
HArbroath1 - 1Airdrieonians
AArbroath2 - 0Ross County
HArbroath2 - 1Partick
AArbroath2 - 1Dunfermline
HArbroath0 - 0Raith Rovers
AArbroath1 - 1Ayr United
AArbroath0 - 1Greenock
HArbroath3 - 0Ross County
AArbroath0 - 1Airdrieonians
HArbroath3 - 1St. Johnstone
HArbroath4 - 1Queen's Park
AArbroath1 - 1Partick
AArbroath0 - 3Raith Rovers
HArbroath1 - 1Greenock
HArbroath0 - 5Dunfermline
AArbroath2 - 1Ross County
Dunfermline 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Greenock 2 - 0Dunfermline
St. Johnstone0 - 1Dunfermline
Raith Rovers1 - 2Dunfermline
Queen's Park1 - 1Dunfermline
Partick1 - 0Dunfermline
Ayr United0 - 1Dunfermline
Ross County3 - 2Dunfermline
Airdrieonians0 - 4Dunfermline
St. Johnstone2 - 1Dunfermline
Arbroath0 - 5Dunfermline
Raith Rovers2 - 0Dunfermline
Greenock 0 - 0Dunfermline
Greenock 2 - 0Dunfermline
Queen's Park0 - 1Dunfermline
Ayr United3 - 0Dunfermline
Raith Rovers2 - 0Dunfermline
Falkirk1 - 0Dunfermline
Hamilton1 - 0Dunfermline
Livingston0 - 0Dunfermline
Airdrieonians3 - 0Dunfermline
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ADunfermline0 - 2Greenock
HDunfermline0 - 2Airdrieonians
ADunfermline1 - 0St. Johnstone
ADunfermline2 - 1Raith Rovers
HDunfermline2 - 3Ayr United
ADunfermline1 - 1Queen's Park
HDunfermline1 - 2Arbroath
ADunfermline0 - 1Partick
HDunfermline1 - 0Greenock
HDunfermline2 - 2St. Johnstone
ADunfermline1 - 0Ayr United
ADunfermline2 - 3Ross County
ADunfermline4 - 0Airdrieonians
HDunfermline2 - 0Raith Rovers
HDunfermline0 - 0Queen's Park
HDunfermline0 - 2Partick
HDunfermline0 - 1Ayr United
ADunfermline1 - 2St. Johnstone
ADunfermline5 - 0Arbroath
HDunfermline2 - 2Ross County
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Arbroath since 2019
Arbroath
Dunfermline
Goals: Scored
11
11
Games: Scored
6 / 8
4 / 8
Clean sheets
4 / 8
2 / 8
ARB
4
D
2
DUN
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Arbroath
0 - 5Dunfermline
2 - 3Dunfermline
Draw1 - 1Draw
Arbroath1 - 0
Arbroath4 - 2
Arbroath2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Arbroath1 - 0
League games at Dunfermline since 2019
Dunfermline
Arbroath
Goals: Scored
12
12
Games: Scored
6 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
2 / 8
ARB
3
D
1
DUN
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Dunfermline
1 - 2Arbroath
Draw1 - 1Draw
Dunfermline3 - 0
0 - 3Arbroath
0 - 3Arbroath
Dunfermline4 - 3
Dunfermline1 - 0
Dunfermline2 - 0
Goal Statistics
Arbroath 3rd Dunfermline 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Arbroath will score no more than 1 goal
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Dunfermline will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+4
Arbroath’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-21
Dunfermline have scored 21% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Arbroath
PG (predicted goals)
Dunfermline
1.3
1.3
Attack rating
7%
better
ARB
DUN
view stats
Games scored17
15
Failed to score7
8
Scored first13
12
Goals scored32
29
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.3
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for18
17
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+7%
Defence rating
ARB
DUN
20%
better
view stats
Games conceded20
14
Clean sheets4
9
Conceded first10
9
Goals conceded30
26
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded7
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
7
Conversion rate against18%
15%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+20%

Arbroath v Dunfermline Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Arbroath Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
24866
A McAdamsF MarshallR DowA Muirhead
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A McAdams GLK24
-
F Marshall MID2481
4
-
J Wilkie DEF2312
2
1
H Cochrane MID2311
4
-
A Muirhead DEF222
6
-
T O'Brien DEF22
5
-
R Dow MID2116
2
-
R Flynn MID21
2
-
G Reilly FWD1941
2
-
J. MacIntyre MID1822
1
-
S Stewart MID17
2
-
C Watson DEF163
2
1
D Mebude FWD111
2
-
R Callachan MID71
-
V. Enem DEF52
-
D Gold MID51
-
S Robinson FWD32
-
C Hamilton DEF2
-
T Beadling DEF2
-
L Kenny DEF2
-
T Lang DEF1
-
Dunfermline Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
22949
J MullenA. TodJ MullenC Gilmour 
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Mullen DEF2214
6
1
A. Tod FWD2291
2
-
R Fraser DEF2114
2
-
C Gilmour  MID212
9
-
M Todd MID1914
-
A Amade MID16
1
-
T Oakley-Boothe MID16
2
-
S. Kearney DEF151
2
-
K Ritchie-Hosler MID15
-
C Kane FWD152
1
-
N. Abdulai DEF14
1
-
C Hamilton MID14
6
1
R Macleod FWD132
3
-
J Caceres FWD132
1
1
B Terrell GLK12
1
-
E Otoo DEF11
1
-
K Bray MID111
-
K Benedictus DEF9
2
-
J. Tod DEF91
2
-
J. Cooper MID91
-
M. Munn GLK8
-
Z Rudden FWD822
3
-
K Ngwenya DEF52
1
D Mehmet GLK4
1
-
O Thomas FWD3
-
C Morrison FWD3
1
-
F Turley DEF1
-