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

East End Park, Dunfermline

Dunfermline Athletic are in Championship action on Saturday afternoon, as Neil Lennon looks to get one over on Colin Hamilton and his Arbroath FC side at the East End Park. All of the key statistics for the clash, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and odds from leading bookmakers across 17 of the biggest betting markets are included in this in-depth preview. It's all brought together specifically to help you make a well informed, intelligent bet.

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Dunfermline Athletic's next match is v Queen's Park at 15:00 on Saturday 13th December
Arbroath FC's next match is v Partick at 15:00 on Saturday 13th December
The last Scottish Championship meeting between Dunfermline and Arbroath was on Saturday 6th December 2025
Scottish Championship
December 6th 2025
Dunfermline 1
2 Arbroath
 
B. Stewart 60'75' B. Kabongolo
90' B. Kabongolo
 
DUN
ARB
Shots On
3
7
Shots Off
2
6
Corners
4
4
Possession
58%
42%
Fouls
11
14
Yellow/red cards
3/0
1/0
 
DunfermlineArbroath
 
J. Chilokoa-Mullen
B. Terrell
C. Hamilton (J. Cooper 83')
M. Todd
N. Abdulai (E. Otoo 14')
A. Amade (T. Oakley-Boothe 69')
K. Bray (J. Cáceres 69')
A. Tod
C. Kane (B. Stewart 57')
R. Fraser
A. Mcadams
football iconfootball iconB. Kabongolo
J. Wilkie
T. O'Brien
(A. Muirhead 79') C. Watson
R. Flynn
R. Dow
J. MacIntyre
F. Marshall
T. Steven
(A. Mebude 79') G. Reilly

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals means, quite simply that there will be 3 goals or less scored by Dunfermline and Arbroath combined during a standard 90 mins. Latest form statistics and historical head-to-head (H2H) performances have led us to this conclusion, and our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 80% chance of it being right on the money. The best price currently available on under 3.5 goals is 1.22.

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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 Dunfermline are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 48% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.95.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Dunfermline
48%
17/2080/1
Draw
27%
11/520/1
Arbroath
24%
16/51/1000
Dunfermline 1-0
14%
11/221/20
Draw 1-1
13%
11/21/8
Draw 0-0
10%
7/111/8
Dunfermline 2-0
10%
15/23/1
Arbroath 1-0
9%
10/119/4
Dunfermline 2-1
9%
8/18/1
Arbroath 2-1
6%
14/110/1
Dunfermline 3-0
5%
14/111/1
Arbroath 2-0
4%
20/118/1
Dunfermline 3-1
4%
16/150/1
Draw 2-2
4%
16/140/1
Dunfermline 3-2
2%
33/1125/1
Arbroath 3-1
2%
40/166/1
Dunfermline 4-0
2%
33/133/1
Dunfermline 4-1
1%
40/190/1
Over 2.5 Goals
40%
6/517/4
Under 2.5 Goals
60%
13/201/9
Home 1st Goal
52%
4/611/8
Away 1st Goal
41%
8/527/10
No 1st Goal
7%
7/111/8
BTTS - Yes
45%
1/111/5
BTTS - No
55%
8/113/10
BTTS - Home Win
18%
15/415/2
BTTS - Draw
17%
15/41/9
BTTS - Away Win
10%
17/210/1
Home/draw
76%
2/91/40
Away/draw
52%
5/61/20
Home/away
73%
4/1119/4
Over 1.5 Goals
67%
4/117/10
Under 1.5 Goals
33%
2/11/1
Over 3.5 Goals
20%
3/125/1
Under 3.5 Goals
80%
2/91/1000
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
13/270/1
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
1/141/300
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
10/11/50
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/661/50
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1/168/15
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
7/113/10
Home DNB
67%
4/114/9
Away DNB
44%
2/113/8
Dunfermline win to nil
30%
2/1-
Arbroath win to nil
15%
11/2-
Dunfermline / Dunfermline
26%
2/19/1
Dunfermline / Arbroath
2%
40/155/1
Dunfermline / Draw
6%
16/128/1
Draw / Dunfermline
17%
15/47/4
Draw / Arbroath
10%
15/219/5
Draw / Draw
17%
4/129/20
Arbroath / Dunfermline
3%
28/140/1
Arbroath / Arbroath
13%
11/216/1
Arbroath / Draw
5%
16/128/1
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Dunfermline have played 16 matches so far this season and are in 5th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 1 and won 2. Dunfermline have conceded 8 goals, scored 9, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Dunfermline have played 8 games at home, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 9 goals, conceded 7 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Arbroath lay in 4th place on 23 points in the Championship league table having played 16 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 4 games. They have scored 14 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Arbroath have conceded 14 goals and have failed to score in 5 matches.

Away league performance

Arbroath have played 8 away games, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 0.9 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.5 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Dunfermline
Arbroath
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
St. Johnstone171835 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1F
Apr 18
Jan 24
w
 
3-1A
l
 
3-0A
Apr 4
Jan 3
2
Partick171035 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
Feb 14
Apr 11
Dec 13
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
Feb 28
3
Arbroath17026 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-5F
May 1
Feb 21
-
-
-
-
4
Ayr United17424 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
Dec 20
Mar 7
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
Feb 14
Apr 11
5
Dunfermline17622 
-
-
-
-
l
 
0-5A
w
 
1-2A
Feb 21
May 1
6
Greenock 17-121 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 4
Jan 10
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
Jan 24
Mar 28
7
Raith Rovers17-420 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
Mar 14
Dec 27
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-0A
Apr 18
Jan 10
8
Airdrieonians17-1114 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-4F
Jan 31
Mar 28
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
Dec 27
Mar 14
9
Queen's Park16-1213 
d
 
0-00-0
Dec 13
Feb 28
Apr 25
w
 
4-1F
w
 
1-3F
Mar 21
Jan 31
10
Ross County16-1012 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-2A
Jan 3
Mar 21
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-2F
Mar 7
Dec 20
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
5
Arbroath have not won in 5 consecutive away league games
Dunfermline 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Dunfermline1 - 0Greenock
Dunfermline2 - 2St. Johnstone
Dunfermline2 - 0Raith Rovers
Dunfermline0 - 0Queen's Park
Dunfermline0 - 2Partick
Dunfermline0 - 1Ayr United
Dunfermline2 - 2Ross County
Dunfermline2 - 0Airdrieonians
Dunfermline0 - 0Airdrieonians
Dunfermline0 - 0Partick
Dunfermline0 - 1Hamilton
Dunfermline1 - 0Livingston
Dunfermline2 - 1Greenock
Dunfermline0 - 0Queen's Park
Dunfermline3 - 1Raith Rovers
Dunfermline0 - 2Ayr United
Dunfermline3 - 3Falkirk
Dunfermline3 - 2Hamilton
Dunfermline1 - 0Airdrieonians
Dunfermline0 - 1Partick
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
ADunfermline0 - 2Raith Rovers
HDunfermline2 - 0Airdrieonians
ADunfermline0 - 0Greenock
ADunfermline0 - 2Greenock
HDunfermline0 - 0Airdrieonians
HDunfermline0 - 0Partick
ADunfermline1 - 0Queen's Park
Arbroath 3RD
20 league games
Away
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
52
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
W
3
D
4
Lost
13
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Ayr United1 - 1Arbroath
Greenock 1 - 0Arbroath
Airdrieonians1 - 0Arbroath
Partick1 - 1Arbroath
Raith Rovers3 - 0Arbroath
Ross County1 - 2Arbroath
St. Johnstone3 - 0Arbroath
Queen's Park1 - 3Arbroath
Raith Rovers5 - 0Arbroath
Ayr United5 - 0Arbroath
Inverness2 - 1Arbroath
Airdrieonians5 - 2Arbroath
Dundee Utd4 - 0Arbroath
Queen's Park6 - 0Arbroath
Dunfermline1 - 1Arbroath
Greenock 3 - 0Arbroath
Ayr United2 - 0Arbroath
Partick4 - 0Arbroath
Raith Rovers2 - 2Arbroath
Inverness1 - 2Arbroath
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HArbroath1 - 0Airdrieonians
AArbroath0 - 3St. Johnstone
AArbroath3 - 1Queen's Park
HArbroath1 - 1Ayr United
AArbroath0 - 5Raith Rovers
HArbroath0 - 5Queen's Park
HArbroath1 - 2Greenock
AArbroath0 - 5Ayr United
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Dunfermline have not lost to Arbroath in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Dunfermline since 2019
Dunfermline
Arbroath
Goals: Scored
11
10
Games: Scored
5 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
2 / 7
DUN
4
D
1
ARB
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Dunfermline
Draw1 - 1Draw
Dunfermline3 - 0
0 - 3Arbroath
0 - 3Arbroath
Dunfermline4 - 3
Dunfermline1 - 0
Dunfermline2 - 0
League games at Arbroath since 2019
Arbroath
Dunfermline
Goals: Scored
11
11
Games: Scored
6 / 8
4 / 8
Clean sheets
4 / 8
2 / 8
DUN
2
D
2
ARB
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Arbroath
0 - 5Dunfermline
2 - 3Dunfermline
Draw1 - 1Draw
Arbroath1 - 0
Arbroath4 - 2
Arbroath2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Arbroath1 - 0
Goal Statistics

Arbroath FC's defensive record is very strong, C. Hamilton's men having conceded 1 or less in 8 consecutive Championship matches. An average PG rating of 1.4 for Dunfermline Athletic makes sense in this context.

Dunfermline 5th Arbroath 3rd
Kickoff prediction
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1.4
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Dunfermline will score no more than 1 goal
0
40%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 77% probability of Arbroath scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-18
Dunfermline have scored 18% fewer goals at home than predicted
-31
Arbroath have scored 31% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
2.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Dunfermline
PG (predicted goals)
Arbroath
1.4
0.9
Attack rating
5%
better
DUN
ARB
view stats
Games scored10
10
Failed to score6
6
Scored first9
7
Goals scored22
20
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.3
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for17
18
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+5%
Defence rating
30%
better
DUN
ARB
view stats
Games conceded8
13
Clean sheets8
3
Conceded first5
8
Goals conceded15
21
Avg. goals conceded0.9
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
6
Conversion rate against13%
18%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+30%

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

Dunfermline Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16836
J MullenA. TodR FraserJ Mullen
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Terrell GLK9
1
-
J Mullen DEF1612
5
1
N. Abdulai DEF9
1
-
R Fraser DEF153
-
M Todd MID1313
-
A Amade MID13
1
-
C Hamilton MID9
3
-
K Bray MID9
-
A. Tod MID1681
2
-
C Kane FWD132
1
-
Subs
D Mehmet GLK1
-
K Benedictus DEF8
2
-
E Otoo MID11
1
-
K Ritchie-Hosler MID13
-
J Caceres MID132
1
1
J. Cooper MID71
-
T Oakley-Boothe MID13
2
-
R Macleod FWD112
2
-
B. Stewart FWD84
-
Arbroath Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17755
A McAdamsF MarshallR DowF Marshall
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A McAdams GLK17
-
C Watson DEF
-
B. Kabongolo DEF82
-
T O'Brien DEF16
4
-
J Wilkie DEF1711
2
-
T. Steven MID1221
-
R Flynn MID16
2
-
J. MacIntyre MID1311
-
F Marshall MID1771
5
-
R Dow MID1615
1
-
G Reilly FWD1221
1
-
Subs
J Pettigrew GLK
-
A Muirhead DEF151
4
-
V. Enem DEF1
-
C Hamilton DEF1
-
D Gold MID51
-
A Pettifer MID9
1
-
N Todorov FWD143
2
-
D Mebude FWD6
2
-