Dunfermline Athletic vs Arbroath: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Dunfermline Athletic played Arbroath in Championship (Scotland). The match was played on 6 December 2025. Final score: 1:2.

Current form

Dunfermline Athletic: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Arbroath: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Dunfermline Athletic scores 1.38 and concedes 0.94 goals per match. Arbroath scores 1.25 and concedes 1.31. League average: 2.46 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Dunfermline Athletic 25%, Arbroath 50%. Over 2.5: Dunfermline Athletic 38%, Arbroath 50%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 45%.

xG, shots and style

Dunfermline Athletic has higher xG: 1.34 vs 1.26. Dunfermline Athletic: 9.9 shots per match, Arbroath: 10.0.

Match halves

Dunfermline Athletic: half-time lead 44%, second-half goals 0.56. Arbroath: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.88.

Goals by minute

Dunfermline Athletic: 31-45+ (8 goals). Arbroath: 46-60 (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Championship: 2.46 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 45%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-0. Average goals 5.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
1 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

58Possession (%)42
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
7Shots18
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
3Shots on target7
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
1.02xG2.08
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
4Corners4
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
48Dangerous attacks63
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
11Fouls14
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
2Cards1
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
1.38Goals scored / match1.25
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
0.94Goals conceded / match1.31
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
49%Average possession45%
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
4.44Shots on target / match3.63
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

9.88Shots per match10
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
4.44Shots on target3.63
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
13.9%Shot conversion12.5%
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
49%Possession45%
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
1.34xG for1.26
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
1.38xG against1.39
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath

Shooting quality

Dunfermline Athletic: Efficient finishingArbroath: Counter-attacking
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
Accuracy (shots on target)45%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.34

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Dunfermline Athletic is 40% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Dunfermline Athletic · 1 pts / match - Arbroath

Dunfermline Athletic
LWDWL
Season result split
38% W25% R38% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-4-6
1.38 pts / match · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-3-2
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
LDWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.03Opponent xG: 1.76BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Arbroath
LWLDD
Season result split
38% W31% R31% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-5-5
1.44 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-4
Last 5 away
0-2-3
LDLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.44Opponent xG: 1.22BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Dunfermline Athletic is 10% better for: goals scored per match.

1.38 goals / match - Dunfermline Athletic · 1.25 goals / match - Arbroath

Dunfermline Athletic is 39% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.94 goals / match - Dunfermline Athletic · 1.31 goals / match - Arbroath

Dunfermline Athletic scoring profile: strong

Dunfermline Athletic scores in 63% of matches (10 of 16 matches), while Arbroath keeps a clean sheet in 19% (3 of 16 matches).

Arbroath scoring profile: mixed

Arbroath scores in 63% of matches (10 of 16 matches), while Dunfermline Athletic keeps a clean sheet in 50% (8 of 16 matches).

22Goals scored (season)20
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
15Goals conceded (season)21
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
2.31Average goals in match2.56
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
6Goals scored (last 5)4
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
6Goals conceded (last 5)3
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath

How often they score at least...

63%1 goal63%
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
44%2 goals31%
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
13%3 goals25%
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
13%4 goals6%
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal81%
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
38%2 goals19%
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
6%3 goals19%
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
0%4 goals6%
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

25%
Dunfermline Athletic - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.4 of 16 matches
50%
League average

Goal patterns

19%BTTS at half-time0%
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
19%BTTS in both halves0%
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
38%Scored in both halves19%
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath

BTTS and goal count

25%Min. 3 goals and BTTS25%
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS25%
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
40%BTTS - last 520%
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

88%Min. 1 goal before half-time69%
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
44%Min. 2 goals before half-time13%
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath

2nd half

50%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
38%Min. 2 goals after half-time56%
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
6%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Dunfermline Athletic is 47% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.56 pts / match - Dunfermline Athletic · 1.06 pts / match - Arbroath

Dunfermline Athletic - half-time state
44% leading25% draw31% trailing
Arbroath - half-time state
25% leading31% draw44% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.56Points per match (1st half)1.06
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
0.81Goals scored (1st half)0.38
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
0.56Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
1.38Average goals (1st half)0.88
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
56%Clean sheet before half-time56%
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
38%No goal before half-time75%
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath

After half-time (2nd half)

1.25Points per match (2nd half)1.5
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
0.56Goals scored (2nd half)0.88
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
0.38Goals conceded (2nd half)0.81
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
0.94Average goals (2nd half)1.69
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
69%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath
63%No goal after half-time44%
Dunfermline AthleticArbroath

Dunfermline Athletic - second-half results

19% W69% R13% P
25
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.56
PPG before half-time
Lead holding86%

Leads at half-time in 44% of matches and wins 38%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Arbroath - second-half results

38% W38% R25% P
17
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.06
PPG before half-time
Lead holding152%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 38%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Dunfermline Athletic - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.00
Goals scored / match0.80.4
Goals conceded / match0.80.4
Average goals in match1.60.8
1 goal100%40%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4
Arbroath - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.20
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.2
Average goals in match0.80.6
1 goal80%40%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Dunfermline Athletic
ScoredConceded
1
6
0-15
4
2
16-30
8
1
31-45
4
1
46-60
1
2
61-75
4
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Arbroath
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
1
1
16-30
2
3
31-45
6
4
46-60
4
3
61-75
4
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.44
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
38%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+105%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
40%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
14%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Dunfermline Athletic

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.48
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.04
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.44
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
105%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
82%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.02
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

Arbroath

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.07
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
109%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
100%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.44
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Championship).

Teams vs league

Dunfermline AthleticLigaArbroath
Average goals in match 2.312.46 2.56
Both teams scored 25%50% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 38%45% 50%
Clean sheets 50%31% 19%
Goal before half-time 88%74% 69%
Goal after half-time 50%73% 81%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.46
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.31
Home goals / match
1.15
Away goals / match
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Dunfermline AthleticSubstitutionOn: Ewan OtooOff: Nurudeen Abdulai
  2. Dunfermline AthleticSubstitutionOn: Barney StewartOff: Chris Kane
  3. Dunfermline AthleticGoalBarney Stewart
  4. Dunfermline AthleticYellow cardEwan Otoo
  5. ArbroathGoalBrooklyn KabongoloAssist: Craig Watson
  6. Dunfermline AthleticSubstitutionOn: Josh CooperOff: Christopher Hamilton
  7. ArbroathYellow cardThomas O'Brien
  8. Dunfermline AthleticYellow cardJefferson Justo Cáceres Chávez
  9. ArbroathYellow cardFindlay Marshall
  10. ArbroathGoalBrooklyn KabongoloAssist: Ryan Dow

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

David DickinsonMatches officiated: 8
3.5Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 250%Home wins13%Draws38%Away wins

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Dunfermline Athletic 1 - 0 - 0 Arbroath. Average goals 5.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Arbroath FC
0 : 5
Dunfermline Athletic FC

FAQ

What was the result of Dunfermline Athletic vs Arbroath?

The Championship match finished Dunfermline Athletic 1:2 Arbroath. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Dunfermline Athletic vs Arbroath?

Dunfermline Athletic score 1.38 goals per game on average and Arbroath 1.25. The Championship average is 2.46 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 45% of games. Both teams score in 25% of Dunfermline Athletic's matches and 50% of Arbroath's.

What form are Dunfermline Athletic and Arbroath in?

Over the last 5 games Dunfermline Athletic have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Arbroath 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Dunfermline Athletic vs Arbroath?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Dunfermline Athletic vs Arbroath: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.