Partick Thistle vs Dunfermline Athletic: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Partick Thistle played Dunfermline Athletic in Championship (Scotland). The match was played on 25 November 2025. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Partick Thistle: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Dunfermline Athletic: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Partick Thistle scores 1.73 and concedes 1.13 goals per match. Dunfermline Athletic scores 1.47 and concedes 0.93. League average: 2.47 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Partick Thistle 67%, Dunfermline Athletic 27%. Over 2.5: Partick Thistle 47%, Dunfermline Athletic 40%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 45%.

xG, shots and style

Partick Thistle has higher xG: 1.64 vs 1.34. Partick Thistle: 12.5 shots per match, Dunfermline Athletic: 9.9.

Match halves

Partick Thistle: half-time lead 40%, second-half goals 0.93. Dunfermline Athletic: half-time lead 47%, second-half goals 0.60.

Goals by minute

Partick Thistle: 0-15 (8 goals). Dunfermline Athletic: 31-45+ (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Championship: 2.47 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 2.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

47Possession (%)53
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
13Shots10
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
4Shots on target3
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
1.49xG1.24
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
3Corners4
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
54Dangerous attacks54
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
18Fouls12
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
2Cards3
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic

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.

Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
1.73Goals scored / match1.47
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
1.13Goals conceded / match0.93
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
56%Average possession48%
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
5.2Shots on target / match4.53
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.53Shots per match9.87
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
5.2Shots on target4.53
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
13.8%Shot conversion14.9%
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
56%Possession48%
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
1.64xG for1.34
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
1.21xG against1.37
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic

Shooting quality

Partick Thistle: Efficient finishingDunfermline Athletic: Efficient finishing
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
Accuracy (shots on target)42%46%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.32

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.

Partick Thistle
WLWDW
Season result split
60% W27% D13% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-4-2
2.07 pts / match · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-2-0
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
DWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.50Opponent xG: 1.07BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Dunfermline Athletic
WLWDW
Season result split
40% W27% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-4-5
1.47 pts / match · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-1-3
Last 5 away
3-0-2
WLWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 0.95Opponent xG: 1.49BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Partick Thistle is 18% better for: goals scored per match.

1.73 goals / match - Partick Thistle · 1.47 goals / match - Dunfermline Athletic

Dunfermline Athletic is 22% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.13 goals / match - Partick Thistle · 0.93 goals / match - Dunfermline Athletic

Partick Thistle scoring profile: strong

Partick Thistle scores in 93% of matches (14 of 15 matches), while Dunfermline Athletic keeps a clean sheet in 53% (8 of 15 matches).

Dunfermline Athletic scoring profile: strong

Dunfermline Athletic scores in 67% of matches (10 of 15 matches), while Partick Thistle keeps a clean sheet in 27% (4 of 15 matches).

26Goals scored (season)22
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
17Goals conceded (season)14
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
2.87Average goals in match2.4
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
10Goals scored (last 5)10
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
5Goals conceded (last 5)5
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic

How often they score at least...

93%1 goal67%
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
47%2 goals47%
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
20%3 goals13%
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
7%4 goals13%
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic

How often they concede at least...

73%1 goal47%
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
20%2 goals40%
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
7%3 goals7%
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
7%4 goals0%
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic

* 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.

27%
Dunfermline Athletic - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.4 of 15 matches
50%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time20%
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
0%BTTS in both halves20%
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
20%Scored in both halves40%
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic

BTTS and goal count

40%Min. 3 goals and BTTS27%
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
7%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
60%BTTS - last 540%
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic

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.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

1st half

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time87%
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time47%
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time7%
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic

2nd half

87%Min. 1 goal after half-time53%
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
47%Min. 2 goals after half-time40%
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time7%
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic

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 14% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.47 pts / match - Partick Thistle · 1.67 pts / match - Dunfermline Athletic

Partick Thistle - half-time state
40% leading27% draw33% trailing
Dunfermline Athletic - half-time state
47% leading27% draw27% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.47Points per match (1st half)1.67
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
0.8Goals scored (1st half)0.87
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
0.6Goals conceded (1st half)0.53
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
1.4Average goals (1st half)1.4
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
60%Clean sheet before half-time60%
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
47%No goal before half-time33%
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic

After half-time (2nd half)

1.8Points per match (2nd half)1.27
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
0.93Goals scored (2nd half)0.6
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
0.53Goals conceded (2nd half)0.4
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
1.47Average goals (2nd half)1
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
60%Clean sheet after half-time67%
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic
40%No goal after half-time60%
Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic

Partick Thistle - second-half results

53% W20% D27% L
22
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.47
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at half-time in 40% of matches and wins 60%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Dunfermline Athletic - second-half results

20% W67% D13% L
25
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding85%

Leads at half-time in 47% of matches and wins 40%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Partick Thistle - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.40
Goals scored / match0.81.2
Goals conceded / match0.20.8
Average goals in match1.02.0
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+3+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4
Dunfermline Athletic - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.40
Goals scored / match1.20.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match1.81.2
1 goal100%60%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal0%40%
Goal difference+3+2
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6

* 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.

Partick Thistle
ScoredConceded
8
1
0-15
2
4
16-30
2
4
31-45
5
2
46-60
2
5
61-75
7
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (8 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

Dunfermline Athletic
ScoredConceded
1
6
0-15
4
1
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.

* 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

2.63
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
106%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
47%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-24%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
62%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Partick Thistle

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.43
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.17
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.09
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.
132%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
97%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 31% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

Dunfermline Athletic

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.03
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.57
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.13
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.
126%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
71%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.53
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%

* 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

Partick ThistleLigaDunfermline Athletic
Average goals in match 2.872.47 2.40
Both teams scored 67%50% 27%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 47%45% 40%
Clean sheets 27%31% 53%
Goal before half-time 80%73% 87%
Goal after half-time 87%73% 53%

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

2.47
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.31
Home goals / match
1.17
Away goals / match
+12%
Home attack advantage
+11%
Home defence advantage
+8%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
27%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
41%
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. Partick ThistleGoalAidan FitzpatrickAssist: Ben Stanway
  2. Partick ThistleYellow cardDaniel O'Reilly
  3. Dunfermline AthleticYellow cardCharlie Gilmour
  4. Partick ThistleSubstitutionOn: Alex SamuelOff: Ben Stanway
  5. Dunfermline AthleticYellow cardJeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen
  6. Dunfermline AthleticYellow cardAndrew Tod
  7. Dunfermline AthleticSubstitutionOn: Lucas FyfeOff: Matty Todd
  8. Partick ThistleSubstitutionOn: Cammy LoganOff: Logan Chalmers
  9. Partick ThistleYellow cardSteven Lawless

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.

Calum ScottMatches officiated: 10
5.1Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 240%Home wins30%Draws30%Away wins

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Partick Thistle 1 - 0 - 0 Dunfermline Athletic. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Dunfermline Athletic FC
0 : 2
Partick Thistle FC

FAQ

What was the result of Partick Thistle vs Dunfermline Athletic?

The Championship match finished Partick Thistle 1:0 Dunfermline Athletic. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Partick Thistle vs Dunfermline Athletic?

Partick Thistle score 1.73 goals per game on average and Dunfermline Athletic 1.47. The Championship average is 2.47 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 45% of games. Both teams score in 67% of Partick Thistle's matches and 27% of Dunfermline Athletic's.

What form are Partick Thistle and Dunfermline Athletic in?

Over the last 5 games Partick Thistle have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Dunfermline Athletic 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Partick Thistle vs Dunfermline Athletic — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.