- * This is the fourth meeting of the teams this season and, after a 1-1 draw in the league at Tannadice in August, Pars lost 3-0 there in the challenge cup the following month and 2-1 in the league at East End in November.
- * In the last clash Owen Moffat levelled, after Kai Fotheringham gave Utd a half-time lead, but former Par Chris Mochrie netted the winner with five minutes left.
- * Dunfermline haven't won any of their last five matches, three defeats and two draws. Their last match was a 2-1 loss to Queen's Park at Hampden.
- * Athletic haven't played since that January 5th defeat, with two successive home matches - against Queen's and Airdrie - called off due to a waterlogged pitch and a frozen pitch respectively.
- * Dundee United are top of the league with 44 points from 20 matches. The Pars are sixth in the table with 23 points from 19 games.
- * The Terrors have won three out of their last five games. Last time out they won 1-0 in Inverness although in their last home match, they were defeated 3-2 by Morton.
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