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Dumbarton pack their bags to visit Airdrie United at Shyberry Excelsior Stadium on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sons will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at Shyberry Excelsior Stadium was within the last three years, in July 2008, as the The Diamonds edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Scottish Challenge Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 02 Oct | Dumbarton | 1 - 3 | Airdrie Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 26 Jul | Airdrie Utd. | 3 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Dumbarton | 1 - 2 | Airdrie Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 14 Feb | Airdrie Utd. | 1 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 16 Nov | Dumbarton | 2 - 0 | Airdrie Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | Airdrie Utd. | 2 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Mar | Airdrie Utd. | 2 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Airdrie United's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While The Diamonds have scored 7, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Dumbarton is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Sons have conceded 15 goals in these games, and only hit 0 in reply.
Airdrie Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 20 points from their 17 games played so far, Dumbarton find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 18 games have yielded only 13 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Airdrie Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 8 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Diamonds, as the Sons have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Airdrie Utd. | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Dumbarton | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 10 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |