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Dumbarton play host to Livingston at Strathclyde Homes Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to improve on a dire past record against their opponents. It does not make pleasant reading, winning 30.00 of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Dumbarton was more than a decade ago, in February 1997, with Livingston inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Sons in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1996/1997 | Sat 19 Apr | Livingston | 1 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 08 Feb | Dumbarton | 2-3 | Livingston | SCD2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 02 Nov | Livingston | 5 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 14 Sep | Dumbarton | 2 - 4 | Livingston | SCD2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 25 Mar | Meadowbank | 1 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 11 Feb | Dumbarton | 4 - 0 | Meadowbank | SCD2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 19 Nov | Meadowbank | 0 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Dumbarton's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Sons have scored 6, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Livingston's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Livi's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 8 against.
Dumbarton find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 1 games have yielded only 0 points. Livingston see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 1 points from their 1 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 4 |
| Livingston | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Strathclyde Homes Stadium for the Sons and the Madmen are unable to see past Livingston claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dumbarton | Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Livingston | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |