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Dumbarton face a trip to East Fife at Bayview 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 lose 41 and win only 13 of the 65 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with East Fife annihilating their visitors 6 - 0 in a Scottish Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 30 Oct | Dumbarton | 4 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2010/2011 | Sat 28 Aug | East Fife | 6 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 10 Apr | Dumbarton | 0 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 06 Feb | East Fife | 2 - 3 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 12 Dec | Dumbarton | 0 - 3 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 10 Oct | East Fife | 0 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | East Fife | 2 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
East Fife have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A total of 17 goals have been scored by the Fifers in those games, with 12 conceded.
Dumbarton have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Sons have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
East Fife are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 20 points from 18 matches. Dumbarton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 20 points from 21 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Fife | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Dumbarton on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against East Fife. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Fife | 11 games since last home draw. |
| Dumbarton | 7 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |