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Dumbarton face a trip to Forfar Athletic at Station Park on Saturday afternoon, 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 most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Tue 25 Jan | Dumbarton | 1 - 2 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2010/2011 | Sat 07 Aug | Forfar Ath. | 4 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Apr | Dumbarton | 4 - 0 | Forfar Ath. | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 07 Apr | Forfar Ath. | 0 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | Dumbarton | 3 - 0 | Forfar Ath. | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | Forfar Ath. | 2 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 26 Apr | Forfar Ath. | 1 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Forfar Athletic have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Loons in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Dumbarton however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The Sons's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
Forfar Ath.'s total of 32 points from their 19 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Two. Dumbarton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 29 from their 24 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Forfar Ath. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sons's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Forfar Ath., believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Forfar Ath. | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Dumbarton | 4 successive away victories. 9 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |