FM Preview: Livingston v Dumbarton 30 Apr 2011

Last updated : 29 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Livingston v Dumbarton fixture

Dumbarton face a trip to Livingston at Almondvale Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 10 games played, Sons have recorded 3 wins, and Livingston have come away with 4 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Livingston running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 05 Mar Dumbarton 0 - 3 Livingston Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 06 Nov Livingston 2-0 Dumbarton Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 14 Aug Dumbarton 1 - 2 Livingston Scottish Division Two
1996/1997 Sat 19 Apr Livingston 1 - 2 Dumbarton Scottish Division Two
1996/1997 Sat 08 Feb Dumbarton 2 - 3 Livingston Scottish Division Two
1996/1997 Sat 02 Nov Livingston 5 - 0 Dumbarton Scottish Division Two
1996/1997 Sat 14 Sep Dumbarton 2 - 4 Livingston Scottish Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Livingston are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, In this time, Livi have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 3.

In complete contrast to Livingston, Dumbarton are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Sons have hit 9 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Livingston are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, with their 34 games giving them a return of 78 points.

Dumbarton see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 38 points from their 34 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Livingston 6 4 2 0 15 5 14
Dumbarton 6 1 2 3 11 16 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Sons are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Livingston. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Livingston Unbeaten in the last 20 home games.
Unbeaten run of 12 matches.
Dumbarton Not won in previous 5 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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