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Dumbarton face a trip to Peterhead at Balmoor Stadium 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 being consigned to defeat by opponents in 5 of the 8 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2010, the The Blue Toon carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 27 Mar | Dumbarton | 1 - 3 | Peterhead | SCD2 |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 02 Mar | Peterhead | 2 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 08 Dec | Dumbarton | 1 - 0 | Peterhead | SCD2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Sep | Peterhead | 1 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Mar | Dumbarton | 2 - 3 | Peterhead | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Peterhead | 3 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Dumbarton | 1 - 0 | Peterhead | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Peterhead have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the The Blue Toon in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Dumbarton is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Sons have hit 4 goals, 20 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Peterhead are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 6 points from 8 matches. Dumbarton find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 8 games have yielded only 4 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Peterhead | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Blue Toon, as the Sons have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Peterhead | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Dumbarton | Not won in previous 6 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |