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Dumbarton face a trip to Airdrie United at Shyberry Excelsior Stadium on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Sons have won 11 of the 40 games compared to the host's 20 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2003, the Diamonds carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Mar | Airdrie Utd. | 2 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 01 Jan | Dumbarton | 2 - 1 | Airdrie Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Airdrie Utd. | 0 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Dumbarton | 3 - 1 | Airdrie Utd. | SCD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 30 Mar | Airdrie Utd. | 5 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 13 Jan | Dumbarton | 1 - 2 | Airdrie Utd. | SCD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 11 Nov | Airdrie Utd. | 2 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Airdrie United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Diamonds in those games, with 3 conceded.
Dumbarton have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. While the Sons have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Airdrie Utd. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 3 points from 3 matches. Dumbarton are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 5 points from 3 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Airdrie Utd. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Diamonds. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Airdrie Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 15 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Dumbarton | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |