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Dumbarton face a trip to East Fife at Bayview Stadium on Saturday 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 35 and win only 10 of the 56 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in February 2002, the Fifers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Tue 06 Aug | Dumbarton | 1 - 0 | East Fife | SCC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 06 Apr | Dumbarton | 2 - 0 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Feb | East Fife | 1 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Dumbarton | 1 - 0 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Sep | East Fife | 4 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 07 Apr | East Fife | 0 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Feb | Dumbarton | 2 - 0 | East Fife | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
East Fife are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Fifers in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Dumbarton is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Sons have hit 6 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
East Fife are holding the final promotion place in the Bells Scottish Division Two, and have accumulated 13 points from the 7 games they have played so far. Dumbarton find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 7 games have yielded only 6 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Fife | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
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 East Fife. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Fife | 10 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Dumbarton | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |