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Dumbarton face a trip to Forfar Athletic at Station Park 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 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 less than a year ago, in April 2003, with Dumbarton inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Loons in a Scottish Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Forfar | 0 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 18 Jan | Dumbarton | 1 - 2 | Forfar | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 16 Nov | Forfar | 2 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Sep | Dumbarton | 1 - 2 | Forfar | SCD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 15 Apr | Dumbarton | 0 - 0 | Forfar | SCD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 05 Feb | Forfar | 4 - 3 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 27 Nov | Dumbarton | 3 - 3 | Forfar | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Forfar Athletic have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Loons in those games, with 6 conceded.
Dumbarton have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Sons have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Forfar are stuck down in the relegation zone of Bells Scottish Division Two with a return of just 4 points from their 5 games thus far. Dumbarton see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 6 points from their 5 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Forfar | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Dumbarton only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Station Park will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Forfar | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Dumbarton | No sequences of note |