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Dumbarton face a trip to Airdrie United at Shyberry Excelsior 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 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 earlier this season, with Airdrie Utd. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners 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: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sun 16 Nov | Dumbarton | 2 - 0 | Airdrie Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | Airdrie Utd. | 2 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Airdrie United have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While Diamonds have scored 8, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Dumbarton's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Sons have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Airdrie Utd.'s 29 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Dumbarton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 28 points from 20 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Airdrie Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Dumbarton are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Shyberry Excelsior Stadium with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Airdrie Utd. | Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Dumbarton | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |