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Dumbarton face a trip to Albion Rovers at Cliftonhill 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 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 Albion Rvs. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Wed 02 Jan | Dumbarton | 2 - 0 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 10 Nov | Albion Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 25 Aug | Dumbarton | 2 - 0 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 07 Apr | Albion Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Feb | Dumbarton | 3 - 1 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 02 Dec | Albion Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Dumbarton | 3 - 1 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Albion Rovers have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Wee Rovers's have scored 14 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 15.
The away form of Dumbarton is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! Sons have conceded 15 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Albion Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 29 points from their 25 games played so far, Dumbarton find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 24 games have yielded only 22 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Albion Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Dumbarton on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Albion Rvs.. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Albion Rvs. | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Dumbarton | Lost each of the previous 7 away matches. Not won in previous 9 away matches. Last drawn game 17 outings ago. |