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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 less than a year ago, in March 2008, with Dumbarton inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Wee Rovers 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 | Sat 01 Mar | Albion Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 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 |
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 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Dumbarton's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Sons have hit 7 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Albion Rvs. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 6 points from their 5 games so far. Dumbarton see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, 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 |
| Albion Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Dumbarton are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Cliftonhill with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Albion Rvs. | Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Dumbarton | No win in the 3 most recent games. |