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Dumbarton face a trip to Albion Rovers at Cliftonhill on Tuesday 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, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 07 Mar | Dumbarton | 1 - 0 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 22 Nov | Dumbarton | 1 - 1 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Albion Rvs. | 1 - 3 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Albion Rovers are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
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, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Albion Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 35 points from their 26 games played so far, Dumbarton are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 44 points from 26 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Albion Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
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.. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Albion Rvs. | 13 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Dumbarton | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |