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Dumbarton face a trip to Alloa Athletic at Recreation Park 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, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 4 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 21 Mar | Dumbarton | 0 - 1 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 25 Oct | Alloa Ath. | 1 - 4 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Dumbarton | 1 - 1 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Apr | Dumbarton | 3 - 2 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 29 Jan | Alloa Ath. | 4 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 30 Nov | Dumbarton | 0 - 1 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Sep | Alloa Ath. | 3 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Alloa Athletic losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
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 5 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Alloa Ath. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 34 games have yielded only 26 points. Dumbarton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 26 points from 34 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Alloa Ath. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Wasps, as the Sons have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Alloa Ath. | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Dumbarton | Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 11 most recent games. |