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Dumbarton pack their bags to visit 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 previous match played between the two at Recreation Park was more than three years back, in April 2006, the Wasps carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 08 Aug | Dumbarton | 1 - 3 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Alloa Ath. | 1 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Alloa Athletic have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
The Sons have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Alloa Ath.'s total of 14 points from their 9 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Two. Dumbarton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 8 points from 9 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Alloa Ath. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Sons could well see them head back from Recreation Park with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Alloa Ath. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Dumbarton | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |