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Dumbarton travel to take on Arbroath at Gayfield Park on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sons will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 31 and win only 13 of the 55 games.
The last time the two teams met at Arbroath was back in January 1998, over five years ago, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Dumbarton | 1 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 21 Mar | Dumbarton | 1 - 2 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 31 Jan | Arbroath | 2 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 29 Nov | Dumbarton | 1 - 2 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 20 Sep | Arbroath | 2 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 1923/1924 | Sat 30 Dec | Dumbarton | 1 - 0 | Arbroath | SC2 |
| 1923/1924 | Sat 30 Dec | Arbroath | 3 - 0 | Dumbarton | SC2 |
Recent respective form guides
Arbroath are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. While Red Lichties have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other 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 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Arbroath are stuck down in the relegation zone of Bells Scottish Division Two with a return of just 7 points from their 9 games thus far. Dumbarton find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 9 games have yielded only 6 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arbroath | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Red Lichties, as the Sons have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arbroath | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Dumbarton | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |