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Dumbarton face a trip to Arbroath at Gayfield 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 lose 32 and win only 14 of the 57 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 May | Arbroath | 0 - 3 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Mar | Dumbarton | 1 - 0 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Arbroath | 2 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Arbroath's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Red Lichties have scored 5, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.
Dumbarton's away form is none too clever either, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Sons, and 6 goals against.
Arbroath are stuck down in the relegation zone of Bells Scottish Division Two with a return of just 0 points from their 1 games thus far. Dumbarton are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 3 points from 1 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arbroath | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 6 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sons have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Gayfield Park with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arbroath | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Dumbarton | 8 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |