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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 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 less than a year ago, in December 2005, the The Red Lichties carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 03 Sep | Dumbarton | 0 - 2 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Arbroath | 1 - 0 | Dumbarton | SFAC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Apr | Dumbarton | 3 - 0 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 26 Feb | Arbroath | 2 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Oct | Dumbarton | 1 - 3 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 14 Aug | Arbroath | 0 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 May | Arbroath | 0 - 3 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Arbroath's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The The Red Lichties's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Dumbarton's away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Sons have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Arbroath lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 18 points from their 11 games so far. Dumbarton are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 19 points from 11 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arbroath | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Sons out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Arbroath. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arbroath | 7 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Dumbarton | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 14 outings ago. |