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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 34 and win only 15 of the 61 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, when they played out a goalless draw in a Scottish Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Arbroath | 0 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Arbroath are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These games have seen the The Red Lichties score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 2.
Dumbarton have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Arbroath are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 51 points from 26 games. Dumbarton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 42 from their 25 games so far.
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 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the The Red Lichties. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arbroath | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Dumbarton | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |