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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 64 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2008, 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Wed 05 Mar | Arbroath | 0 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 23 Feb | Dumbarton | 2 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 03 Nov | Dumbarton | 1 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 18 Aug | Arbroath | 1 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 03 Apr | Dumbarton | 1 - 0 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Mar | Arbroath | 2 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Arbroath | 0 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
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. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
The away form of Dumbarton however, is much more impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The Sons have managed to tuck away 10 goals in this period, and concede just the 2.
Arbroath's total of 3 points from their 1 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Two. Dumbarton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 0 points from 1 matches.
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 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Dumbarton are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Arbroath. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arbroath | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Dumbarton | Undefeated in last 6 away games. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |