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Dumbarton face a trip to Berwick Rangers at Shielfield Park on Saturday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The Sons are slightly ahead, with 15 wins posted against 14 losses.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2003, with Dumbarton inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Borderers in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Sep | Dumbarton | 1 - 1 | Berwick Rng. | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Dumbarton | 2 - 2 | Berwick Rng. | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 11 Jan | Berwick Rng. | 0 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 02 Nov | Dumbarton | 1 - 2 | Berwick Rng. | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 31 Aug | Berwick Rng. | 1 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 01 Apr | Berwick Rng. | 0 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 14 Mar | Dumbarton | 0 - 2 | Berwick Rng. | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Berwick Rangers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
The away form of Dumbarton is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Sons have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Berwick Rng.'s 17 points from 11 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Dumbarton find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 11 games have yielded only 9 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Berwick Rng. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Borderers, as the Sons have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Berwick Rng. | 6 games since last home draw. |
| Dumbarton | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |