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Dumbarton face a trip to Brechin City at Glebe Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 21 of the 53 previous games, with the hosts winning just 20.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in May 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 03 May | Brechin City | 1 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 11 Mar | Dumbarton | 1 - 3 | Brechin City | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 29 Oct | Brechin City | 1 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 Aug | Dumbarton | 1 - 0 | Brechin City | SCD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Apr | Brechin City | 0 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 27 Feb | Dumbarton | 2 - 1 | Brechin City | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Oct | Brechin City | 3 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Brechin City are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 16 goals have been scored by the The City in those games, with 11 conceded.
Dumbarton's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. Those games have seen the Sons pummel 14 goals, and let in 6.
Brechin City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 15 points from 8 games. Dumbarton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 10 points from 8 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brechin City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 13 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Brechin City is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brechin City | 10 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Dumbarton | 11 games since last away draw. No win in the 3 most recent games. |