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Dumbarton travel to take on Brechin City at Glebe Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 22 of the 55 previous games, with the hosts winning just 21.
The last time the two teams met at Brechin City was just over four years ago, in February 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 09 Apr | Dumbarton | 1 - 1 | Brechin City | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 01 Mar | Dumbarton | 1 - 1 | Brechin City | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Feb | Brechin City | 0 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Brechin City | 4 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Brechin City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the The City, with 4 goals against.
Dumbarton's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Sons, and 12 goals against.
Brechin City see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 3 points from their 3 games played so far, Dumbarton find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 3 games have yielded only 1 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brechin City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Dumbarton are certainly at their peak on the road, though your FootyMad panel sees this as a stern test, and one from which they may have to settle for a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brechin City | 13 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Dumbarton | No win in the 5 most recent games. |