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Dumbarton prepare to entertain East Fife at Boghead Park on Saturday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Sons are clearly on top, having won 35 and lost only 10 of the 58 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Boghead Park was just last season, in August 2002, the Sons carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Scottish Challenge Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 04 Oct | East Fife | 1 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 06 Aug | Dumbarton | 1-0 | East Fife | SCC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 06 Apr | Dumbarton | 2 - 0 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Feb | East Fife | 1 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Dumbarton | 1 - 0 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Sep | East Fife | 4 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 07 Apr | East Fife | 0 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Dumbarton are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
East Fife have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Fifers have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Dumbarton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 16 points from 14 matches. East Fife see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 21 points from their 15 games played 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 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| East Fife | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Dumbarton are not exactly setting the world alight at Boghead Park at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past East Fife in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dumbarton | 5 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| East Fife | Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 8 most recent games. |