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Dumbarton face a trip to East Fife at Bayview Stadium on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sons will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 36 and win only 10 of the 57 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Fifers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Dumbarton | 3 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
East Fife's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Fifers have conceded a disappointing 7 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
Dumbarton's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Sons have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
East Fife are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 29 points from 24 matches. Dumbarton see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 32 points from their 22 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 |
| East Fife | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Sons out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at East Fife. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Fife | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Dumbarton | Not won in previous 5 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |