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Dumbarton prepare to entertain East Fife at Strathclyde Homes Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Sons are clearly on top, having won 38 and lost only 11 of the 62 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Strathclyde Homes Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 25 Mar | Dumbarton | 0-2 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 21 Mar | East Fife | 1 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Dumbarton | 2 - 1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Sep | East Fife | 1 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Dumbarton | 1 - 0 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Mar | East Fife | 1 - 3 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Dumbarton | 3 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Dumbarton are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Sons in those games, with 5 conceded.
East Fife have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Fifers's have scored 12 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 14.
Dumbarton see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 7 points from their 6 games played so far, East Fife are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, with their 6 games giving them a return of 15 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
| East Fife | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sons go into their game against East Fife in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dumbarton | 9 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| East Fife | 14 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 26 outings ago. |