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Dumbarton play host to East Stirlingshire at Strathclyde Homes Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Sons are clearly on top, having won 37 and lost only 10 of the 58 games.
The last time the two teams met at Dumbarton was just over four years ago, in March 2002, the Sons carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Tue 02 Apr | East Stirling | 1 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Dumbarton | 2-1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Oct | Dumbarton | 2 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Sep | East Stirling | 2 - 4 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 20 Mar | East Stirling | 0 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 02 Jan | Dumbarton | 3 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 04 Nov | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Dumbarton's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Sons's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
The away form of East Stirling is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! The Shire have conceded 18 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Dumbarton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 1 points from their 1 games so far. East Stirling are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 3 points from 1 games.
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 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Strathclyde Homes Stadium for the Sons and the Madmen are unable to see past East Stirling claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dumbarton | 6 games since last home draw. |
| East Stirling | Lost each of the previous 7 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |