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Dumbarton face a trip to East Stirlingshire at Firs Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sons will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 37 and win only 14 of the 60 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2007, where Dumbarton annihilated the Sons 1 - 5 in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | East Stirling | 1 - 5 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 24 Feb | Dumbarton | 2 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | East Stirling | 0 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 12 Aug | Dumbarton | 2 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire could not have a worse home record, losing every single one of the last six matches played! The Shire have conceded a disappointing 18 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 2 of their own chances.
Dumbarton's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Sons's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
East Stirling are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 0 points from 1 matches. Dumbarton's total of 3 points from their 1 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Three.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Stirling | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 0 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Sons has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to East Stirling. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | Been beaten in each of their previous 7 home matches. Failed to win in previous 14 home matches. Latest 13 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 19 most recent games. |
| Dumbarton | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |