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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 39 and win only 14 of the 62 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 2 thriller, 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 18 Dec | Dumbarton | 3 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 14 Aug | East Stirling | 4 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | East Stirling | 3 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The The Shire's have scored 12 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 13.
The away form of Dumbarton is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! Sons have conceded 14 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
East Stirling see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 23 points from their 20 games played so far, Dumbarton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 19 points from 20 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Stirling | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 4 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Dumbarton on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against East Stirling. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | 5 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Dumbarton | Lost each of the previous 6 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |