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Dumbarton face a trip to East Stirlingshire at Firs Park on Tuesday 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 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's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While The Shire have scored 8, a worringly large 15 have been leaked at the other end.
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 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 30 games have yielded only 23 points. Dumbarton see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 30 points from their 29 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 Stirling | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 0 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Dumbarton are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Firs Park with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | Been beaten in each of their previous 4 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 11 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 12 most recent games. |
| Dumbarton | Not won in previous 3 away matches. |