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Dumbarton face a trip to Elgin City at Borough Briggs on Saturday afternoon, determined to keep up their impressive record at the venue, having come through the challenge on 4 of the previous 6 occasions.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2007, with Dumbarton inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the City in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 04 Aug | Dumbarton | 1 - 0 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | Dumbarton | 1 - 0 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 27 Jan | Elgin City | 0 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 25 Nov | Dumbarton | 3 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Sep | Elgin City | 0 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 30 Mar | Elgin City | 2 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Feb | Dumbarton | 3 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Elgin City's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The City's have scored 12 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 13.
Dumbarton's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Sons have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Elgin City see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 11 points from their 10 games played so far, Dumbarton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 12 from their 9 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Elgin City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 11 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the City, as the Sons have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Elgin City | 35 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Dumbarton | 4 games since last defeat. |