Dumbarton prepare to entertain Elgin City at Strathclyde Homes Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the Sons.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Strathclyde Homes Stadium was earlier this season, the Sons carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Elgin City | 2 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
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 |
Recent respective form guides
Dumbarton are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Sons in those games, with 6 conceded.
Elgin City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the City have hit 6 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Dumbarton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 19 points from 20 matches. Elgin City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 27 from their 21 games so far.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Dumbarton | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 |
Elgin City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the Sons, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw
Sequence statistics: | |
Dumbarton | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. |
Elgin City | No sequences of note |