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Dumbarton prepare to entertain Elgin City at Strathclyde Homes Stadium on Tuesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 6 of the previous 8 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Strathclyde Homes Stadium was just last season, in February 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-4 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 09 Aug | Elgin City | 1 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Mar | Elgin City | 2 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 02 Feb | Dumbarton | 1-4 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Dumbarton have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the Sons score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
The away form of Elgin City is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! While the City have hit 4 goals, 21 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Dumbarton's total of 41 points from their 24 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Three. Elgin City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 24 games have yielded only 15 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
| Elgin City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Elgin City is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Sons in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dumbarton | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Elgin City | Lost each of the previous 7 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |