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Dumbarton face a trip to Forfar Athletic at Station 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Mon 03 Jan | Dumbarton | 1 - 1 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Oct | Forfar Ath. | 0 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 28 Aug | Dumbarton | 0 - 1 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Apr | Dumbarton | 1 - 1 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Jan | Forfar Ath. | 1 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Jan | Dumbarton | 2 - 1 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Forfar Ath. | 3 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Forfar Athletic have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Dumbarton have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Sons have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Forfar Ath. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 31 points from 27 matches. Dumbarton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 32 points from 27 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Forfar Ath. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Dumbarton are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Station Park with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Forfar Ath. | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Dumbarton | 23 games since last away draw. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |