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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 less than a year ago, in March 2005, with Forfar Ath. annihilating their visitors 6 - 0 in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Mar | Forfar Ath. | 6 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Forfar Athletic are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Loons's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The away form of Dumbarton is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Sons have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Forfar Ath. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 4 points from 5 matches. Dumbarton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 2 points from 5 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Forfar Ath. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Loons, as the Sons have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Forfar Ath. | 4 games since last home draw. |
| Dumbarton | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 11 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 8 most recent games. |