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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, with Forfar Ath. running out comfortable 3 - 1 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 08 Apr | Dumbarton | 0 - 0 | Forfar Ath. | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Dec | Forfar Ath. | 3 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 06 Nov | Dumbarton | 3 - 0 | Forfar Ath. | SFAC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Forfar Ath. | 1 - 1 | Dumbarton | SFAC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 06 Oct | Dumbarton | 0 - 0 | Forfar Ath. | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Mar | Dumbarton | 0 - 0 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 21 Jan | Forfar Ath. | 2 - 3 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Forfar Athletic are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Dumbarton have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Forfar Ath. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 32 points from 35 matches. Dumbarton see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 36 points from their 35 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Forfar Ath. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
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. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Forfar Ath. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Dumbarton | Not won in previous 5 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |