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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, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | Dumbarton | 3 - 0 | Forfar Ath. | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | Forfar Ath. | 2 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 26 Apr | Forfar Ath. | 1 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Forfar Athletic have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Loons, with 5 goals against.
In complete contrast to Forfar Ath., Dumbarton are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Sons have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Forfar Ath. see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 22 points from their 18 games played so far, Dumbarton are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 34 points from 20 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Forfar Ath. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Sons, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Forfar Ath. | Won 4 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Dumbarton | 4 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |