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Dumbarton face a trip to Forfar Athletic at Station Park on Tuesday evening, 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 are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The Sons have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Sons's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Forfar Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 43 points from their 30 games so far. Dumbarton are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 51 points from 30 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Forfar Ath. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Dumbarton are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Forfar Ath.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Forfar Ath. | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Dumbarton | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |