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Dumbarton face a trip to Peterhead at Balmoor Stadium 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 being consigned to defeat by opponents in 4 of the 7 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Dumbarton inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Blue Toon 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 08 Dec | Dumbarton | 1 - 0 | Peterhead | SCD2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Sep | Peterhead | 1 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Mar | Dumbarton | 2 - 3 | Peterhead | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Peterhead | 3 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Dumbarton | 1 - 0 | Peterhead | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Peterhead | 1 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Apr | Dumbarton | 3 - 0 | Peterhead | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Peterhead have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While The Blue Toon have scored 6, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Dumbarton however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Sons, and 5 goals against.
Peterhead lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 24 points from their 18 games so far. Dumbarton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 25 from their 18 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Peterhead | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sons's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Peterhead, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Peterhead | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Dumbarton | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. |