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Last updated : 01 March 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Peterhead v Dumbarton fixture

Dumbarton face a trip to Peterhead at Balmoor Stadium 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 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:
2009/2010Tue 08 DecDumbarton1 - 0PeterheadSCD2
2009/2010Sat 26 SepPeterhead1 - 2DumbartonSCD2
2005/2006Sat 11 MarDumbarton2 - 3PeterheadSCD2
2005/2006Sat 14 JanPeterhead3 - 1DumbartonSCD2
2005/2006Sat 29 OctDumbarton1 - 0PeterheadSCD2
2005/2006Sat 10 SepPeterhead1 - 0DumbartonSCD2
2001/2002Sat 20 AprDumbarton3 - 0PeterheadSCD3

Recent respective form guides

Peterhead's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While The Blue Toon have scored 5, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.

Dumbarton's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Sons's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.

Peterhead see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 27 points from their 21 games played so far, Dumbarton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 28 from their 21 games so far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Peterhead62048126
Dumbarton621310157

FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Sons has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Peterhead. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Peterhead Been beaten in each of their previous 4 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Dumbarton An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.