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Dumbarton face a trip to Stranraer at Stair Park on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 27 games played, Sons have recorded 6 wins, and Stranraer have come away with 13 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in February 2003, with Dumbarton inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Blues in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Dumbarton | 1 - 3 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 01 Apr | Dumbarton | 1 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Stranraer | 1 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Dumbarton | 3 - 0 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Stranraer | 1 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 26 Apr | Stranraer | 1 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 1996/1997 | Thu 26 Dec | Dumbarton | 2 - 2 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Stranraer are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 11 goals have been scored by the The Blues in those games, with 6 conceded.
Dumbarton's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Sons, and 12 goals against.
Stranraer are leading the way in the Bells Scottish Division Two, with their 13 games giving them a return of 29 points. Dumbarton see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 19 points from their 13 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stranraer | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 13 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Stranraer is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stranraer | Unbeaten in the last 17 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Dumbarton | 14 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |