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Dumbarton face a trip to Alloa Athletic at Recreation Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 63 games played, Sons have recorded 21 wins, and Alloa Ath. have come away with 31 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, when they played out a goalless draw 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: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Tue 18 Jan | Dumbarton | 4 - 1 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2010/2011 | Sat 18 Sep | Alloa Ath. | 0 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Apr | Alloa Ath. | 1 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 09 Mar | Dumbarton | 3 - 1 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Oct | Alloa Ath. | 1 - 3 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 08 Aug | Dumbarton | 1 - 3 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Alloa Ath. | 1 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Alloa Athletic are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 10.
The away form of Dumbarton is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Sons have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Alloa Ath.'s total of 26 points from their 20 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Two. Dumbarton find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 19 games have yielded only 16 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Alloa Ath. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Wasps, as the Sons have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Alloa Ath. | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Dumbarton | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 15 outings ago. |