FM Preview: Brechin City v Dumbarton 01 Mar 2011

Last updated : 28 February 2011 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Brechin City v Dumbarton fixture

Dumbarton face a trip to Brechin City at Glebe Park on Tuesday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 23 of the 57 previous games, with the hosts winning just 22.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2010, with Dumbarton inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the The City in a Scottish Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 29 JanDumbarton1 - 2Brechin CitySCD2
2010/2011Sat 25 SepDumbarton1 - 3Brechin CitySCD2
2009/2010Tue 06 AprBrechin City0 - 1DumbartonSCD2
2009/2010Sat 06 MarDumbarton0 - 1Brechin CitySCD2
2009/2010Sat 31 OctDumbarton0 - 0Brechin CitySCD2
2009/2010Sat 29 AugBrechin City3 - 1DumbartonSCD2
2004/2005Sat 09 AprDumbarton1 - 1Brechin CitySCD2

Recent respective form guides

Brechin City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the The City, with 6 goals against.

Dumbarton's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The Sons's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.

Brechin City are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 38 points from 21 games. Dumbarton see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 29 points from their 25 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Brechin City63126510
Dumbarton641113713

FootyMad's prediction ...

An interesting game for the Sons to play at the moment, and one from which I believe will see Dumbarton take away one point. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Brechin City Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Dumbarton 10 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.