FM Preview: Brechin City v Dumbarton 04 Dec 2010

Last updated : 03 December 2010 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 Saturday afternoon, 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.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
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
2004/2005Tue 01 MarDumbarton1 - 1Brechin CitySCD2

Recent respective form guides

Brechin City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Dumbarton is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Sons have conceded 14 goals in these games, and only hit 0 in reply.

Brechin City are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 24 points from 13 games. Dumbarton find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 13 games have yielded only 10 points.

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Brechin City624010610
Dumbarton62048126

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The City, as the Sons have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Brechin City Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Drawn each of their last 4 games.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Dumbarton Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 9 away matches.
Last drawn game 9 outings ago.