FM Preview: Dumbarton v Raith Rovers 22 Dec 2012

Last updated : 21 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Dumbarton v Raith Rovers fixture

Dumbarton play host to Raith Rovers at The Rock on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Sons are clearly on top, winning 50.91% of the games played between the two.

The last time the two teams met at Dumbarton was back in February 2006, over five years ago, with Raith Rovers inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Sons in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 06 Oct Raith Rovers 2 - 2 Dumbarton Scottish Division One
2006/2007 Sat 09 Dec Raith Rovers 0 - 1 Dumbarton Scottish F.A. Cup
2005/2006 Sat 08 Apr Raith Rovers 0 - 0 Dumbarton Scottish Division Two
2005/2006 Sat 11 Feb Dumbarton 0-1 Raith Rovers Scottish Division Two
2005/2006 Sat 03 Dec Raith Rovers 3 - 2 Dumbarton Scottish Division Two
2005/2006 Sat 15 Oct Dumbarton 1 - 2 Raith Rovers Scottish Division Two
2005/2006 Tue 30 Aug Raith Rovers 2 - 1 Dumbarton Scottish Challenge Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Dumbarton's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Sons have scored 12, a worringly large 18 have been leaked at the other end.

Raith Rovers's away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Rovers have hit 10 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Dumbarton find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 13 games have yielded only 5 points.

Raith Rovers's 21 points from 15 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Dumbarton 6 2 0 4 10 17 6
Raith Rovers 6 2 2 2 12 13 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at The Rock for the Sons and the Madmen are unable to see past Raith Rovers claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Dumbarton Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Raith Rovers Not won in previous 3 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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