History of the Hamilton Academical v Dumbarton fixture
Dumbarton travel to take on Hamilton Academical at New Douglas Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sons will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 35 and win only 12 of the 60 games.
The last time the two teams met at Hamilton Academical was back in August 2005, over five years ago, the Accies carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish League Cup match.
Recent encounters between the teams
Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
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2012/2013 | Sat 26 Jan | Dumbarton | 3 - 1 | Hamilton Ac. | Scottish Division One |
2012/2013 | Mon 17 Dec | Dumbarton | 1 - 3 | Hamilton Ac. | Scottish F.A. Cup |
2012/2013 | Sat 22 Sep | Dumbarton | 3 - 3 | Hamilton Ac. | Scottish Division One |
2005/2006 | Tue 09 Aug | Hamilton Ac. | 2-1 | Dumbarton | Scottish League Cup |
2003/2004 | Sat 17 Apr | Hamilton Ac. | 2 - 1 | Dumbarton | Scottish Division Two |
2003/2004 | Tue 09 Mar | Hamilton Ac. | 2 - 0 | Dumbarton | Scottish Division Two |
2003/2004 | Sat 21 Feb | Dumbarton | 2 - 0 | Hamilton Ac. | Scottish Division Two |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Hamilton Academical are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Accies's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
The away form of Dumbarton however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The Sons's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 14 goals for and 12 against.
Hamilton Academical see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, showing a record of 32 points from their 27 games played so far,
Dumbarton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 30 points from 28 matches.
Current overall team form
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
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Hamilton Academical | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Dumbarton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 7 |
For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sons's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Hamilton Academical, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
Sequence statistics
Team | Sequences |
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Hamilton Academical | No sequences of note |
Dumbarton | 10 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |
For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here