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History of the Annan Athletic v Dumbarton fixture

Dumbarton face a trip to Annan Athletic at Galabank on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The Sons lost the only previous game played between the two.

The only previous meeting between Annan Ath. and Dumbarton at was earlier this season, the Black and Golds carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009	Sat 21 Mar	Dumbarton	0 - 2	Annan Ath.	SCD3
2008/2009	Sat 20 Dec	Annan Ath.	2 - 1	Dumbarton	SCD3
2008/2009	Sat 04 Oct	Dumbarton	4 - 1	Annan Ath.	SCD3
2008/2009	Tue 05 Aug	Dumbarton	1 - 1	Annan Ath.	SLGC

Recent respective form guides

Annan Athletic 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 14 goals for the Black and Golds, with 4 goals against.

The Sons have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 2 have been let in at the wrong end.

Annan Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 50 points from their 35 games so far. Dumbarton are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, with their 35 games giving them a return of 64 points.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Annan Ath.	6	2	2	2	6	6	8
Dumbarton	6	5	1	0	16	0	16

FootyMad's prediction ...

Sons's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Annan Ath., believes the FootyMad team. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Annan Ath.	Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Dumbarton	Undefeated in last 5 away games. 8 games since last defeat.