FootyMAD's Arbroath match preview

History of the Arbroath v Dumbarton fixture

Dumbarton face a trip to Arbroath at Gayfield 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 34 and win only 15 of the 62 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2007, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Scottish Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007	Tue 03 Apr	Dumbarton	1 - 0	Arbroath	SCD3
2006/2007	Sat 10 Mar	Arbroath	2 - 2	Dumbarton	SCD3
2006/2007	Sat 28 Oct	Arbroath	0 - 0	Dumbarton	SCD3
2006/2007	Sun 03 Sep	Dumbarton	0 - 2	Arbroath	SCD3
2005/2006	Sat 10 Dec	Arbroath	1 - 0	Dumbarton	SFAC
2004/2005	Sat 30 Apr	Dumbarton	3 - 0	Arbroath	SCD2
2004/2005	Sat 26 Feb	Arbroath	2 - 1	Dumbarton	SCD2

Recent respective form guides

Arbroath have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 10.

Dumbarton have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Sons's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

Arbroath see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 0 points from their 2 games played so far, Dumbarton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 3 from their 2 games so far.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Arbroath	6	2	0	4	9	10	6
Dumbarton	6	2	0	4	11	12	6

FootyMad's prediction ...

Dumbarton are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Gayfield Park with a well-deserved point. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Arbroath	9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 15 .
Dumbarton	Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games.