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Dumbarton face a trip to East Fife at Bayview Stadium on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sons will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 37 and win only 11 of the 59 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Fifers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Dumbarton | 2 - 1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Sep | East Fife | 1 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Dumbarton | 1 - 0 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Mar | East Fife | 1 - 3 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Dumbarton | 3 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 04 Oct | East Fife | 1 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 06 Aug | Dumbarton | 1 - 0 | East Fife | SCC |
Recent respective form guides
East Fife have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Fifers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
The away form of Dumbarton is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Sons have hit 5 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
East Fife's total of 49 points from their 29 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Bells Scottish Division Three. Dumbarton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 44 from their 28 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Fife | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Fifers, as the Sons have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Fife | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Dumbarton | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |