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Dumbarton travel to take on East Stirlingshire at Firs 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 37 and win only 12 of the 58 games.
The last time the two teams met at East Stirling was just over four years ago, in April 2002, the The Shire 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 12 Aug | Dumbarton | 2 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 02 Apr | East Stirling | 1 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Dumbarton | 2 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Oct | Dumbarton | 2 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Sep | East Stirling | 2 - 4 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 20 Mar | East Stirling | 0 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 02 Jan | Dumbarton | 3 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The The Shire's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
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 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
East Stirling are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 10 points from 10 matches. Dumbarton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 16 from their 10 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Stirling | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Sons out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at East Stirling. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Dumbarton | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 13 outings ago. |