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Dumbarton prepare to entertain East Stirlingshire at Strathclyde Homes Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Sons are clearly on top, having won 38 and lost only 10 of the 59 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Strathclyde Homes Stadium was earlier this season, with Dumbarton running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | East Stirling | 0 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Dumbarton are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Sons, with 3 goals against.
East Stirling have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the The Shire have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Dumbarton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 39 points from their 22 games so far. East Stirling are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 20 points from 23 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Dumbarton may be coming up against a decent side in East Stirling, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Sons. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dumbarton | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| East Stirling | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |