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Dumbarton face a trip to East Stirlingshire at Firs Park on Tuesday 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 39 and win only 14 of the 62 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 2 thriller, in a Scottish Challenge Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 18 Dec | Dumbarton | 3 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 14 Aug | East Stirling | 4 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | East Stirling | 3 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | East Stirling | 1 - 5 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 24 Feb | Dumbarton | 2 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | East Stirling | 0 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 12 Aug | Dumbarton | 2 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The The Shire's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 13.
Dumbarton's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Sons have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
East Stirling are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 23 points from 27 matches. Dumbarton see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 26 points from their 26 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Stirling | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Shire, as the Sons have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 8 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 9 most recent games. |
| Dumbarton | 4 games since last defeat. |