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Dumbarton prepare to entertain East Stirlingshire at Strathclyde Homes Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 40 wins out of 61 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Strathclyde Homes Stadium was earlier this season, with Dumbarton running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 25 Mar | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Dumbarton are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.
The away form of East Stirling is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. The Shire have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Dumbarton see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 33 points from their 34 games played so far, East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 34 games have yielded only 31 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its not been a very profitable last few weeks for Dumbarton, and I'm afraid the Footymad team cannot see it getting too much better here. Look no further than honours being even at the end of this one. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dumbarton | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| East Stirling | 9 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |