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Dumbarton travel to take on Elgin City at Borough Briggs on Saturday afternoon,
The last time the two teams met at Elgin City was just over four years ago, in March 2002, with Elgin City running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 30 Mar | Elgin City | 2 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Feb | Dumbarton | 3 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Dec | Elgin City | 0 - 3 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Sep | Dumbarton | 2 - 2 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Apr | Dumbarton | 2 - 0 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 13 Mar | Elgin City | 0 - 3 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 02 Dec | Dumbarton | 3 - 0 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Elgin City have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the City in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Dumbarton is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Sons have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Elgin City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 5 games have yielded only 0 points. Dumbarton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 4 points from 5 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Elgin City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 3 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the City, as the Sons have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Elgin City | 13 games since last home draw. Latest 5 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Dumbarton | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 10 away matches. An overall losing run of 5 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |