FootyMAD's Gretna match preview

History of the Dumbarton v Gretna fixture

Dumbarton prepare to entertain Gretna at Strathclyde Homes Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Sons lost the only previous game contested between the two teams.

The only previous meeting between Dumbarton and Gretna at was earlier this season, with Gretna inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Sons in a Scottish Division Two match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006	Tue 07 Mar	Gretna	3 - 0	Dumbarton	SCD2
2005/2006	Sat 17 Dec	Dumbarton	0-1	Gretna	SCD2
2005/2006	Sat 01 Oct	Gretna	1 - 0	Dumbarton	SCD2
2003/2004	Sat 22 Nov	Gretna	4 - 0	Dumbarton	SFAC

Recent respective form guides

Dumbarton's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Sons have scored 9, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.

Gretna's away form is none too clever either, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. These six games have produced a glut of goals, with the Black and Whites scoring 16 and conceding 5.

Dumbarton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 26 points from 33 matches. Gretna are leading the way in the Bells Scottish Division Two, with their 33 games giving them a return of 82 points.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Dumbarton	6	0	2	4	5	13	2
Gretna	6	5	0	1	19	6	15

FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing seems to be going right for the Sons at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Black and Whites come away with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Dumbarton	Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Not won in the 10 most recent games.
Gretna	7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 15 outings ago.