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Dumbarton face a trip to Stenhousemuir at Ochilview Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sons will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Warriors carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory 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 18 Mar | Dumbarton | 1 - 0 | Stenhousemuir | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Dec | Stenhousemuir | 2 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Sep | Dumbarton | 1 - 2 | Stenhousemuir | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Mar | Stenhousemuir | 5 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 13 Mar | Dumbarton | 1 - 1 | Stenhousemuir | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 11 Nov | Stenhousemuir | 1 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Sep | Dumbarton | 4 - 0 | Stenhousemuir | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Stenhousemuir losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Dumbarton is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Sons have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Stenhousemuir lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 41 points from their 30 games so far. Dumbarton see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 29 points from their 28 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 |
| Stenhousemuir | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Dumbarton are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Ochilview Park with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stenhousemuir | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Dumbarton | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |