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Dumbarton prepare to entertain Stirling Albion at Strathclyde Homes Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 15 of the 35 previous games, with the Sons winning just 13.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Strathclyde Homes Stadium was less than a year ago, in February 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Apr | Stirling Alb. | 3 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Feb | Dumbarton | 0-2 | Stirling Alb. | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Dec | Stirling Alb. | 1 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 25 Sep | Dumbarton | 1 - 1 | Stirling Alb. | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 31 Jul | Dumbarton | 1 - 2 | Stirling Alb. | SCC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Mar | Dumbarton | 2 - 0 | Stirling Alb. | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 19 Jan | Stirling Alb. | 2 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Dumbarton haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Sons in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Stirling Alb. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Binos have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Dumbarton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 2 points from 6 matches. Stirling Alb. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 6 games have yielded only 1 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| Stirling Alb. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Sons's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Stirling Alb.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dumbarton | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 9 most recent games. |
| Stirling Alb. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |