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Dumbarton pack their bags to visit Stranraer at Stair 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 lose 15 and win only 6 of the 29 games.
The previous match played between the two at Stair Park was within the last three years, in March 2005, the The Blues carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 26 Mar | Dumbarton | 1 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Mar | Stranraer | 2 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Stranraer | 1 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Dumbarton | 1 - 3 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 01 Apr | Dumbarton | 1 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Stranraer | 1 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Dumbarton | 3 - 0 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Stranraer have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the The Blues, with 4 goals against.
Dumbarton have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Stranraer lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 6 points from their 4 games so far. Dumbarton are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 7 points from 4 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stranraer | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Sons, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stranraer | 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Dumbarton | Not won in previous 4 away matches. |