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East Fife face a trip to Dumbarton at Strathclyde Homes Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Fifers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 36 and win only 10 of the 59 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Dumbarton running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners 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: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Mar | East Fife | 1 - 3 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Dumbarton | 3 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 04 Oct | East Fife | 1 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 06 Aug | Dumbarton | 1 - 0 | East Fife | SCC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 06 Apr | Dumbarton | 2 - 0 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Feb | East Fife | 1 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Dumbarton | 1 - 0 | East Fife | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Dumbarton have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Sons, with 4 goals against.
In complete contrast to Dumbarton, East Fife are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Fifers have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Dumbarton are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 48 points from 32 games. East Fife are stuck down in the relegation zone of Bells Scottish Division Two with a return of just 34 points from their 32 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 |
| East Fife | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Fifers are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Dumbarton. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dumbarton | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| East Fife | Not won in previous 6 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |