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East Fife pack their bags to visit 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 37 and win only 10 of the 60 games.
The previous match played between the two at Strathclyde Homes Stadium was within the last three years, in April 2004, the Sons carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Sep | East Fife | 1 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Dumbarton | 1 - 0 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Dumbarton 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 14 goals for the Sons, with 4 goals against.
East Fife have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Fifers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Dumbarton's total of 26 points from their 16 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Bells Scottish Division Three. East Fife are leading the way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, with their 17 games giving them a return of 36 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| East Fife | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Fifers could well see them head back from Strathclyde Homes Stadium with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dumbarton | Won 5 successive home games. 14 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| East Fife | 11 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |