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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 38 and win only 12 of the 64 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in February 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 10 Oct | East Fife | 0 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | East Fife | 2 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 16 Feb | Dumbarton | 0 - 3 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | East Fife | 2 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Dumbarton | 1 - 1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 25 Mar | Dumbarton | 0 - 2 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 21 Mar | East Fife | 1 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Dumbarton's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Sons have conceded a disappointing 7 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
East Fife's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Fifers have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Dumbarton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 18 points from their 14 games so far. East Fife are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 17 points from 16 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| East Fife | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Sons, as the Fifers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dumbarton | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| East Fife | 5 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |