FootyMAD's Dumbarton match preview

History of the Elgin City v Dumbarton fixture

Elgin City play host to Dumbarton at Borough Briggs on Saturday afternoon,

The last time the two teams met at Elgin City was just over four years ago, in March 2002, with Elgin City running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2001/2002	Sat 30 Mar	Elgin City	2-0	Dumbarton	SCD3
2001/2002	Sat 09 Feb	Dumbarton	3 - 1	Elgin City	SCD3
2001/2002	Sat 08 Dec	Elgin City	0 - 3	Dumbarton	SCD3
2001/2002	Sat 22 Sep	Dumbarton	2 - 2	Elgin City	SCD3
2000/2001	Sat 14 Apr	Dumbarton	2 - 0	Elgin City	SCD3
2000/2001	Tue 13 Mar	Elgin City	0 - 3	Dumbarton	SCD3
2000/2001	Sat 02 Dec	Dumbarton	3 - 0	Elgin City	SCD3

Recent respective form guides

Elgin City have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the City in those games, with 7 conceded.

The away form of Dumbarton is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Sons have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.

Elgin City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 5 games have yielded only 0 points. Dumbarton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 4 points from 5 matches.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Elgin City	6	1	0	5	5	15	3
Dumbarton	6	1	0	5	4	11	3

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but I think that City's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Dumbarton. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Elgin City	13 games since last home draw. Latest 5 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Dumbarton	Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 10 away matches. An overall losing run of 5 games. No win in the 5 most recent games.