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Elgin City face a trip to Dumbarton at Strathclyde Homes Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the City.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2007, the Sons carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | Dumbarton | 1 - 0 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 27 Jan | Elgin City | 0 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 25 Nov | Dumbarton | 3 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Sep | Elgin City | 0 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Dumbarton have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Elgin City is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. City have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
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 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| Elgin City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
City 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 | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Elgin City | Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |