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Elgin City prepare to entertain Dumbarton at Borough Briggs on Saturday afternoon, looking to improve on a dire past record against their opponents. It does not make pleasant reading, beating their opponents 3 times from 7 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Borough Briggs was earlier this season, the City carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 02 Feb | Dumbarton | 1 - 4 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Elgin City | 2-1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 04 Aug | Dumbarton | 1 - 0 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Elgin City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The City's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
The away form of Dumbarton is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Sons have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Elgin City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 36 points from their 28 games so far. Dumbarton see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 26 points from their 26 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Elgin City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 |
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 | Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Dumbarton | 4 games since last defeat. |