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Elgin City face a trip to Dumbarton at Strathclyde Homes Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having managed to conjure up just 1 wins from the previous 8 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 4 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 09 Aug | Elgin City | 1 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Mar | Elgin City | 2 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Dumbarton have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the Sons, with 7 goals against.
In complete contrast to Dumbarton, Elgin City are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the City have hit 6 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Dumbarton are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 27 points from 16 games. Elgin City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 16 games have yielded only 8 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 |
| Elgin City | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Sons, as the City have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dumbarton | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Elgin City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 7 games. No win in the 7 most recent games. |