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Stenhousemuir face a trip to Dumbarton at Strathclyde Homes Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Warriors will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 37 and win only 15 of the 62 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2008, the Sons carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Mar | Stenhousemuir | 1 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 18 Mar | Dumbarton | 1 - 0 | Stenhousemuir | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Dec | Stenhousemuir | 2 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Sep | Dumbarton | 1 - 2 | Stenhousemuir | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Mar | Stenhousemuir | 5 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 13 Mar | Dumbarton | 1 - 1 | Stenhousemuir | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 11 Nov | Stenhousemuir | 1 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Dumbarton losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. These low-scoring games have seen just 3 goals scored and conceded.
The away form of Stenhousemuir is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Warriors's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Dumbarton's total of 5 points from their 3 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Bells Scottish Division Three. Stenhousemuir are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 5 points from 3 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Stenhousemuir | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Stenhousemuir are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Strathclyde Homes Stadium with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dumbarton | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Stenhousemuir | Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |