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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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Stenhousemuir inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Sons in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 08 Nov | Stenhousemuir | 1 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 23 Aug | Dumbarton | 1 - 2 | Stenhousemuir | SCD3 |
| 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 |
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.
Stenhousemuir's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. Those games have seen the Warriors pummel 15 goals, and let in 5.
Dumbarton's total of 27 points from their 17 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Three. Stenhousemuir are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 36 points from 19 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| Stenhousemuir | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Warriors's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Dumbarton, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dumbarton | Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Stenhousemuir | 11 games since last away draw. |