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East Fife face a trip to Dumbarton at Strathclyde Homes Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Fifers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 38 and win only 14 of the 66 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2010, with East Fife inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Sons in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 28 Aug | East Fife | 6 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 10 Apr | Dumbarton | 0 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 06 Feb | East Fife | 2 - 3 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 12 Dec | Dumbarton | 0 - 3 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 10 Oct | East Fife | 0 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | East Fife | 2 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 16 Feb | Dumbarton | 0 - 3 | East Fife | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Dumbarton's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Sons have scored 4, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of East Fife is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Fifers have hit 7 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Dumbarton find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 10 games have yielded only 4 points. East Fife are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 9 points from 10 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 4 |
| East Fife | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Sons, as the Fifers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dumbarton | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| East Fife | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 8 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 7 most recent games. |