FM Preview: East Fife v Dumbarton 27 Aug 2011

Last updated : 26 August 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the East Fife v Dumbarton fixture

East Fife prepare to entertain Dumbarton at Bayview Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Fifers are clearly on top, having won 41 and lost only 14 of the 66 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bayview Stadium was less than a year ago, in February 2011, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 19 Mar Dumbarton 4 - 2 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Tue 15 Feb East Fife 1-3 Dumbarton Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 30 Oct Dumbarton 4 - 1 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 28 Aug East Fife 6 - 0 Dumbarton Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 10 Apr Dumbarton 0 - 1 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 06 Feb East Fife 2 - 3 Dumbarton Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 12 Dec Dumbarton 0 - 3 East Fife Scottish Division Two

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

East Fife are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Fifers, with 4 goals against.

In complete contrast to East Fife, Dumbarton are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Sons have hit 7 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.

East Fife see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 3 points from their 3 games played so far,

Dumbarton find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 3 games have yielded only 1 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
East Fife 6 4 0 2 8 6 12
Dumbarton 6 1 1 4 7 19 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Fifers's form is quite poor at the moment, but we see this as their ideal opportunity to register a morale-boosting win. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
East Fife Won 5 successive home games.
6 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
Dumbarton Not won in previous 8 away matches.
No win in the 5 most recent games.

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