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Stranraer are ready to welcome Dumbarton to Stair Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Blues are clearly on top, having won 15 and lost only 6 of the 29 games.
The previous match played between the two at Stair Park was within the last three years, in March 2005, the The Blues carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 26 Mar | Dumbarton | 1 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Mar | Stranraer | 2-1 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Stranraer | 1 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Dumbarton | 1 - 3 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 01 Apr | Dumbarton | 1 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Stranraer | 1 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Dumbarton | 3 - 0 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Stranraer have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the The Blues, with 4 goals against.
Dumbarton have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Stranraer lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 6 points from their 4 games so far. Dumbarton are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 7 points from 4 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stranraer | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Blues are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stranraer | 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Dumbarton | Not won in previous 4 away matches. |