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Stranraer pack their bags to visit Dumbarton at Strathclyde Homes Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 17 and win only 6 of the 29 games.
The previous match played between the two at Strathclyde Homes Stadium was within the last three years, in March 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Sep | Stranraer | 2 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Dumbarton have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Sons in those games, with 4 conceded.
The away form of Stranraer however, is much more impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. Those games have seen the The Blues pummel 16 goals, and let in 9.
Dumbarton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 13 points from 13 matches. Stranraer are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 25 points from 14 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| Stranraer | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Stranraer are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Dumbarton. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dumbarton | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Stranraer | Undefeated in last 6 away games. |