FM Preview: Dunfermline Athletic v Dumbarton 24 Nov 2012

Last updated : 23 November 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Dunfermline Athletic v Dumbarton fixture

Dunfermline Athletic play host to Dumbarton at East End Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 27 wins out of 41 previous matches.

The last time the two teams met at Dunfermline Athletic was well over fifteen years ago, back in April 1996, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a Scottish Division One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 15 Sep Dumbarton 0 - 2 Dunfermline A. Scottish Division One
2009/2010 Sat 01 Aug Dumbarton 0 - 5 Dunfermline A. Scottish League Cup
1995/1996 Sat 20 Apr Dunfermline A. 4-1 Dumbarton Scottish Division One
1995/1996 Sat 09 Mar Dumbarton 0 - 3 Dunfermline A. Scottish Division One
1995/1996 Sat 21 Oct Dunfermline A. 3 - 1 Dumbarton Scottish Division One
1995/1996 Sat 02 Sep Dumbarton 0 - 4 Dunfermline A. Scottish Division One
1993/1994 Tue 12 Apr Dumbarton 0 - 2 Dunfermline A. Scottish Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Dunfermline Athletic have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. In this time, Pars have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 4.

In complete contrast to Dunfermline Athletic, Dumbarton are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Sons have hit 5 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Dunfermline Athletic are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 26 points from 12 games.

Dumbarton find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 12 games have yielded only 5 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Dunfermline Athletic 6 3 2 1 14 10 11
Dumbarton 6 2 1 3 11 14 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Dunfermline Athletic may be coming up against a decent side in Dumbarton, but we do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Pars. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Dunfermline Athletic Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Dumbarton Last drawn game 6 outings ago.

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