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Peterhead pack their bags to visit Dumbarton at Strathclyde Homes Stadium on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 2 of the 4 previous games, with the hosts winning just 1.
The previous match played between the two at Strathclyde Homes Stadium was more than three years back, in April 2002, with Dumbarton running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Peterhead | 1 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Apr | Dumbarton | 3 - 0 | Peterhead | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 16 Feb | Peterhead | 4 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Oct | Dumbarton | 0 - 3 | Peterhead | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 11 Aug | Peterhead | 0 - 3 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 05 May | Dumbarton | 2 - 2 | Peterhead | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 24 Mar | Peterhead | 0 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Dumbarton have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Sons, with 4 goals against.
The The Blue Toon have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the The Blue Toon, and 10 goals against.
Dumbarton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 11 points from 11 matches. Peterhead lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Two, picking up 15 from their 12 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 9 |
| Peterhead | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for The Blue Toon could well see them head back from Strathclyde Homes Stadium with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dumbarton | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Peterhead | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |