FM Preview: Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir 17 Dec 2011

Last updated : 16 December 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir fixture

Stenhousemuir face a trip to Dumbarton at Strathclyde Homes Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Warriors will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2011, with Stenhousemuir inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Sons in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 15 Oct Stenhousemuir 3 - 1 Dumbarton Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Tue 29 Mar Stenhousemuir 2 - 2 Dumbarton Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 15 Jan Dumbarton 0-1 Stenhousemuir Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 23 Oct Stenhousemuir 4 - 0 Dumbarton Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 11 Sep Dumbarton 1 - 0 Stenhousemuir Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Tue 23 Mar Dumbarton 2 - 1 Stenhousemuir Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 13 Mar Stenhousemuir 1 - 0 Dumbarton Scottish Division Two

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

Recent respective form guides

Dumbarton are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Sons's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

Stenhousemuir have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Warriors have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Dumbarton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 19 points from their 16 games so far.

Stenhousemuir are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 28 points from 16 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Dumbarton 6 1 2 3 8 11 5
Stenhousemuir 6 4 1 1 15 4 13

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Warriors out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Dumbarton. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Dumbarton Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Stenhousemuir 5 games since last away draw.
5 games since last defeat.

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