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Albion Rvs. face a trip to Dumbarton at Strathclyde Homes Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Wee Rovers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 35 and win only 15 of the 61 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Dumbarton running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 02 Dec | Albion Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Dumbarton | 3 - 1 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 16 Mar | Albion Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 26 Jan | Dumbarton | 2 - 0 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 10 Nov | Albion Rvs. | 0 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Sep | Dumbarton | 1 - 1 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 10 Mar | Dumbarton | 1 - 4 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Dumbarton are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Sons, with 3 goals against.
Albion Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Dumbarton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 36 points from their 20 games so far. Albion Rvs. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 37 points from 24 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
| Albion Rvs. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Wee Rovers, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dumbarton | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. |
| Albion Rvs. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 7 games since last defeat. |