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Montrose travel to take on Dumbarton at Strathclyde Homes Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Gable Endies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 29 and win only 12 of the 51 games.
The last time the two teams met at Dumbarton was just over four years ago, in January 2002, where Montrose annihilated the Gable Endies 0 - 5 in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 Aug | Montrose | 1 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Mar | Montrose | 1 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 12 Jan | Dumbarton | 0 - 5 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 03 Nov | Montrose | 1 - 3 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 25 Aug | Dumbarton | 0 - 1 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 31 Mar | Dumbarton | 1 - 2 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 27 Mar | Montrose | 1 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Dumbarton are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Sons, with 5 goals against.
Montrose have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Gable Endies have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Dumbarton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 13 points from their 9 games so far. Montrose are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 17 points from 9 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| Montrose | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Montrose are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Strathclyde Homes Stadium with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dumbarton | 11 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| Montrose | 6 games since last defeat. |