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Montrose face a trip to 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 30 and win only 12 of the 52 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Dumbarton running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Dec | Montrose | 0 - 5 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Oct | Dumbarton | 2 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Dumbarton have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Montrose have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Gable Endies have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Dumbarton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 53 points from their 33 games so far. Montrose see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 31 points from their 33 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 |
| Montrose | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Montrose have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Dumbarton may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dumbarton | 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Montrose | Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |