FM Preview: Dumbarton v Airdrie United 27 Oct 2012

Last updated : 26 October 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Dumbarton v Airdrie United fixture

Airdrie United face a trip to Dumbarton at The Rock on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 22 of the 55 previous games, with the hosts winning just 19.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Rock was less than a year ago, in May 2012, the Sons carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish League Play-Offs (Lvls 2&3) match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 11 Aug Airdrie Utd. 4 - 1 Dumbarton Scottish Division One
2011/2012 Sun 20 May Airdrie Utd. 1 - 4 Dumbarton Scottish League Play-Offs (Lvls 2&3)
2011/2012 Wed 16 May Dumbarton 2-1 Airdrie Utd. Scottish League Play-Offs (Lvls 2&3)
2011/2012 Sat 21 Apr Dumbarton 2 - 1 Airdrie Utd. Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Sat 21 Jan Airdrie Utd. 2 - 3 Dumbarton Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Sat 22 Oct Dumbarton 1 - 1 Airdrie Utd. Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Sat 06 Aug Airdrie Utd. 3 - 0 Dumbarton Scottish Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Dumbarton's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Sons have scored 5, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.

Airdrie United's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Diamonds have hit 5 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Dumbarton find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 9 games have yielded only 2 points.

Airdrie United are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 7 points from 9 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Dumbarton 6 0 2 4 5 17 2
Airdrie United 6 0 1 5 3 20 1

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Airdrie United on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Dumbarton. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Dumbarton Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Not won in the 10 most recent games.
Airdrie United Not won in previous 3 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 7 most recent games.

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