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Stirling Alb. are ready to welcome Dumbarton to Forthbank Stadium on Saturday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 33 games played, Binos have recorded 15 wins, and Dumbarton have come away with 7 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Forthbank Stadium was within the last three years, in January 2002, the Binos carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 25 Sep | Dumbarton | 1 - 1 | Stirling Alb. | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 31 Jul | Dumbarton | 1 - 2 | Stirling Alb. | SCC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Mar | Dumbarton | 2 - 0 | Stirling Alb. | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 19 Jan | Stirling Alb. | 2-1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 24 Nov | Dumbarton | 4 - 1 | Stirling Alb. | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 19 Sep | Stirling Alb. | 4 - 5 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 13 May | Stirling Alb. | 0 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Stirling Albion have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While Binos have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Dumbarton's away form is none too clever either, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Sons's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Stirling Alb. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 26 points from 16 games. Dumbarton see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 19 points from their 15 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stirling Alb. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Forthbank Stadium for the Binos and the Madmen are unable to see past Dumbarton claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stirling Alb. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Dumbarton | 16 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |