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Alloa Ath. face a trip to Dumbarton at Strathclyde Homes Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Wasps will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 32 and win only 13 of the 61 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2010, with Dumbarton running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 18 Sep | Alloa Ath. | 0 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Apr | Alloa Ath. | 1 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 09 Mar | Dumbarton | 3 - 1 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Oct | Alloa Ath. | 1 - 3 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 08 Aug | Dumbarton | 1 - 3 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Alloa Ath. | 1 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 21 Mar | Dumbarton | 0 - 1 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Dumbarton have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Alloa Ath. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Wasps have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Dumbarton find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 13 games have yielded only 10 points. Alloa Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 21 from their 13 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 |
| Alloa Ath. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Wasps out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Dumbarton. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dumbarton | 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Alloa Ath. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |