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Cowdenbeath face a trip to Dumbarton at Strathclyde Homes Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Blue Brazil will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Sons carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 10 Jan | Cowdenbeath | 2 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Sep | Dumbarton | 2 - 1 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 07 Aug | Cowdenbeath | 2 - 0 | Dumbarton | SLGC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 27 Nov | Cowdenbeath | 2 - 3 | Dumbarton | SFAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Apr | Dumbarton | 3 - 1 | Cowdenbeath | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 18 Mar | Cowdenbeath | 2 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 30 Nov | Dumbarton | 1 - 1 | Cowdenbeath | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Dumbarton have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Sons in those games, with 6 conceded.
The Blue Brazil have had a decent run of form away from home recently, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Blue Brazil, and 4 goals against.
Dumbarton are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 34 points from 20 games. Cowdenbeath are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, with their 21 games giving them a return of 44 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Cowdenbeath | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Cowdenbeath are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Dumbarton. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dumbarton | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Cowdenbeath | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 9 games since last defeat. |