Dumbarton and Stirling Albion are eager to show off their new recruits and abilities: It's their first fixture of the League Two season.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Dumbarton form and stats
Disaster struck Dumbarton last season as they could not defend their status as a League One team. With 20 defeats from 36 games, and only 9 wins, relegation could not be avoided. Dumbarton are hopeful of bouncing straight back up, but need to improve upon their home record from last season of W3 D6 L9.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Dumbarton handle that role? We have found 6 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 1 win, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Dumbarton, who have participated in five training matches. Dumbarton have won 3 of these, drawn 1 and were beaten in 1 game.
Stirling Albion form and stats
Let's have a look at how Stirling Albion performed last season in the League Two: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 9 draws and 16 defeats. In total they scored 41 and conceded 46 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 7 and lost 6 with 19/20 goals scored/conceded.
We have checked recent matches where Stirling Albion have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 4 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Just as the home team, Stirling Albion have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 0 Stirling wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the preceeding ten meetings): Dumbarton won five games, one match ended in a draw and Stirling Albion have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: nine / oneDumbarton missing players
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| Dumbarton | Stirling Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dumbarton | Last season | Stirling Albion | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 18 | 36 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Drew | D | 7 | 9 | ||
| 20 | 9 | Lost | L | 6 | 16 | ||
| 48 | 21 | Scored | S | 19 | 41 | ||
| 71 | 31 | Conceded | C | 20 | 46 | ||
| 97% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 94% | ||
| 92% | 89% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 61% | 67% | ||
| 69% | 61% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 22% | 25% | ||
| 22% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 8% | ||
| 61% | 56% | BTTS | BTTS | 44% | 44% | ||
| 11% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 31% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | ||
| 4.7 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 6.2 | 6.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.1 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.9 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 7 | ||
| 8.2 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 8.8 | ||
| 3.1 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.4 | ||
| 43% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 34% | ||
| 10.9 | 10.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.6 | 8.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Albion Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Annan Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Dumbarton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | East Fife | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Elgin City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Forfar Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Stenhousemuir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Stirling Albion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Stranraer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cove Rangers | 36 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 73 | 32 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 41 | 79 |
| 2 | Airdrieonians | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 68 | 37 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 31 | 72 |
| 3 | Montrose | 36 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 53 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 59 |
| 4 | Queen's Park | 36 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 51 | 36 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 51 |
| 5 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 49 | 57 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 27 | -8 | 45 |
| 6 | Falkirk | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 49 | 55 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 24 | -6 | 44 |
| 7 | Peterhead | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 51 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 34 | -5 | 42 |
| 8 | Clyde | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 62 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 36 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -23 | 39 |
| 9 | Dumbarton | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 48 | 71 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 40 | -23 | 34 |
| 10 | East Fife | 36 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 70 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 44 | -39 | 23 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kelty Hearts | 36 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 68 | 28 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 40 | 81 |
| 2 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 57 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 60 |
| 3 | Annan Athletic | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 64 | 51 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 13 | 59 |
| 4 | Edinburgh City | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 49 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | -6 | 52 |
| 5 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 46 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 49 |
| 6 | Stranraer | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 54 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 28 | -4 | 47 |
| 7 | Stirling Albion | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 46 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 20 | -5 | 42 |
| 8 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 58 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 32 | -21 | 39 |
| 9 | Elgin City | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 51 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 30 | -18 | 37 |
| 10 | Cowdenbeath | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 28 | -21 | 29 |