This match features two teams living in the basement of the League One, Dumbarton holding 7th place and Brechin City lying 8th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
It's no vacation for neither Dumbarton nor Brechin City as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Dumbarton form and stats
5-5-5 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Dumbarton, who have the most conceded goals (57) in League One, so far this season.The points were shared in Dumbarton's previous game, also at home. Visiting Airdrieonians travelled back with a point after a 3-3 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Dumbarton lost 1-2 at home to Stenhousemuir.
A decent goal production from Dumbarton in their home games so far, with 26 goals from 15 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Dumbarton defense is not exactly impregnable. 24 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Brechin City form and stats
Brechin City have only collected 15 points from their away games after 4-3-8 (15 played). Momentum is building for Brechin City in their away games, having won their two previous outings.This game can not go any worse than the last one, a League One home defeat versus Montrose with 0-3 on the scoreboard. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-3 defeat against Airdrieonians.
Brechin City find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 18 goals from 15 away fixtures. Brechin City have conceded 25 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Brechin City - Dumbarton 1-0 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 7 Dumbarton victories, 1 draw and 2 Brechin City wins.Top Goalscorers
  R. Forbes 11 goals |   A. Jackson 10 goals |  C. Gallagher 8 goals |
Dumbarton missing players
Brechin City missing players
| Playername | Goals | Assist | Starts | % Started |
|---|
| Dumbarton | Brechin City | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | Played | 15 | 31 |
| 52 | 26 | Scored | 18 | 37 |
| 57 | 24 | Conceded | 25 | 51 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 97% |
| 90% | 93% | Over 1.5 | 80% | 77% |
| 68% | 60% | Over 2.5 | 47% | 55% |
| 48% | 40% | Over 3.5 | 33% | 32% |
| 29% | 27% | Over 4.5 | 13% | 13% |
| 71% | 73% | Both teams to score | 60% | 58% |
| 13% | 13% | Clean Sheet | 20% | 23% |
| 16% | 13% | Failed To Score | 20% | 23% |
- Dumbarton hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Arbroath | 31 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 58 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 27 | 64 |
| 2 | Raith Rovers | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 66 | 40 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 54 |
| 3 | Forfar Athletic | 31 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 43 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 3 | 53 |
| 4 | East Fife | 31 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 46 | 47 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 21 | -1 | 44 |
| 5 | Montrose | 31 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 21 | -2 | 44 |
| 6 | Airdrieonians | 31 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 41 |
| 7 | Dumbarton | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 57 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 33 | -5 | 35 |
| 8 | Brechin City | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 51 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | -14 | 34 |
| 9 | Stranraer | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -13 | 33 |
| 10 | Stenhousemuir | 31 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 31 | 55 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 31 | -24 | 31 |
