Dumbarton hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 39 points and a 7th position in the League One table. Visiting East Fife holds 5th place with 45 pts.
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
6-5-5 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Dumbarton, who have the most conceded goals (58) in League One, so far this season.Dumbarton drew their last game, 0-0 away at Forfar Athletic. Before that, Dumbarton had a home game versus Brechin City which ended with a victory 2-1.
Dumbarton have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at The C&G Systems Stadium with 28 goals in 16 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 25 goals have been conceded.
East Fife form and stats
7-3-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for East Fife in their matches away.The manager D. Young was unhappy after their last game, a League One match played at their home ground The C&G Systems Stadium. East Fife suffered a 0-2 loss to Montrose. Before that, East Fife travelled to Airdrieonians and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.
East Fife have scored 23 goals on their travels this season, 16 away games. East Fife have conceded 21 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: East Fife - Dumbarton 3-4. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 8 Dumbarton victories, 1 draw and 1 East Fife win.Top Goalscorers
 
R. Forbes
12 goals
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C. Gallagher
10 goals
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D. Thomas
8 goals
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Dumbarton missing players
East Fife missing players
| Dumbarton | East Fife | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | Played | 16 | 33 |
| 54 | 28 | Scored | 23 | 46 |
| 58 | 25 | Conceded | 21 | 49 |
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 88% | 94% |
| 88% | 94% | Over 1.5 | 75% | 85% |
| 67% | 62% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 52% |
| 45% | 38% | Over 3.5 | 31% | 27% |
| 27% | 25% | Over 4.5 | 12% | 12% |
| 70% | 75% | Both teams to score | 31% | 45% |
| 15% | 12% | Clean Sheet | 44% | 27% |
| 18% | 12% | Failed To Score | 38% | 33% |
| 5.5 | 5.9 | Corners For (avg) | 4.9 | 5.5 |
| 4.5 | 4.2 | Corners Against (avg) | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 1 | 4 |
- Dumbarton hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 60 | 32 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 28 | 68 |
| 2 | Raith Rovers | 33 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 69 | 44 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 55 |
| 3 | Forfar Athletic | 33 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 45 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 2 | 54 |
| 4 | Montrose | 33 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 46 | 47 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 22 | -1 | 47 |
| 5 | East Fife | 33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 46 | 49 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 21 | -3 | 45 |
| 6 | Airdrieonians | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 41 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 42 |
| 7 | Dumbarton | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 54 | 58 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 33 | -4 | 39 |
| 8 | Stranraer | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 40 | 51 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -11 | 39 |
| 9 | Brechin City | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 54 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 27 | -15 | 35 |
| 10 | Stenhousemuir | 33 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 33 | 56 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 31 | -23 | 35 |
