League One: Dumbarton - East Fife preview and the hard facts

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

Dumbarton form and stats

Dumbarton's struggle is real here at The C&G Systems Stadium with only 6 points collected from 10 League One games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-3-6. With seven home League One games in a row without a win, the Dumbarton fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the East Fife game long ago, can be stopped today.

No payout for Dumbarton in their previous match, an away game at Falkirk that ended in defeat 2-6. Dumbarton were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

Preceding that match was the home game against Airdrieonians that was lost 0-1.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Dumbarton have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won three times, drawn one and lost two.

The Dumbarton fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 10 matches.

East Fife form and stats

There's been little loot from East Fife's travels as they have only collected 2 points from 11 away games in the League One. East Fife only have 0 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 2 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Fife have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Alloa Athletic game.

East Fife are looking to quickly end their 180 minutes long goal drought in the League One.

East Fife are travelling again after losing away to Airdrieonians in their previous match (0-3). Fife lost heavily in their last match (against Airdrieonians as mentioned above) and the damage happened in the first half. Something did not go right in the pre-game preparations.

A loss against Montrose was the result prior to that, in a home game.

We have checked recent matches where Fife have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eleven games were one victory, two draws and eight defeats.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Fife can't defend away. 34 goals have been scored by the opposition in 11 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The fixture history shows this score when the contenders faced each other earlier this campaign; East Fife - Dumbarton 2-1. Last ten meetings involving these squads: Dumbarton won four, East Fife were winners in five and we saw one draw. ten games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

K. Connell 5 goals

C. Duthie 4 goals

K. Millar 4 goals

Dumbarton missing players

East Fife missing players