The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Dumbarton are in the 6th position while the guesting Forfar Athletic worry at 9th.
It's no vacation for neither Dumbarton nor Forfar Athletic 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.
6-8-14 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Forfar Athletic when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 28 matches are 30-47 (scored/conceded).
Dumbarton form and stats
Dumbarton have collected 18 points from their League One home games so far after 5-3-5. Two home wins in a row for Dumbarton bring valid hopes of a third.
Dumbarton are confident in defense, having played 216 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Dumbarton's previous game was a League One match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Raith Rovers (placed 1st). The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that, Dumbarton had a home game versus Clyde which ended with a victory 1-0.
A late climax in the match against Raith Rovers as the winning goal came three minutes into overtime; scored by S. Carswell.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Dumbarton handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, zero draws and three defeats.
Dumbarton are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Clyde awaits in four days.
Dumbarton has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Dumbarton's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Forfar Athletic form and stats
There's been little loot from Forfar Athletic's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 12 away games in the League One. Forfar Athletic only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 3 draws.
The manager S. Malcolm was unhappy after their last game, a League One match played at their home ground Station Park. Forfar Athletic suffered a 0-1 loss to East Fife (placed 4th). A 1-1 draw at Peterhead's stadium before that.
We have checked recent matches where Forfar Athletic have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were three victories, two draws and four defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The League One trip to Raith Rovers.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Forfar Athletic as they have only managed to score 8 times from 12 away games in the league. Forfar Athletic have conceded 21 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Dumbarton and Forfar Athletic have met before this season: Forfar Athletic - Dumbarton 3-4. Last ten meetings between the teams: Dumbarton won four, Forfar Athletic won three and three draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 I. Layne 8 goals | P. Crossan 6 goals | R. McGeever 4 goals |
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| Dumbarton | Forfar Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 26 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 33 | 14 | 7 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 25 |
| 42 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 21 | 43 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 88% |
| 69% | 54% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 58% | 69% |
| 54% | 31% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 42% | 46% |
| 35% | 23% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 23% |
| 19% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 19% |
| 54% | 46% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 46% |
| 23% | 31% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 23% |
| 31% | 31% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 42% |
| 4 | 4 | 2.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 206 | 108 | 42 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 89 | 227 |
| 85 | 37 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 31 | 86 |
| 39% | 38% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 29% |
- Dumbarton has the most points from losing position (12)
- Forfar Athletic has the fewest scored goals (25)
- Forfar Athletic has the fewest scored goals in the second half (10)
- Forfar Athletic has the most dropped points from leading position (19)
- Forfar Athletic have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Raith Rovers | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 49 |
| 2 | Falkirk | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 50 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 33 | 48 |
| 3 | Airdrieonians | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
| 4 | East Fife | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 45 |
| 5 | Montrose | 25 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 42 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 41 |
| 6 | Dumbarton | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 35 |
| 7 | Clyde | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 25 | -11 | 28 |
| 8 | Peterhead | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -11 | 26 |
| 9 | Forfar Athletic | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -18 | 24 |
| 10 | Stranraer | 25 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 33 | -25 | 16 |