Struggling Dumbarton will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Partick Thistle in the upcoming league round. It’s 8th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Dumbarton have the fewest scored goals (9) in League One
- Partick Thistle have the most scored goals (28) in League One
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
Overall League One stats at home this season for Dumbarton, who have the fewest scored goals (9) in League One, are 3-1-4 (wins-draw-losses).
Dumbarton are returning here after visiting Clyde in a League One game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. N. Wedderburn scored the goal(s). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Cove Rangers (0-1).
Dumbarton has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 4 goals from 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Dumbarton have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Partick Thistle form and stats
Playing away, Partick Thistle, who have the most scored goals (28) in League One, have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the League One this season.
343 minutes! That's how long the Partick Thistle goalkeeper Jamie Sneddon and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Partick Thistle go into this game after a win, the home game against Montrose that ended 5-0. Before that, Partick secured a home win against Clyde with the score 2-0.
As mentioned above, Partick was the only team on the pitch versus Montrose in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task.
The travelling fans enjoy Partick Thistle's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 8 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Partick are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Partick Thistle - Dumbarton 0-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - two - six (Dumbarton wins - draws - Partick Thistle wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Graham 10 goals |  Z. Rudden 4 goals | J. Cardle 3 goals |
Dumbarton missing players
Partick Thistle missing players
| Dumbarton | Partick Thistle | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 12 | 28 |
| 16 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 82% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 35% | 25% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 50% | 65% |
| 24% | 25% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 38% | 41% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 35% |
| 41% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 50% | 47% |
| 59% | 62% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5.9 | 5 | 2.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.7 | 13.6 | 12.8 |
| 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 5.9 | 5.2 |
| 23% | 31% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 26% | 33% |
- Dumbarton have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dumbarton have the fewest scored goals (4) at home in League One
- Dumbarton have the fewest scored goals (9) in League One
- Dumbarton have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in League One
- Dumbarton have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in League One
- Partick Thistle have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Partick Thistle have scored more than double the goals of Dumbarton.
- Partick Thistle have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in League One
- Partick Thistle have the most points (14) away in League One
- Partick Thistle have the most scored goals (28) in League One
- Partick Thistle have the most scored goals in the second half (20) in League One
- Partick Thistle have the the best goal difference (+15) in League One
- Partick Thistle is in the best form (4-2-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Falkirk | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| 2 | Partick Thistle | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 30 |
| 3 | Cove Rangers | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | Airdrieonians | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | Montrose | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 24 |
| 6 | East Fife | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -1 | 24 |
| 7 | Peterhead | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -6 | 20 |
| 8 | Dumbarton | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 19 |
| 9 | Clyde | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -12 | 17 |
| 10 | Forfar Athletic | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 11 |