Dumbarton will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 17 points behind Raith Rovers.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a League One match only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Clyde, was also a home game here at The C&G Systems Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Dumbarton form and stats
Dumbarton have played 12 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-3-5 (wins-draws-losses).
Dumbarton's last game was hosting Clyde (placed 8th) and winning 1-0. Heartbreak before that as Dumbarton lost 1-2 at Montrose's place.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Forfar Athletic are coming to town in three days.
Dumbarton are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 12 games. 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.
Raith Rovers form and stats
Playing away, Raith Rovers, who have the most scored goals (20) away in League One, have won 6 games, drawn 4 and suffered 3 defeats in the League One this season.
Raith Rovers won their last game, 1-0 versus Clyde played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Partick Thistle at their stadium, the result 2-1.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Falkirk in just three days.
Raith Rovers are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 20 times in 13 away games so far. As opposed to that, Raith Rovers have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Raith Rovers - Dumbarton 0-2, played this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Dumbarton won four, Raith Rovers won four and two draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 I. Layne 8 goals | P. Crossan 6 goals |  K. Bowie 5 goals |
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| Dumbarton | Raith Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 32 | 13 | 1 | Scored | S | 8 | 20 | 46 |
| 42 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 18 | 30 |
| 92% | 92% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 72% | 58% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 69% | 72% |
| 56% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 38% | 48% |
| 36% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 31% | 36% |
| 20% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 23% | 20% |
| 56% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 62% | 56% |
| 20% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 31% | 36% |
| 32% | 33% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
| 6.3 | 6.6 | 10 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
| 1.9 | 2.1 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 200 | 102 | 21 | Total Shots | T S | 28 | 131 | 273 |
| 84 | 36 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 45 | 94 |
| 38% | 36% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 44% | 49% |
- Dumbarton has the most points from losing position (12)
- Raith Rovers has the most scored goals (20) away
- Raith Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 49 |
| 2 | Falkirk | 25 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 48 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 34 | 48 |
| 3 | Airdrieonians | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 45 |
| 4 | East Fife | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 42 |
| 5 | Montrose | 24 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 41 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 38 |
| 6 | Dumbarton | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 28 | -10 | 32 |
| 7 | Peterhead | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -11 | 26 |
| 8 | Clyde | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 25 | -12 | 25 |
| 9 | Forfar Athletic | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -17 | 24 |
| 10 | Stranraer | 25 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 33 | -25 | 16 |