The Dumbarton & Stirling Albion managers Farrell and Young are both afraid of and looking forward to this very important fixture in the higher regions of the League Two league table.
- Dumbarton have the fewest conceded goals (16) in League Two
- Stirling Albion have the most scored goals (39) in League Two
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
Home games in the League Two have been a walk in the park for Dumbarton so far, with 20 points won from 8 matches; 6 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Dumbarton, as their goalkeeper Brett Long has completely shut out the opponents for 225 minutes in the League Two.
Dumbarton are returning here after visiting Albion Rovers and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.
Before that, Dumbarton had a home game versus East Fife which ended with a victory 2-0.Dumbarton are not conceding a lot of goals here at The C&G Systems Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Stirling Albion form and stats
5-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Stirling Albion in their League Two matches away.
Stirling Albion are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the match against Stenhousemuir (placed 8th).
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Elgin City.Observe that 10 of this side's 12 latest league matches have ended with three goals or more.
The travelling fans enjoy Stirling Albion's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 9 league matches away. 12 goals have been conceded by Stirling in these games.
Head 2 Head
Oddly enough, the last time Stirling Albion kept a "clean sheet" was also facing this opposition, nine league games ago (Stirling Albion - Dumbarton 6-0). H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Dumbarton five wins, one draw and Stirling Albion four victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Carrick 11 goals | R. Thomson 6 goals | K. Fotheringham 5 goals |
Dumbarton missing players
Stirling Albion missing players
| Dumbarton | Stirling Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 31 | 16 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 15 | 39 |
| 16 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 12 | 21 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 72% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 44% | 38% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 72% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 44% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 17% |
| 39% | 38% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 78% | 72% |
| 56% | 62% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 17% |
| 4.1 | 4.8 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 10 | 5.8 | 6.3 |
| 4.8 | 4.2 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3 | 3.1 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8.8 | 8.8 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 10.7 | 10.5 |
| 3.8 | 4.1 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| 45% | 48% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 34% | 44% |
| 7.6 | 5.9 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3 | 7.8 | 6.4 |
| 2.9 | 1.8 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
- Dumbarton have not yet lost a game at home.
- Dumbarton have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Dumbarton have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Dumbarton have the fewest conceded goals (16) in League Two
- Dumbarton have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in League Two
- Dumbarton have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in League Two
- Dumbarton have the most clean sheets (10) in League Two
- Dumbarton have the most clean sheets (5) at home in League Two
- Dumbarton haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Dumbarton is in the best form (4-2-0) in League Two
- Stirling Albion have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Stirling Albion have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in League Two
- Stirling Albion have the most scored goals (39) in League Two
- Stirling Albion have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in League Two
- Stirling Albion have the the best goal difference (+18) in League Two
- Stirling Albion have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Stirling Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dumbarton | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 40 |
| 2 | Stirling Albion | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 36 |
| 3 | Elgin City | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 25 |
| 4 | Annan Athletic | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -2 | 23 |
| 5 | Stranraer | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -5 | 23 |
| 6 | East Fife | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | -3 | 22 |
| 7 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 20 |
| 8 | Stenhousemuir | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -6 | 20 |
| 9 | Forfar Athletic | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 19 |
| 10 | Albion Rovers | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 17 |
