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Ayr Utd. face a trip to Dumbarton at Strathclyde Homes Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 60 games played, Honest Men have recorded 17 wins, and Dumbarton have come away with 29 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 Aug | Ayr Utd. | 2 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 May | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 27 Dec | Dumbarton | 1 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 Aug | Dumbarton | 1 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 02 Sep | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 2 | Dumbarton | SLGC |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 13 Aug | Dumbarton | 3 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCC |
Recent respective form guides
Dumbarton have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Sons in those games, with 5 conceded.
The Honest Men have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in the last six, but with four of them resulting in draws. The Honest Men's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 15 goals for and 13 against.
Dumbarton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 5 points from 9 matches. Ayr Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Two, picking up 13 from their 10 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Honest Men could well see them head back from Strathclyde Homes Stadium with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dumbarton | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Ayr Utd. | Previous 4 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 8 most recent games. |