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Ayr Utd. prepare to entertain Dumbarton at Somerset Park, Ayr on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Honest Men are clearly on top, winning 57.63% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Somerset Park, Ayr was just last season, in September 2003, with Dumbarton inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Honest Men in a Scottish League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 Aug | Dumbarton | 1 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 02 Sep | Ayr Utd. | 1-2 | Dumbarton | SLC |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 13 Aug | Dumbarton | 3 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCC |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 22 Mar | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 18 Jan | Dumbarton | 1 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 30 Nov | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 4 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 05 Oct | Dumbarton | 1 - 3 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Ayr United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Dumbarton have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Sons, and 14 goals against.
Ayr Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 15 points from their 10 games played so far, Dumbarton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 10 points from 10 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Honest Men's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Dumbarton. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ayr Utd. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Dumbarton | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |