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Predictions and Tips
The League One meeting at The Dumbarton Football Stadium on Saturday sees hosts Dumbarton welcome Annan Athletic.
All of our predictions, stats and the user poll for Dumbarton v Annan Athletic are shown below - along with the latest match odds.
📏 Form Guide

Dumbarton
DDWWLD
Dumbarton will play in this fixture following on from a 2-2 League One drawn game versus Montrose.
For Dumbarton, the scorers were Carlo Pignatiello (41') and Tony Wallace (63'). Owen Stirton (21') and Aidan Quinn (84') scored for Montrose.
Fixtures with Dumbarton have often been lively affairs lately with high scoring being a real hallmark. Over their past six clashes alone, the sum of 21 goals have been recorded for both sides combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 13 of these being chalked up by Dumbarton. We will have to see if that trend will end up being continued on in this game.
Looking at their past form shows that Dumbarton:
- have not registered a win against Annan Athletic in their previous 4 league games.
- haven’t won at home in the past 7 matches in the league. Their supporters are understandably frustrated.
Annan Athletic
WLWLLW
Annan Athletic go into this game following a 5-1 League One win versus Arbroath in their most recent match.
For Annan Athletic, goals were scored by Josh Dixon (31'), Tommy Muir (40', 61') and Luca Ross (72', 79'). Billy King (17') was the scorer for Arbroath.
The numbers tell their own story, and Annan Athletic have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 8 goals in all. In defence, Annan Athletic have seen their frailties exposed.
Coming into this clash, Annan Athletic haven’t won away from home in the past 2 matches in the league.
🤜🤛 Head to head
Looking over past results between these clubs going back to 08/04/2023 shows that these fixtures have been disappointments for Dumbarton. They have not managed to register any wins whatsoever whereas Annan Athletic have dominated them, finishing as winners in 67% of those match-ups.
A combined total of 21 goals were scored between them in these games, with 4 of them for The Sons and 17 belonging to Galabankies. That is an average goals per game value of 3.5.
The last league game featuring these sides was League One match day 24 on 08/02/2025 when it finished Annan Athletic 2-1 Dumbarton.
The match was refereed by Peter Stuart.
🧠 Prediction
It seems to us that Annan Athletic and Dumbarton could both well score here although it’s hard to see a clear-cut winner.
A close call, and we think a draw is quite likely. That’s why our selection here is for a close game with a score draw when the referee blows the full-time whistle.
Victor Martins, 13:03 26/04/2025
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?

⚽️ Team Focus:
Dumbarton
Formed: 1872
Stadium: The Dumbarton Football Stadium (2,020)
Captain: Mark Durnan
Chairman: Neil McKay
Manager: Stephen Farrell
Competitions: League One position 10
🔑 Key Man: Michael Ruth
Normally used in the Striker position, Michael Ruth was born in Glasgow, Scotland. Having made his senior debut playing for Aberdeen in the 2020 - 2021 season, the goalscoring Forward has bagged 9 league goals in the League One 2024 - 2025 season to date in a total of 29 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 63 | DWWWL |
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34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 53 | DLLWD |
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34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 51 | DWWWW |
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34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 50 | DLLLD |
5 |
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34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 48 | DLWWD |
6 |
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34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | -6 | 40 | WWLLD |
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34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | -7 | 40 | DLLWL |
8 |
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34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 37 | DLWLD |
9 |
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34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | -23 | 36 | LWLLW |
10 |
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34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -16 | 17 | DWWLD |
Stenhousemuir |
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Dumbarton |
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Annan Athletic |
Montrose |
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Dumbarton |
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Cove Rangers |
Kelty Hearts |
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Dumbarton |
Alloa Athletic |
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Dumbarton |
Annan Athletic |
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Elgin City |
Elgin City |
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Annan Athletic |
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Cove Rangers |
Dumbarton |
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Annan Athletic |
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Arbroath |
Alloa Athletic |
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Annan Athletic |
Dumbarton |
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Cove Rangers |
Dumbarton |
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Queen Of The South |
Dumbarton |
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Inverness C.T. |
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Arbroath |
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Stenhousemuir |
Dumbarton |
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Montrose |
Alloa Athletic |
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Annan Athletic |
Montrose |
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Inverness C.T. |
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Annan Athletic |
Arbroath |
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Annan Athletic |
Cove Rangers |
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Annan Athletic |
Kelty Hearts |
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Annan Athletic |
Goals scored | 1.3 |
Goals conceded | 2 |
Time first goal scored | 38 |
Time first goal conceded | 31 |
Yellow cards | 1.6 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 3.7 |
Biggest victory | 3-1 |
Biggest defeat | 5-1 |
Goals scored | 1.1 |
Goals conceded | 2.1 |
Time first goal scored | 40 |
Time first goal conceded | 31 |
Yellow cards | 2 |
Red cards | 0.2 |
Subs used | 2.7 |
Biggest victory | 5-1 |
Biggest defeat | 5-0 |
Michael Ruth | 9 |
Carlo Pignatiello | 8 |
James Hilton | 6 |
Mark Durnan | 5 |
Tony Wallace | 5 |
Tommy Muir | 14 |
Aidan Smith | 7 |
Tommy Goss | 6 |
Willie Gibson | 5 |
Paul Smith | 5 |
Stenhousemuir |
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Dumbarton |
East Fife |
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Annan Athletic |
Annan Athletic |
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East Fife |
