Match Report
The table gap was wide: 15 points between Forfar Athletic (4th, 50 pts) and Dumbarton (9th, 35 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Dumbarton 1.31 scored and 1.69 conceded per game, Forfar Athletic 1.42 and 1.31, with the league averaging 1.47.
Dumbarton had not lost in 6 games. Dumbarton had banked 11 of the last 15 points on offer; Forfar Athletic, 5.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 5 Dumbarton wins, 3 for Forfar Athletic, 2 draws, at 3.7 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 30% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 70% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 70%.
The YOUR Radio 103FM Stadium, capacity 2,025, hosted the game. Forfar Athletic led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Dumbarton: Scott Honeyman (79'), Leighton McIntosh (71') · Forfar Athletic: Jake Sutherland (7'), Callum Wilson (19')
Key stats
Possession: Dumbarton 46% · Forfar Athletic 54% · Total shots: 10-10 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 6-2