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Dumbarton vs Motherwell Predictions

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      Dumbarton vs Motherwell Predictions

      Motherwell will travel west where they’ll be hosted by a struggling Dumbarton side during the week. Can the Sons get back on track?

      Dumbarton’s last couple of games have been ones to forget. The side managed by Jim Duffy, who is facing his first full season in charge, has lost their last two outings whilst conceding 10 goals. After securing a 1-0 win over Annan Athletic in their first League Cup game, the Sons would go on to lose 6-1 to Greenock Morton- conceding a huge 5 goals in the first half- and suffer another heavy defeat at the hands of Queen of the South, who scored all 4 goals within 12 minutes.

      Duffy generally did well with Dumbarton in his first few months in charge, so much so that he guaranteed their safety thanks to a brilliant run of games towards the end of the season that included a mere 2 defeats in their last 15 games.

      Unlike their next opponents, Motherwell come into this tie in tremendous form. Their most recent outing saw the Steelmen thrash Greenock Morton 4-0 thanks to a double from James Scott, as well as goals from Jermaine Hylton and Liam Donnelly.

      This result stems from the recent success Stephen Robinson’s side is having in their pre-season. Despite a narrow 1-0 defeat to Crusaders in their first friendly, Motherwell have thrived ever since, failing to lose any of their following 5 games. Moreover, as well as scoring 15 times in these last few games, the Steelemen have also been able to keep clean sheets every time.

      Despite playing a game less than both Dumbarton and Queen of the South, Robinson’s side currently tops their League Cup group with 6 points and they have just about guaranteed their place in the next round.

      Dumbarton almost don’t stand a chance when they host Motherwell on Tuesday. It’s very telling that the Sons were destroyed 6-1 by Greenock Morton, who in turn were thrashed 4-0 by the Steelmen. The visitors are on in fire and they have certainly done their homework, which might mean they could take the foot off the gas for this fixture. However, we’re going to back them to win to nil, with a final score of 3-0.

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