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Dumbarton v Stirling Albion

Dumbarton
1–1Full time
Stirling Albion

League Two · SAT 17 OCT · Dumbarton Football Stadium

Full timeGraded 17 Oct 18:10
Dumbarton 1–1 Stirling Albion DUMBARTON WIN · WRONGOVER 2.5 · WRONGBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–1 EXACTLY · RIGHT
We said Dumbarton win47%
The market said39%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.876
The market’s Brier score0.829

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay13 notes · 24 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Dumbarton win at 47%.
  2. 1′Much as we predicted: Dumbarton was 47% before kick-off and our model makes it 46% now. 0–0 · 46–24–29
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Dumbarton v Stirling Albion
  4. 6′Much as we predicted: Dumbarton was 47% before kick-off and our model makes it 46% now. 0–0 · 46–25–29
  5. 39′🟨 YELLOW · 39' Stirling Albion
  6. 45′HALF-TIME Dumbarton 0–0 Stirling Albion
  7. 46′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 45+1' Dumbarton win: 47% at kick-off, 37% now
  8. 46′🟨 YELLOW · 45+2' Dumbarton
  9. 46′SECOND HALF Dumbarton 0–0 Stirling Albion
  10. 52′We said Dumbarton at 47%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 35%. 0–0 · 35–40–25
  11. 52′THE CALL SWINGS · 52' Draw is now our likeliest result at 40% (was Dumbarton win 35%)
  12. 54′We said Dumbarton at 47%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 34%. 0–0 · 34–41–24
  13. 55′We expected about 3.1 goals. There have been none, and the clock is running down. 0–0 · 34–42–24
  14. 56′We expected about 3.1 goals. There have been none, and the clock is running down. 0–0 · 34–43–24
  15. 62′SUBSTITUTION · 58' Stirling Albion · On: L. Fyfe · Off: J. Mullin
  16. 64′We said Dumbarton at 47%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 29%. 0–0 · 29–50–21
  17. 65′Stirling Albion find the net on 65′. 0–0 · 29–51–21
  18. 66′We said Dumbarton at 47%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 6%. 0–1 · 6–22–72
  19. 66′⚽ GOAL · 65' Dumbarton 0–1 Stirling Albion
  20. 66′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 66' Dumbarton win: 47% at kick-off, 6% now
  21. 66′THE CALL SWINGS · 66' Stirling Albion win is now our likeliest result at 72% (was Draw 22%)
  22. 70′We said Dumbarton at 47%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 4%. 0–1 · 4–21–75
  23. 70′🟨 YELLOW · 70' Stirling Albion
  24. 75′SUBSTITUTION · 71' Dumbarton · On: D. Lang · Off: T. Lang
  25. 75′SUBSTITUTION · 71' Dumbarton · On: K. Webster · Off: A. Spalding
  26. 75′SUBSTITUTION · 71' Dumbarton · On: R. Cleary · Off: F. Turley
  27. 78′🟨 YELLOW · 78' Stirling Albion
  28. 79′A goal for Dumbarton on 79′. 0–1 · 2–15–83
  29. 80′We said Dumbarton at 47%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 15%. 1–1 · 15–73–11
  30. 80′⚽ GOAL · 79' Dumbarton 1–1 Stirling Albion
  31. 80′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 80' Dumbarton win: 47% at kick-off, 15% now
  32. 80′THE CALL SWINGS · 80' Draw is now our likeliest result at 73% (was Stirling Albion win 11%)
  33. 81′We said Dumbarton at 47%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 14%. 1–1 · 14–75–11
  34. 86′SUBSTITUTION · 82' Dumbarton · On: S. Honeyman · Off: J. Todd
  35. 88′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 88' Dumbarton win: 47% at kick-off, 7% now
  36. 89′SUBSTITUTION · 87' Stirling Albion · On: J. Allan · Off: Z. Cameron
  37. 92′🟨 YELLOW · 90+2' Dumbarton
  38. FTFULL TIME Dumbarton 1–1 Stirling Albion
  39. FTDumbarton 1–1 Stirling Albion · Dumbarton win: wrong · Over 2.5: wrong · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: right · 1–1 exactly: right

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

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Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Dumbarton are favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Dumbarton 47%, draw 24%, Stirling Albion 29%. Over 2.5 goals 59%, both teams to score 61%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 11 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

Dumbarton win47%
Draw24%
Stirling Albion win29%

Kick-offSAT 17 OCT · 15:00

RoundMatchday 11

VenueDumbarton Football Stadium

Line-ups

Dumbarton

Stirling Albion

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Dumbarton

Stirling Albion

4Days since last match4

Last match: 13 Oct · the Scottish Challenge Cup

Last match: 13 Oct · the Scottish Challenge Cup

3Matches in previous 14 days3

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
6Dumbarton10−612
8Stirling Albion10−1011

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Dumbarton

Formation not confirmed

54 M. Munn

24 M. Doyle

8 J. Todd

3 A. Omar

34 T. Robson

22 F. Turley

5 T. Lang

17 A. Spalding

27 K. Kirkpatrick

15 L. McIntosh

11 J. Sowa

Coach · –

Substitutes

28 · J. Mcconnell

4 · K. Webster

6 · O. Hartington

7 · S. Tomlinson

9 · D. Lang

10 · D. Craig

14 · T. Wallace

20 · R. Cleary

21 · S. Honeyman

Stirling Albion

Formation not confirmed

27 C. Lyle

22 B. Hutchinson

4 L. Hamilton

23 K. Waugh

30 C. Crane

14 J. Mullin

10 K. Roberts

2 M. Thomas

25 D. Dobbie

26 Z. Cameron

5 R. McNab

Coach · Alan Maybury

Substitutes

1 · A. McNeil

6 · K. Banner

9 · R. McLean

11 · H. Wright

15 · A. Laird

16 · S. Denham

17 · L. Fyfe

19 · E. Samuel

29 · J. Allan

Our number · dumbarton winFirst published 11 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off
47% The market39%
Us47%
Market39%

We make Dumbarton a 47% chance to win. The market has them at 39%. We are 8 points more confident than the market. The model expects 1.7–1.3.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Dumbarton v Stirling Albion1.74 – 1.33
Form · last six in League Two this season · since 29 AugW3 D0 L3 · W2 D1 L3
Table places · points 12 v 116 v 8
The market · Dumbarton win39% · ours 47%

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
35%40%45%50% 11 OCT 04:0517 OCT 14:14
Our probability · Dumbarton win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 39% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Dumbarton win47%39%+8
Draw24%26%−2
Stirling Albion win29%35%−6
Over 2.5 goals59%61%−2
Both teams to score61%64%−3
Over 1.5 goals81%81%0
Over 3.5 goals37%41%−4
Dumbarton or draw71%65%+6
Dumbarton clean sheet27%––
Stirling Albion clean sheet18%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 6 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 11.1%
0123450 5.2 5.9 4.2 1 7.7 11.1 7.1 3.2 2 7.0 9.2 6.1 2.7 3 4.1 5.3 3.5 4 2.3 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Dumbarton down, Stirling Albion across0–5 goals a side shown (98.7% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

Last 10 meetings
Goals a meeting2.20
Over 2.55 of 10
Both scored6 of 10
Last meetingsSTI 2–0 DUM · DUM 2–1 STI · STI 1–1 DUM · DUM 1–2 STI

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in League Two this season · since 29 Aug

DUMBARTON

LWLWWL0–2 · 2–1 · 1–3 · 3–0 · 2–1 · 1–2

STIRLING ALBION

LLLDWW0–4 · 0–2 · 3–7 · 1–1 · 1–0 · 2–1

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Stranraer10+1420
2Clyde10+620
3Elgin City10+1017
4Spartans10+415
5Kelty Hearts10−612
6Dumbarton10−612
7Forfar Athletic10−711
8Stirling Albion10−1011
9Edinburgh City10+210
10Annan Athletic10−79

The competition's standings before kick-off.