Dumbarton vs Forfar Athletic: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Dumbarton play Forfar Athletic in League Two (Scotland). The match date is 22 November 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 1:4.

Current form

Dumbarton: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Forfar Athletic: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Dumbarton scores 1.31 and concedes 1.67 goals per match. Forfar Athletic scores 1.42 and concedes 1.28. League average: 2.92 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Dumbarton 69%, Forfar Athletic 53%. Over 2.5: Dumbarton 56%, Forfar Athletic 50%. League level: BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Forfar Athletic has higher xG: 1.13 vs 1.03. Dumbarton: 7.2 shots per match, Forfar Athletic: 7.7.

Match halves

Dumbarton: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.78. Forfar Athletic: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.50.

Goals by minute

Dumbarton: 61-75 (12 goals). Forfar Athletic: 31-45+ (14 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.92 goals per match, BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

3 H2H matches: 1-1-1. Average goals 3.67, BTTS 67%.

Half-by-half

1 : 3
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

46Possession (%)54
DumbartonForfar Athletic
4Shots9
DumbartonForfar Athletic
1Shots on target7
DumbartonForfar Athletic
0.57xG1.26
DumbartonForfar Athletic
4Corners3
DumbartonForfar Athletic
34Dangerous attacks27
DumbartonForfar Athletic
15Fouls5
DumbartonForfar Athletic
2Cards1
DumbartonForfar Athletic

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

DumbartonForfar Athletic
1.31Goals scored / match1.42
DumbartonForfar Athletic
1.67Goals conceded / match1.28
DumbartonForfar Athletic
48%Average possession48%
DumbartonForfar Athletic
3.11Shots on target / match4.17
DumbartonForfar Athletic

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

7.17Shots per match7.69
DumbartonForfar Athletic
3.11Shots on target4.17
DumbartonForfar Athletic
18.2%Shot conversion18.4%
DumbartonForfar Athletic
48%Possession48%
DumbartonForfar Athletic
1.03xG for1.13
DumbartonForfar Athletic
1.31xG against1.18
DumbartonForfar Athletic

Shooting quality

Dumbarton: Efficient finishingForfar Athletic: Efficient finishing
DumbartonForfar Athletic
Accuracy (shots on target)43%54%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.15
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.420.34

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Forfar Athletic is 225% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Dumbarton · 2.6 pts / match - Forfar Athletic

Dumbarton
DWLLL
Season result split
28% W31% R42% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-11-15
1.14 pts / match · goal difference -13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-5-6
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WWDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 0.83Opponent xG: 1.22BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Forfar Athletic
WWWWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
36% W31% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-11-12
1.39 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-6-8
Last 5 away
1-2-2
LLDWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.04Opponent xG: 0.89BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Forfar Athletic is 8% better for: goals scored per match.

1.31 goals / match - Dumbarton · 1.42 goals / match - Forfar Athletic

Forfar Athletic is 30% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.67 goals / match - Dumbarton · 1.28 goals / match - Forfar Athletic

Dumbarton scoring profile: very strong

Dumbarton scores in 78% of matches (28 of 36 matches), while Forfar Athletic keeps a clean sheet in 31% (11 of 36 matches).

Forfar Athletic scoring profile: very strong

Forfar Athletic scores in 75% of matches (27 of 36 matches), while Dumbarton keeps a clean sheet in 11% (4 of 36 matches).

47Goals scored (season)51
DumbartonForfar Athletic
60Goals conceded (season)46
DumbartonForfar Athletic
2.97Average goals in match2.69
DumbartonForfar Athletic
3Goals scored (last 5)9
DumbartonForfar Athletic
10Goals conceded (last 5)2
DumbartonForfar Athletic

How often they score at least...

78%1 goal75%
DumbartonForfar Athletic
39%2 goals36%
DumbartonForfar Athletic
11%3 goals17%
DumbartonForfar Athletic
3%4 goals14%
DumbartonForfar Athletic

How often they concede at least...

89%1 goal69%
DumbartonForfar Athletic
50%2 goals36%
DumbartonForfar Athletic
17%3 goals17%
DumbartonForfar Athletic
8%4 goals3%
DumbartonForfar Athletic

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

61%
League average

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time25%
DumbartonForfar Athletic
3%BTTS in both halves11%
DumbartonForfar Athletic
14%Scored in both halves22%
DumbartonForfar Athletic

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS36%
DumbartonForfar Athletic
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS14%
DumbartonForfar Athletic
40%BTTS - last 540%
DumbartonForfar Athletic

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

78%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
DumbartonForfar Athletic
42%Min. 2 goals before half-time44%
DumbartonForfar Athletic
19%Min. 3 goals before half-time22%
DumbartonForfar Athletic

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
DumbartonForfar Athletic
44%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
DumbartonForfar Athletic
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
DumbartonForfar Athletic

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Forfar Athletic is 81% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.03 pts / match - Dumbarton · 1.86 pts / match - Forfar Athletic

Dumbarton - half-time state
25% leading28% draw47% trailing
Forfar Athletic - half-time state
50% leading36% draw14% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.03Points per match (1st half)1.86
DumbartonForfar Athletic
0.53Goals scored (1st half)0.92
DumbartonForfar Athletic
0.92Goals conceded (1st half)0.53
DumbartonForfar Athletic
1.44Average goals (1st half)1.44
DumbartonForfar Athletic
44%Clean sheet before half-time61%
DumbartonForfar Athletic
61%No goal before half-time39%
DumbartonForfar Athletic

After half-time (2nd half)

1.33Points per match (2nd half)1.06
DumbartonForfar Athletic
0.78Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
DumbartonForfar Athletic
0.75Goals conceded (2nd half)0.75
DumbartonForfar Athletic
1.53Average goals (2nd half)1.25
DumbartonForfar Athletic
44%Clean sheet after half-time47%
DumbartonForfar Athletic
47%No goal after half-time64%
DumbartonForfar Athletic

Dumbarton - second-half results

33% W33% R33% P
37
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
-14
Goal difference (1st half)
48
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.03
PPG before half-time
Lead holding112%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 28%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Forfar Athletic - second-half results

19% W47% R33% P
67
Half-time points
33
Half-time goals
+14
Goal difference (1st half)
38
Second-half points
-9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.86
PPG before half-time
Lead holding72%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 36%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Dumbarton - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.40
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match1.01.0
Average goals in match1.41.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-3-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Forfar Athletic - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.201.80
Goals scored / match1.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.40.0
Average goals in match1.60.6
1 goal80%40%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%100%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+4+3
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Dumbarton
ScoredConceded
5
8
0-15
6
8
16-30
8
17
31-45
7
12
46-60
12
4
61-75
9
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (12 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (17). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Forfar Athletic
ScoredConceded
8
7
0-15
11
8
16-30
14
4
31-45
4
7
46-60
8
7
61-75
6
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (14 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.84
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
61%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+30%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
59%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Dumbarton

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.28
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.08
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.28
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.36
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
86%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
119%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.34
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

Forfar Athletic

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.19
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.29
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.10
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
101%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
84%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+1.21
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.4
Late goals
12% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
12%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League Two).

Teams vs league

DumbartonLigaForfar Athletic
Average goals in match 2.972.92 2.69
Both teams scored 69%61% 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 56%56% 50%
Clean sheets 11%22% 31%
Goal before half-time 78%74% 75%
Goal after half-time 83%79% 67%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.92
Average goals per match
61%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
22%
Clean sheets
1.52
Home goals / match
1.40
Away goals / match
+9%
Home attack advantage
+8%
Home defence advantage
+8%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
21%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Dumbarton 1 - 1 - 1 Forfar Athletic. Average goals 3.67, both teams scored in 67% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Dumbarton vs Forfar Athletic?

The League Two match finished Dumbarton 1:4 Forfar Athletic. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Dumbarton and Forfar Athletic?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Dumbarton won 1, Forfar Athletic won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 3.67 goals, with both teams scoring in 67% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Dumbarton vs Forfar Athletic?

Dumbarton score 1.31 goals per game on average and Forfar Athletic 1.42. The League Two average is 2.92 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 69% of Dumbarton's matches and 53% of Forfar Athletic's.

What form are Dumbarton and Forfar Athletic in?

Over the last 5 games Dumbarton have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Forfar Athletic 4-1-0 (2.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Dumbarton vs Forfar Athletic?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Dumbarton vs Forfar Athletic: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.