FM Preview: Alloa Athletic v Arbroath 23 Feb 2013

Last updated : 22 February 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Alloa Athletic v Arbroath fixture

Alloa Athletic prepare to entertain Arbroath at Recreation Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 79 games played, Wasps have recorded 32 wins, and Arbroath have come away with 23 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Recreation Park was earlier this season, with Arbroath inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Wasps in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 25 Aug Alloa Ath. 2-3 Arbroath Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 27 Mar Arbroath 0 - 0 Alloa Ath. Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 30 Jan Alloa Ath. 1 - 0 Arbroath Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Wed 02 Dec Arbroath 2 - 2 Alloa Ath. Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 26 Sep Alloa Ath. 0 - 1 Arbroath Scottish Division Two
2008/2009 Sat 14 Mar Alloa Ath. 2 - 0 Arbroath Scottish Division Two
2008/2009 Sat 31 Jan Arbroath 1 - 0 Alloa Ath. Scottish Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Alloa Athletic are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Wasps in those games, with 5 conceded.

In complete contrast to Alloa Athletic, Arbroath are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Red Lichties have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Alloa Athletic are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 45 points from 24 games.

Arbroath lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 32 from their 24 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Alloa Athletic 6 2 3 1 10 7 9
Arbroath 6 2 0 4 5 10 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Alloa Athletic may be coming up against a decent side in Arbroath, but we do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Wasps. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Alloa Athletic Unbeaten in the last 10 home games.
Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Arbroath 6 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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