FM Preview: Alloa Athletic v Ayr United 20 Oct 2012

Last updated : 19 October 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Alloa Athletic v Ayr United fixture

Alloa Athletic prepare to entertain Ayr United at Recreation Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 24 of the 54 previous games, with the Wasps winning just 15.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Recreation Park was two seasons ago, in January 2011, with Ayr United inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Wasps in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 12 Mar Ayr Utd. 1 - 0 Alloa Ath. Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 15 Jan Alloa Ath. 0-1 Ayr Utd. Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 23 Oct Ayr Utd. 2 - 1 Alloa Ath. Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 11 Sep Alloa Ath. 4 - 1 Ayr Utd. Scottish Division Two
2008/2009 Sat 02 May Ayr Utd. 1 - 1 Alloa Ath. Scottish Division Two
2008/2009 Sat 07 Feb Alloa Ath. 3 - 2 Ayr Utd. Scottish Division Two
2008/2009 Sat 13 Dec Ayr Utd. 3 - 0 Alloa Ath. Scottish Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Alloa Athletic are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.

The away form of Ayr United is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Honest Men have hit 7 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Alloa Athletic's total of 13 points from their 8 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Two.

Ayr United lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 10 from their 8 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Alloa Athletic 6 3 0 3 11 9 9
Ayr United 6 3 0 3 11 14 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Alloa Athletic are not exactly setting the world alight at Recreation Park at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Ayr United in this game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Alloa Athletic 4 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
Ayr United 6 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 9 outings ago.

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