FM Preview: Alloa Athletic v Brechin City 17 Nov 2012

Last updated : 16 November 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Alloa Athletic v Brechin City fixture

Alloa Athletic prepare to entertain Brechin City at Recreation Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Wasps are clearly on top, winning 50.75% of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Recreation Park was just last season, in March 2011, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 01 Sep Brechin City 1 - 3 Alloa Ath. Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Tue 29 Mar Brechin City 3 - 2 Alloa Ath. Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 19 Mar Alloa Ath. 2-2 Brechin City Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 30 Oct Alloa Ath. 2 - 2 Brechin City Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 28 Aug Brechin City 3 - 1 Alloa Ath. Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 10 Apr Alloa Ath. 2 - 3 Brechin City Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 06 Feb Brechin City 1 - 1 Alloa Ath. Scottish Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Alloa Athletic have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Wasps in those games, with 7 conceded.

The away form of Brechin City is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the City have hit 8 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Alloa Athletic are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 22 points from 11 games.

Brechin City see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 12 points from their 10 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Alloa Athletic 6 4 0 2 10 11 12
Brechin City 6 3 1 2 19 10 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but we think that Wasps's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Brechin City. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Alloa Athletic Won 3 successive home games.
6 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 11 .
Brechin City 12 games since last away draw.
5 games since last defeat.

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