FM Preview: Alloa Athletic v Forfar Athletic 12 Feb 2011

Last updated : 11 February 2011 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Alloa Athletic v Forfar Athletic fixture

Alloa Ath. prepare to entertain Forfar Athletic at Recreation Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Wasps are clearly on top, winning 54.05% of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Recreation Park was earlier this season, as the Wasps squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a Scottish Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 02 OctAlloa Ath.3-2Forfar Ath.SCD2
2006/2007Sat 28 AprAlloa Ath.2 - 0Forfar Ath.SCD2
2006/2007Sat 17 FebForfar Ath.0 - 2Alloa Ath.SCD2
2006/2007Sat 30 DecAlloa Ath.2 - 0Forfar Ath.SCD2
2006/2007Sat 19 AugForfar Ath.0 - 2Alloa Ath.SCD2
2006/2007Tue 08 AugForfar Ath.1 - 2Alloa Ath.SLGC
2005/2006Sat 11 MarForfar Ath.3 - 0Alloa Ath.SCD2

Recent respective form guides

Alloa Athletic's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Wasps's have scored 12 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 13.

Forfar Ath.'s away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Loons's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.

Alloa Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 26 points from their 21 games so far. Forfar Ath.'s total of 28 points from their 16 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Two.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Alloa Ath.61057163
Forfar Ath.6231559

FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing seems to be going right for the Wasps at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Loons come away with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Alloa Ath. Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 5 home matches.
Latest 5 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Forfar Ath. 4 games since last away draw.
4 games since last defeat.