FM Preview: Alloa Athletic v Greenock Morton 14 Dec 2013

Last updated : 13 December 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Alloa Athletic v Greenock Morton fixture

Alloa Athletic are ready to welcome Greenock Morton to Recreation Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 19 of the 41 previous games, with the Wasps winning just 13.

The previous match played between the two at Recreation Park was within the last three years, in July 2011, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners in a Scottish League Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2013/2014 Sat 05 Oct Morton 0 - 2 Alloa Ath. Scottish Championship
2011/2012 Sat 30 Jul Alloa Ath. 0-3 Morton Scottish League Cup
2006/2007 Sat 10 Mar Alloa Ath. 0 - 3 Morton Scottish Division Two
2006/2007 Sat 13 Jan Morton 2 - 1 Alloa Ath. Scottish Division Two
2006/2007 Sat 28 Oct Alloa Ath. 3 - 2 Morton Scottish Division Two
2006/2007 Sun 03 Sep Morton 4 - 0 Alloa Ath. Scottish Division Two
2005/2006 Sat 18 Mar Alloa Ath. 0 - 0 Morton 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 Wasps's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.

The away form of Greenock Morton is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the 'Ton have hit 4 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Alloa Athletic are stuck down in the relegation zone of Scottish Championship with a return of just 24 points from their 15 games thus far.

Greenock Morton find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 15 games have yielded only 9 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Alloa Athletic 6 3 1 2 9 8 10
Greenock Morton 6 1 2 3 4 14 5

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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 Greenock Morton in this game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Alloa Athletic 4 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Greenock Morton Lost each of the previous 4 away matches.
Not won in previous 9 away matches.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

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