FM Preview: Alloa Athletic v Peterhead 07 Jan 2012

Last updated : 06 January 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Alloa Athletic v Peterhead fixture

Alloa Athletic prepare to entertain Peterhead at Recreation Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Wasps are clearly on top, having won 8 and lost only 3 of the 14 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Recreation Park was earlier this season, the Wasps carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 12 Nov Peterhead 1 - 1 Alloa Ath. Scottish Division Three
2011/2012 Sat 27 Aug Alloa Ath. 2-1 Peterhead Scottish Division Three
2011/2012 Sat 23 Jul Peterhead 2 - 2 Alloa Ath. Scottish Challenge Cup
2010/2011 Sat 26 Mar Alloa Ath. 0 - 0 Peterhead Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 29 Jan Peterhead 4 - 1 Alloa Ath. Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 04 Dec Alloa Ath. 2 - 2 Peterhead Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 25 Sep Peterhead 1 - 0 Alloa Ath. Scottish Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Alloa Athletic are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Wasps in those games, with 4 conceded.

The away form of Peterhead is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Blue Toon have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Alloa Athletic are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, with their 18 games giving them a return of 36 points.

Peterhead are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 13 points from 17 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Alloa Athletic 6 3 3 0 11 5 12
Peterhead 6 3 1 2 12 8 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Peterhead is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Wasps in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Alloa Athletic Unbeaten in the last 9 home games.
Unbeaten run of 9 matches.
Peterhead Not won in previous 2 away matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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