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Alloa Ath. 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 18 of the 38 previous games, with the Wasps winning just 9.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Recreation Park was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | Ayr Utd. | 4 - 3 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Sep | Alloa Ath. | 1-3 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 25 Mar | Alloa Ath. | 2 - 3 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 1 | Alloa Ath. | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Ayr Utd. | 3 - 1 | Alloa Ath. | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Alloa Ath. | 0 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Apr | Ayr Utd. | 4 - 1 | Alloa Ath. | SCD1 |
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. While Wasps have scored 12, a worringly large 15 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Ayr Utd. however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Honest Men's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Alloa Ath. see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 24 points from their 19 games played so far, Ayr Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 32 points from 20 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Alloa Ath. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 16 |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its not been a very profitable last few weeks for Alloa Ath., and I'm afraid the Footymad team cannot see it getting too much better here. Look no further than honours being even at the end of this one. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Alloa Ath. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Ayr Utd. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |