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Alloa Ath. face a trip to Dumbarton at Strathclyde Homes Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Wasps will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 30 and win only 11 of the 56 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Alloa Ath. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Sons in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 29 Jan | Alloa Ath. | 4 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 30 Nov | Dumbarton | 0 - 1 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Sep | Alloa Ath. | 3 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 15 May | Dumbarton | 3 - 1 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | Alloa Ath. | 3 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Dumbarton | 1 - 0 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 09 Aug | Alloa Ath. | 1 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Dumbarton losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
The Wasps have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Wasps, and 9 goals against.
Dumbarton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 33 points from 30 matches. Alloa Ath. see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 38 points from their 30 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 3 |
| Alloa Ath. | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Alloa Ath. are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Dumbarton. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dumbarton | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Alloa Ath. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 7 most recent games. |