FootyMAD's East Fife match preview

Last updated : 23 January 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the East Fife v Alloa Athletic fixture

Alloa Ath. face a trip to East Fife at Bayview Stadium on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Wasps will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 31 and win only 12 of the 52 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Alloa Ath. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Fifers in a Scottish Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Tue 02 DecAlloa Ath.2 - 0East FifeSCD2
2003/2004Sat 20 SepEast Fife0 - 1Alloa Ath.SCD2
1998/1999Sat 01 MayAlloa Ath.3 - 1East FifeSCD2
1998/1999Sat 27 FebEast Fife0 - 4Alloa Ath.SCD2
1998/1999Sat 10 OctAlloa Ath.5 - 1East FifeSCD2
1998/1999Sat 15 AugEast Fife2 - 2Alloa Ath.SCD2
1993/1994Sat 14 MayAlloa Ath.1 - 1East FifeSCD2

Recent respective form guides

East Fife's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Fifers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Alloa Ath.'s away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Wasps's have scored 12 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 14.

East Fife are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 27 points from 19 games. Alloa Ath. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Bells Scottish Division Two with a return of just 19 points from their 18 games thus far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
East Fife6303659
Alloa Ath.622214138

FootyMad's prediction ...

An indifferent set of results for Alloa Ath. on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Wasps. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
East Fife 5 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 8 .
Alloa Ath. Last drawn game 4 outings ago.