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Alloa Ath. face a trip to Raith Rovers at Stark's Park 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 19 and win only 8 of the 35 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Scottish F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Alloa Ath. | 1 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 08 Jan | Raith Rovers | 0 - 2 | Alloa Ath. | SFAC |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 10 Sep | Raith Rovers | 2 - 3 | Alloa Ath. | SLGC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Apr | Alloa Ath. | 1 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Dec | Raith Rovers | 2 - 1 | Alloa Ath. | SCD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Oct | Alloa Ath. | 0 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 05 Aug | Raith Rovers | 1 - 2 | Alloa Ath. | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Raith Rovers's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Rovers have scored 8, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Alloa Ath. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Wasps have hit 6 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Raith Rovers see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 20 points from their 17 games played so far, Alloa Ath. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 19 games have yielded only 10 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
| Alloa Ath. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rovers, as the Wasps have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Raith Rovers | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Alloa Ath. | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |