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Alloa Ath. prepare to entertain Raith Rovers at Recreation Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to improve on a dire past record against their opponents. It does not make pleasant reading, winning 36.84 of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Recreation Park was less than a year ago, in April 2007, with Raith Rovers inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Wasps in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 18 Aug | Raith Rovers | 2 - 1 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 07 Apr | Alloa Ath. | 2-3 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Feb | Raith Rovers | 3 - 0 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 02 Dec | Alloa Ath. | 1 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Raith Rovers | 0 - 0 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Apr | Raith Rovers | 0 - 1 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Alloa Ath. | 1 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Alloa Athletic have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 10.
Raith Rovers's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Rovers, and 9 goals against.
Alloa Ath. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 17 points from 10 games. Raith Rovers are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 21 points from 10 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Alloa Ath. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 13 |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Alloa Ath. are starting to turn Recreation Park into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Alloa Ath. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Raith Rovers | 3 successive away victories. 14 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |