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Alloa Ath. face a trip to Ross County at Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 7 of the 15 previous games, with the hosts winning just 5.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2006, the County carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in an Scottish Challenge Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 29 Aug | Ross County | 2 - 1 | Alloa Ath. | SCC |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 22 Aug | Alloa Ath. | 2 - 1 | Ross County | SLGC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Apr | Alloa Ath. | 2 - 1 | Ross County | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Ross County | 1 - 2 | Alloa Ath. | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 30 Nov | Alloa Ath. | 1 - 1 | Ross County | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Ross County | 0 - 1 | Alloa Ath. | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 13 Aug | Alloa Ath. | 0 - 1 | Ross County | SCC |
Recent respective form guides
Ross County have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The away form of Alloa Ath. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Wasps have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Ross County are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, with their 7 games giving them a return of 14 points. Alloa Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 10 from their 7 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ross County | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| Alloa Ath. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the County, as the Wasps have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ross County | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Alloa Ath. | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |