FM Preview: Alloa Athletic v East Fife 19 Jan 2013

Last updated : 18 January 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Alloa Athletic v East Fife fixture

East Fife face a trip to Alloa Athletic at Recreation Park on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Recreation Park was earlier this season, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 10 Nov East Fife 0 - 1 Alloa Ath. Scottish Division Two
2012/2013 Sat 11 Aug Alloa Ath. 1-1 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 30 Apr East Fife 3 - 1 Alloa Ath. Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 05 Mar Alloa Ath. 1 - 3 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 06 Nov East Fife 4 - 1 Alloa Ath. Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 14 Aug Alloa Ath. 3 - 2 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 03 Apr East Fife 0 - 1 Alloa Ath. Scottish Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Alloa Athletic are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Wasps, with 4 goals against.

East Fife have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Fifers have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Alloa Athletic are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 36 points from 19 games.

East Fife lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 24 from their 20 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Alloa Athletic 6 3 1 2 8 7 10
East Fife 6 2 1 3 9 9 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Wasps, as the Fifers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Alloa Athletic Won 3 successive home games.
4 games since last home draw.
East Fife Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.

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