FM Preview: Alloa Athletic v Ayr United 09 Feb 2013

Last updated : 08 February 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Alloa Athletic v Ayr United fixture

Ayr United face a trip to Alloa Athletic at Recreation Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 24 of the 55 previous games, with the hosts winning just 16.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Recreation Park was earlier this season, the Wasps carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 29 Dec Ayr Utd. 0 - 0 Alloa Ath. Scottish Division Two
2012/2013 Sat 20 Oct Alloa Ath. 1-0 Ayr Utd. Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 12 Mar Ayr Utd. 1 - 0 Alloa Ath. Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 15 Jan Alloa Ath. 0 - 1 Ayr Utd. Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 23 Oct Ayr Utd. 2 - 1 Alloa Ath. Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 11 Sep Alloa Ath. 4 - 1 Ayr Utd. Scottish Division Two
2008/2009 Sat 02 May Ayr Utd. 1 - 1 Alloa Ath. Scottish Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Alloa Athletic are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Wasps in those games, with 5 conceded.

In complete contrast to Alloa Athletic, Ayr United are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Honest Men have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Alloa Athletic are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 41 points from 22 games.

Ayr United are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 22 points from 20 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Alloa Athletic 6 2 3 1 8 5 9
Ayr United 6 1 2 3 6 12 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Alloa Athletic Unbeaten in the last 9 home games.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Ayr United Not won in previous 2 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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