FM Preview: Ayr United v Alloa Athletic 29 Dec 2012

Last updated : 28 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Ayr United v Alloa Athletic fixture

Ayr United prepare to entertain Alloa Athletic at Somerset Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 34 wins out of 52 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Somerset Park was two seasons ago, in March 2011, the Honest Men 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 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
2008/2009 Sat 07 Feb Alloa Ath. 3 - 2 Ayr Utd. Scottish Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Ayr United have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Honest Men, with 6 goals against.

Alloa Athletic have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Wasps have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Ayr United lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 17 points from their 13 games so far.

Alloa Athletic are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 29 points from 14 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Ayr United 6 1 1 4 6 11 4
Alloa Athletic 6 4 1 1 10 6 13

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Ayr United are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Alloa Athletic will prove too much for the homesters. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Ayr United 8 games since last home draw.
Latest 4 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Alloa Athletic 9 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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