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Ayr Utd. 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 20 of the 43 previous games, with the hosts winning just 10.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Sep | Ayr Utd. | 2 - 0 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Mar | Ayr Utd. | 4 - 3 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 20 Jan | Alloa Ath. | 1 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 11 Nov | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 1 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Sep | Alloa Ath. | 0 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 08 Apr | Alloa Ath. | 1 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Feb | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 1 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Alloa Athletic have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Ayr Utd. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Honest Men's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Alloa Ath. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 21 points from 12 games. Ayr Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 16 from their 12 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Alloa Ath. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 14 |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Wasps. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Alloa Ath. | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Ayr Utd. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. |