FM Preview: Alloa Athletic v Peterhead 04 Dec 2010

Last updated : 03 December 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Alloa Athletic v Peterhead fixture

Peterhead face a trip to Alloa Athletic at Recreation Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Blue Toon will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2010, the Wasps carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 25 SepPeterhead1 - 0Alloa Ath.SCD2
2009/2010Sat 24 AprPeterhead2 - 0Alloa Ath.SCD2
2009/2010Sat 27 FebAlloa Ath.2 - 1PeterheadSCD2
2009/2010Sat 24 OctPeterhead0 - 0Alloa Ath.SCD2
2009/2010Sat 15 AugAlloa Ath.1 - 0PeterheadSCD2
2008/2009Sat 04 AprAlloa Ath.1 - 2PeterheadSCD2
2008/2009Sat 17 JanPeterhead2 - 2Alloa Ath.SCD2

Recent respective form guides

Alloa Athletic are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Wasps, with 7 goals against.

In complete contrast to Alloa Ath., Peterhead are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the The Blue Toon have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Alloa Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 21 points from their 13 games so far. Peterhead are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 11 points from 13 matches.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Alloa Ath.6312101010
Peterhead6222888

FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics:
Alloa Ath. Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Peterhead Not won in previous 10 away matches.
4 games since last defeat.