FootyMAD's Alloa Athletic match preview

Last updated : 09 March 2007 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Alloa Athletic v Greenock Morton fixture

Morton 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 17 of the 39 previous games, with the hosts winning just 13.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as the Wasps edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Scottish Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007Sat 13 JanMorton2 - 1Alloa Ath.SCD2
2006/2007Sat 28 OctAlloa Ath.3 - 2MortonSCD2
2006/2007Sun 03 SepMorton4 - 0Alloa Ath.SCD2
2005/2006Sat 18 MarAlloa Ath.0 - 0MortonSCD2
2005/2006Sat 21 JanMorton4 - 1Alloa Ath.SCD2
2005/2006Sat 12 NovAlloa Ath.0 - 3MortonSCD2
2005/2006Sat 17 SepMorton5 - 2Alloa Ath.SCD2

Recent respective form guides

Alloa Athletic are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The The 'Ton have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Alloa Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Two, picking up 34 points from their 28 games so far. Morton are leading the way in the Bells Scottish Division Two, with their 27 games giving them a return of 61 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Alloa Ath.63038139
Morton62138107

FootyMad's prediction ...

A creditable return from recent away games for The 'Ton could well see them head back from Recreation Park with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Alloa Ath. Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Morton Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
Last drawn game 6 outings ago.