FM Preview: Alloa Athletic v Ayr United 11 Sep 2010

Last updated : 10 September 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Alloa Athletic v Ayr United fixture

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 22 of the 47 previous games, with the hosts winning just 12.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2009, 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:
2008/2009Sat 02 MayAyr Utd.1 - 1Alloa Ath.SCD2
2008/2009Sat 07 FebAlloa Ath.3 - 2Ayr Utd.SCD2
2008/2009Sat 13 DecAyr Utd.3 - 0Alloa Ath.SCD2
2008/2009Sat 09 AugAlloa Ath.0 - 2Ayr Utd.SCD2
2007/2008Sat 29 MarAlloa Ath.1 - 2Ayr Utd.SCD2
2007/2008Sat 19 JanAyr Utd.3 - 1Alloa Ath.SCD2
2007/2008Sat 10 NovAlloa Ath.2 - 1Ayr Utd.SCD2

Recent respective form guides

Alloa Athletic's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Wasps have scored 9, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.

Ayr Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Honest Men's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

Alloa Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 7 points from their 4 games so far. Ayr Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 5 points from their 4 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Alloa Ath.6312101210
Ayr Utd.6222778

FootyMad's prediction ...

With Ayr Utd. only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Recreation Park will be a good result. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Alloa Ath. 9 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Ayr Utd. Not won in previous 3 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.