FM Preview: Queens Park v Alloa Athletic 17 Sep 2011

Last updated : 16 September 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Queens Park v Alloa Athletic fixture

Alloa Athletic pack their bags to visit Queens Park at Hampden Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Wasps 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 previous match played between the two at Hampden Park was within the last three years, in February 2009, with Alloa Athletic inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Spiders in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2008/2009 Sat 25 Apr Alloa Ath. 0 - 0 Queens Park Scottish Division Two
2008/2009 Sat 14 Feb Queens Park 1 - 2 Alloa Ath. Scottish Division Two
2008/2009 Sat 22 Nov Alloa Ath. 1 - 3 Queens Park Scottish Division Two
2008/2009 Sat 27 Sep Queens Park 1 - 0 Alloa Ath. Scottish Division Two
2007/2008 Sat 22 Mar Queens Park 1 - 1 Alloa Ath. Scottish Division Two
2007/2008 Sat 05 Jan Alloa Ath. 1 - 2 Queens Park Scottish Division Two
2007/2008 Sat 01 Dec Queens Park 1 - 0 Alloa Ath. Scottish Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Queens Park have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Spiders in those games, with 6 conceded.

Alloa Athletic have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Wasps have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Queens Park lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 7 points from their 5 games so far.

Alloa Athletic are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 10 points from 5 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Queens Park 6 2 1 3 8 10 7
Alloa Athletic 6 3 1 2 8 10 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Wasps out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Queens Park. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Queens Park No sequences of note
Alloa Athletic 4 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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