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Alloa Ath. prepare to entertain Ayr United at Recreation Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 21 of the 45 previous games, with the Wasps winning just 11.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Recreation Park was less than a year ago, in March 2008, with Ayr Utd. inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Wasps in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | Alloa Ath. | 1-2 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Jan | Ayr Utd. | 3 - 1 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 10 Nov | Alloa Ath. | 2 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Alloa Athletic have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Wasps in those games, with 5 conceded.
Ayr Utd.'s away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Honest Men, and 7 goals against.
Alloa Ath. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 1 games have yielded only 0 points. Ayr Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Two, picking up 1 from their 1 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Alloa Ath. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Alloa Ath. are starting to turn Recreation Park into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Alloa Ath. | Won 5 successive home games. 20 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Ayr Utd. | 11 games since last away draw. |