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Alloa Ath. face a trip to Cowdenbeath at Central Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 66 games played, Wasps have recorded 24 wins, and Cowdenbeath have come away with 32 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2006, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 5 - 2 thriller, in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Alloa Ath. | 3 - 2 | Cowdenbeath | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Apr | Alloa Ath. | 0 - 0 | Cowdenbeath | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Dec | Cowdenbeath | 5 - 2 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Oct | Alloa Ath. | 2 - 1 | Cowdenbeath | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 Aug | Cowdenbeath | 6 - 1 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 02 Sep | Cowdenbeath | 3 - 0 | Alloa Ath. | SLGC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 25 Jan | Cowdenbeath | 2 - 3 | Alloa Ath. | SFAC |
Recent respective form guides
Cowdenbeath have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
Alloa Ath. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Wasps have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cowdenbeath lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 20 points from their 15 games so far. Alloa Ath. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 27 points from 15 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cowdenbeath | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Alloa Ath. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Alloa Ath. are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Central Park with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cowdenbeath | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Alloa Ath. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |