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Alloa Ath. face a trip to Dumbarton at Strathclyde Homes Stadium 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 lose 31 and win only 13 of the 60 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Oct | Alloa Ath. | 1 - 3 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 08 Aug | Dumbarton | 1 - 3 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Alloa Ath. | 1 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 21 Mar | Dumbarton | 0 - 1 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 25 Oct | Alloa Ath. | 1 - 4 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Dumbarton | 1 - 1 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Apr | Dumbarton | 3 - 2 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Dumbarton's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Sons have conceded a disappointing 10 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
Alloa Ath.'s away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Wasps's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 4 against.
Dumbarton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 18 points from 15 matches. Alloa Ath. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 28 points from 17 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Alloa Ath. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Alloa Ath. are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dumbarton | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Alloa Ath. | Undefeated in last 5 away games. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |