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Alloa Ath. face a trip to Raith Rovers at Stark's 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 lose 21 and win only 9 of the 39 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2007, with Raith Rovers running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 07 Apr | Alloa Ath. | 2 - 3 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Feb | Raith Rovers | 3 - 0 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 02 Dec | Alloa Ath. | 1 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Raith Rovers | 0 - 0 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Apr | Raith Rovers | 0 - 1 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Alloa Ath. | 1 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Raith Rovers | 4 - 2 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Raith Rovers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 3 conceded.
Alloa Ath. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 12 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Raith Rovers are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 6 points from 2 games. Alloa Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 3 from their 2 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
| Alloa Ath. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Alloa Ath. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Raith Rovers may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Raith Rovers | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Alloa Ath. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |