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Alloa Ath. prepare to entertain Raith Rovers at Recreation Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to improve on a dire past record against their opponents. It does not make pleasant reading, winning 38.46 of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Recreation Park was earlier this season, the Wasps carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Dec | Raith Rovers | 3 - 2 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Alloa Ath. | 2-1 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 18 Aug | Raith Rovers | 2 - 1 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Alloa Athletic have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Wasps's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
Raith Rovers have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Rovers have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Alloa Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 36 points from their 25 games so far. Raith Rovers are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 44 points from 26 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Alloa Ath. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 6 |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
None of the two sides are showing much worthwhile form at present, so the Madmen can look no further than a single point for the Wasps. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Alloa Ath. | 12 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 14 . |
| Raith Rovers | 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. |