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Alloa Ath. face a trip to Stirling Albion at Forthbank 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as the Binos edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 08 Nov | Alloa Ath. | 4 - 3 | Stirling Alb. | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Stirling Alb. | 3 - 2 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Mar | Stirling Alb. | 4 - 0 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 02 Jan | Alloa Ath. | 1 - 1 | Stirling Alb. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 04 Nov | Stirling Alb. | 5 - 0 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 26 Aug | Alloa Ath. | 1 - 2 | Stirling Alb. | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 28 Mar | Alloa Ath. | 0 - 0 | Stirling Alb. | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Stirling Albion's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Binos have scored 6, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Alloa Ath. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Wasps have hit 4 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stirling Alb. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 22 points from their 18 games so far. Alloa Ath. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 18 points from 19 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stirling Alb. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
| Alloa Ath. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Binos, as the Wasps have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stirling Alb. | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Alloa Ath. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 15 away matches. |