FM Preview: Alloa Athletic v Queen of the South 08 Dec 2012

Last updated : 07 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Alloa Athletic v Queen of the South fixture

Queen of the South travel to take on Alloa Athletic at Recreation Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 48 games played, Doonhamers have recorded 17 wins, and Alloa Athletic have come away with 21 victories.

The last time the two teams met at Alloa Athletic was back in January 2003, over five years ago, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3-3 draw in a Scottish Division One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

SeasonDateTeamResultTeamComp
2012/2013 Sat 29 Sep Queen o.t.S. 1 - 0 Alloa Ath. Scottish Division Two
2012/2013 Sat 04 Aug Queen o.t.S. 5 - 2 Alloa Ath. Scottish League Cup
2002/2003 Sat 19 Apr Queen o.t.S. 0 - 1 Alloa Ath. Scottish Division One
2002/2003 Sat 18 Jan Alloa Ath. 3-3 Queen o.t.S. Scottish Division One
2002/2003 Sat 07 Dec Queen o.t.S. 1 - 1 Alloa Ath. Scottish Division One
2002/2003 Sat 05 Oct Alloa Ath. 0 - 1 Queen o.t.S. Scottish Division One
2001/2002 Sat 06 Apr Alloa Ath. 4 - 1 Queen o.t.S. Scottish Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Alloa Athletic have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Wasps in those games, with 8 conceded.

The Doonhamers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. These six games have produced a glut of goals, with the Doonhamers scoring 16 and conceding 5.

Alloa Athletic are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 26 points from 13 games.

Queen of the South are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, with their 13 games giving them a return of 35 points.

Current overall team form

TeamPWDLFAP
Alloa Athletic 6 4 1 1 11 10 13
Queen of the South 6 5 0 1 14 5 15

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Queen of the South are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Alloa Athletic. Away win

Sequence statistics

TeamSequences
Alloa Athletic Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Queen of the South 7 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.

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