FM Preview: Elgin City v Alloa Athletic 01 Oct 2011

Last updated : 30 September 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Elgin City v Alloa Athletic fixture

Elgin City prepare to entertain Alloa Athletic at Borough Briggs on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2008/2009 Tue 05 Aug Alloa Ath. 2 - 0 Elgin City Scottish League Cup
2004/2005 Sat 31 Jul Alloa Ath. 2 - 0 Elgin City Scottish Challenge Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Elgin City are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the City in those games, with 7 conceded.

The Wasps have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Wasps's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.

Elgin City's total of 12 points from their 7 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Three.

Alloa Athletic are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 16 points from 7 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Elgin City 6 3 0 3 7 8 9
Alloa Athletic 6 4 1 1 12 8 13

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FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at Borough Briggs for the City and the Madmen are unable to see past Alloa Athletic claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Elgin City 8 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Alloa Athletic 5 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 4 matches.
Last drawn game 6 outings ago.

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