FM Preview: Alloa Athletic v Brechin City 10 Apr 2010

Last updated : 09 April 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Alloa Athletic v Brechin City fixture

Brechin City face a trip to Alloa Athletic at Recreation Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The City 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, the Wasps carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 06 FebBrechin City1 - 1Alloa Ath.SCD2
2009/2010Sat 12 DecAlloa Ath.2 - 1Brechin CitySCD2
2009/2010Sat 10 OctBrechin City2 - 1Alloa Ath.SCD2
2008/2009Sat 09 MayAlloa Ath.3 - 2Brechin CitySCD2
2008/2009Sat 21 MarBrechin City1 - 0Alloa Ath.SCD2
2008/2009Sat 20 DecAlloa Ath.2 - 1Brechin CitySCD2
2008/2009Sat 04 OctBrechin City3 - 1Alloa Ath.SCD2

Recent respective form guides

Alloa Athletic are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Wasps in those games, with 6 conceded.

Brechin City's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the The City, and 7 goals against.

Alloa Ath. are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, with their 32 games giving them a return of 62 points. Brechin City's total of 46 points from their 30 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Two.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Alloa Ath.64208314
Brechin City6204686

FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Alloa Ath. is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Alloa Ath. Unbeaten in the last 9 home games.
Unbeaten run of 7 matches.
Brechin City 9 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.