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East Fife 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 52 games played, Fifers have recorded 19 wins, and Alloa Ath. have come away with 21 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Alloa Ath. was just over four years ago, in April 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Apr | Alloa Ath. | 1 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Jan | East Fife | 0 - 1 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 02 Dec | Alloa Ath. | 2 - 0 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | East Fife | 0 - 1 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 01 May | Alloa Ath. | 3 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 27 Feb | East Fife | 0 - 4 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 10 Oct | Alloa Ath. | 5 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Alloa Athletic have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Wasps in those games, with 7 conceded.
The Fifers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 4 have been let in at the wrong end.
Alloa Ath. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 4 points from 6 matches. East Fife lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Two, picking up 6 from their 6 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Alloa Ath. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
| East Fife | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Fifers's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Alloa Ath., believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Alloa Ath. | Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| East Fife | Undefeated in last 14 away games. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |