This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Alloa Athletic and Berwick Rangers at 15:00 on Saturday, 26th April 2008 in the Scottish Division Two.
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Berwick Rgrs. face a trip to Alloa Athletic at Recreation Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 49 games played, Borderers have recorded 10 wins, and Alloa Ath. have come away with 24 victories.
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.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Mar | Berwick Rgrs. | 1 - 2 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Jan | Alloa Ath. | 2 - 1 | Berwick Rgrs. | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 06 Oct | Berwick Rgrs. | 0 - 3 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 14 May | Berwick Rgrs. | 2 - 1 | Alloa Ath. | S23P |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 10 May | Alloa Ath. | 4 - 0 | Berwick Rgrs. | S23P |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 26 Mar | Berwick Rgrs. | 2 - 1 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Mar | Alloa Ath. | 2 - 2 | Berwick Rgrs. | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Alloa Athletic 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 Wasps in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Berwick Rgrs. is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Borderers have conceded 19 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Alloa Ath.'s total of 53 points from their 35 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Two. Berwick Rgrs. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 35 games have yielded only 16 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Alloa Ath. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
| Berwick Rgrs. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Borderers are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Alloa Ath.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Alloa Ath. | 16 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Berwick Rgrs. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |
