The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Dundee are in the 4th position while the guesting Alloa Athletic worry at 8th.
Alloa Athletic could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Championship game only three sleeps ago.
10 - 15 - 15 with 60-67. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Alloa Athletic when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Alloa Athletic play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.
Dundee form and stats
When playing at home in the Championship, Dundee have managed 6 wins, 1 draw and suffered 4 defeats from 11 games.
Dundee are confident in defense, having played 244 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Dundee enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Queen of the South's place. The match ended 1-0 with J. Forster scoring. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Partick Thistle.
The manager J. McPake will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Ayr United in only four days.
Dundee are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 11 games. Dundee's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Alloa Athletic form and stats
3 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Alloa Athletic, who have the most scored goals (21) away in Championship, playing as the away team in the Championship this season. Alloa Athletic has drawn their two previous away games.
Alloa Athletic's previous game was their home loss versus Ayr United (0-2). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Greenock Morton that ended 4-4.
After this away game Alloa Athletic return home for a Championship game against Inverness CT. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Alloa Athletic are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 21 times in 13 away games so far. In the opposite end, Alloa Athletic have conceded 24 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Alloa Athletic - Dundee 0-3. Dundee-Alloa Athletic H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Dundee seven wins, Alloa Athletic one win, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
 K. O'Hara 10 goals |  K. Hemmings 9 goals | A. Trouten 9 goals |
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| Dundee | Alloa Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 30 | 15 | 6 | Scored | S | 9 | 21 | 31 |
| 31 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 10 | 24 | 43 |
| 96% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 75% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 85% |
| 38% | 45% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 69% | 50% |
| 17% | 18% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 38% | 27% |
| 8% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 23% | 15% |
| 50% | 45% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 92% | 65% |
| 29% | 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 15% |
| 25% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 23% |
| 5.5 | 6.3 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.7 |
| 5 | 4.1 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9.2 | 9.5 | 8.6 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 251 | 124 | 60 | Total Shots | T S | 35 | 86 | 176 |
| 94 | 51 | 24 | Shots on Target | S O | 20 | 49 | 87 |
| 32% | 29% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 43% | 36% |
- Alloa Athletic has the most conceded goals in the first half (27)
- Alloa Athletic has the most dropped points from leading position (17)
- Alloa Athletic has the most scored goals (21) away
- Alloa Athletic have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Alloa Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Alloa Athletic have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Alloa Athletic have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Alloa Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Dundee have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dundee United | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 30 | 57 |
| 2 | Inverness CT | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 39 |
| 3 | Ayr United | 24 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 38 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 38 |
| 4 | Dundee | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | -1 | 36 |
| 5 | Greenock Morton | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 48 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 27 | -6 | 35 |
| 6 | Dunfermline Athletic | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 39 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 34 |
| 7 | Arbroath | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -2 | 34 |
| 8 | Alloa Athletic | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 24 | -12 | 27 |
| 9 | Queen of the South | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -10 | 26 |
| 10 | Partick Thistle | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 24 | -15 | 23 |