There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Hearts leading Alloa Athletic by 29 points.
- Hearts have the most scored goals (50) in Championship
- Alloa Athletic have the most conceded goals (51) in Championship
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
5 - 9 - 21 with 44-73. 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.
Hearts form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Tynecastle Park as Hearts, who have the most scored goals (50) in Championship, have scored 35 goals to get 28 points from 12 games. The overall stats in the Championship are 9-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Hearts drew their last game, 0-0 away at Dunfermline Athletic (placed 4th). Ahead of that match, Hearts lost 2-3 at home to Queen of the South.
Hearts are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Tynecastle Park in their league games, having scored an impressive 35 goals in 12 matches. On the other hand, Hearts have conceded 16 goals.
Alloa Athletic form and stats
Alloa Athletic, who have the most conceded goals (51) in Championship, have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Championship, after 2-1-8 (11 played).
It might be tough going out on the road again for Alloa Athletic, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Arbroath (placed 9th). A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Ayr United.
The visiting Alloa Athletic have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 11 games. For Alloa, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Alloa Athletic - Hearts 1-3. As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's seven Hearts victories, zero draws and one Alloa Athletic win. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Boyce 10 goals |  J. Walker 6 goals |  S. Naismith 6 goals |
Hearts missing players
Alloa Athletic missing players
| Hearts | Alloa Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 14 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 50 | 35 | 11 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 27 |
| 24 | 16 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 24 | 51 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 91% |
| 57% | 75% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 73% | 70% |
| 39% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 45% | 43% |
| 22% | 42% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 22% |
| 61% | 75% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 64% | 74% |
| 39% | 25% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 4% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 22% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 13.1 | 13.3 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3 | 5 | 6.8 |
| 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| 46% | 57% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 44% | 44% |
- Alloa Athletic have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Alloa Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Alloa Athletic have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Championship
- Alloa Athletic have the fewest points (7) away in Championship
- Alloa Athletic have the most conceded goals (51) in Championship
- Alloa Athletic have the most conceded goals in the first half (22) in Championship
- Alloa Athletic have the most conceded goals in the second half (27) in Championship
- Alloa Athletic have the most points from losing position (12) in Championship
- Alloa Athletic have the the worst goal difference (-13) away in Championship
- Alloa Athletic have the the worst goal difference (-24) in Championship
- Alloa Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Hearts have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hearts have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Hearts have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Alloa Athletic have scored away.
- Hearts have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Hearts have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Championship
- Hearts have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Championship
- Hearts have the most clean sheets (8) in Championship
- Hearts have the most points (28) at home in Championship
- Hearts have the most scored goals (35) at home in Championship
- Hearts have the most scored goals (50) in Championship
- Hearts have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in Championship
- Hearts have the most scored goals in the second half (29) in Championship
- Hearts have the the best goal difference (+19) at home in Championship
- Hearts have the the best goal difference (+26) in Championship
- Hearts haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hearts | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 26 | 47 |
| 2 | Raith Rovers | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 36 |
| 3 | Dundee | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 33 |
| 4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 31 |
| 5 | Inverness CT | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 30 |
| 6 | Queen of the South | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 44 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 24 | -8 | 30 |
| 7 | Ayr United | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 26 |
| 8 | Greenock Morton | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 25 |
| 9 | Arbroath | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -9 | 25 |
| 10 | Alloa Athletic | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -24 | 18 |