Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Raith Rovers & Alloa Athletic face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Raith Rovers and Alloa Athletic.
This pitch has grass, which is not Alloa Athletic's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Alloa Athletic have performed like this: Played 34 matches resulting in 4 wins, 9 draws and 21 defeats with the goal stats 39-72 (scored/conceded).
Raith Rovers form and stats
Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.The story so far in the Championship for Raith Rovers at their home stadium (Stark's Park) is 6 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. 2W-1D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the League Cup for Raith Rovers.
Rovers drew their last game, 0-0 away at Livingston (after extra-time, 6-5 on penalties).
In the game before, an away victory in the League Cup match versus Cowdenbeath with a 1-0 scoreline.Rovers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stark's Park with 24 goals in 13 league matches. On the other hand, Rovers have conceded 18 goals.
Alloa Athletic form and stats
They also participated in League Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Alloa Athletic so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-9 (win-draw-lose). Total League Cup statistics for Alloa Athletic: 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses.
Alloa Athletic are travelling again after losing away to Brechin City in their previous match (0-1).
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Livingston.The attacking power of Alloa when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 13 league matches away. Alloa Athletic have conceded 31 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Rovers won four games, four matches ended with a draw and Alloa Athletic has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveRaith Rovers missing players
Alloa Athletic missing players
| Raith Rovers | Alloa Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Lost | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 34 | 24 | Scored | S | 11 | 29 | ||
| 25 | 19 | Conceded | C | 26 | 51 | ||
| 84% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 57% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 20% | ||
| 6 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 6.8 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | ||
| 9.8 | 9.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.1 | 7.5 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.1 | ||
| 42% | 49% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 39% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Raith Rovers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 2 | Cowdenbeath | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Livingston | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Alloa Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 5 | Brechin City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 3 |
| 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 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 63 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 39 | 57 |
| 2 | Dundee | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 49 | 40 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 45 |
| 3 | Raith Rovers | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 43 |
| 4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 39 |
| 5 | Inverness CT | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 36 |
| 6 | Queen of the South | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 27 | -13 | 32 |
| 7 | Arbroath | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -6 | 30 |
| 8 | Ayr United | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 25 | -6 | 29 |
| 9 | Greenock Morton | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -11 | 29 |
| 10 | Alloa Athletic | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 60 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 31 | -30 | 22 |