Football preview: Home fans have high expectations when Alloa Athletic greet Peterhead

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Competition: Scotland League One
Competition: Sat 04.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Indodrill Stadium (3100 seats)

Alloa Athletic have enginereed 7 home victories so far this season, Peterhead have won 0 away. Who betters their records after this meeting?

Insights:
  • Alloa Athletic have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in League One
  • Peterhead have the fewest scored goals (12) in League One

It should be mentioned that Peterhead play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Peterhead on artifical turf are 3 victories, 6 draws and 11 defeats from 20 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 22-41. You can compare this with overall results below.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Alloa Athletic form and stats

22 points is a decent return from 10 League One games here at Indodrill Stadium for Alloa Athletic. The data says 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.

Alloa Athletic are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-4 away versus Airdrieonians. The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going undefeated through five league fixtures. Alloa were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

Before that fixture, a home loss in the Scottish Cup against Falkirk.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Alloa Athletic as they have a new game in only three days, a League One match thankfully also at home. Falkirk are visiting.

Alloa can score goals in their home matches. After 10 league matches they have found the net 23 times. 12 goals have been conceded.

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Peterhead form and stats

There's been little loot from Peterhead's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 11 away games in the League One. Peterhead only have 0 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 3 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Peterhead have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road.

The manager Robertson was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Balmoor Stadium. Peterhead suffered a 1-3 loss to Queen of the South (placed 7th).

Before that, Peterhead secured a home win against Clyde with the score 1-0.

We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Peterhead played away with similar odds. This revealed 6 games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 1 time, 1 were draw and the home team won as expected 4 times.

Look out: 12 of the last 15 league matches involving this side have seen only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting).

The visitors have scored 6 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Peterhead's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 31 goals in 11 travels.

Head 2 Head

The 4 latest matches involving these sides have all ended as Alloa Athletic victories. Another one?

Peterhead - Alloa 0-2 was the story when these two participants previously did battle, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

Alloa AthleticC. Sammon
C. Sammon
8 goals
Alloa AthleticB. Rodden
B. Rodden
5 goals
Alloa AthleticR. MacIver
R. MacIver
4 goals

Alloa Athletic missing players

Peterhead missing players

Alloa Athletic Peterhead
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 10 4 Played P 2 11 23
10 7 3 Won W 0 0 2
5 1 1 Drew D 1 3 5
7 2 0 Lost L 1 8 16
39 23 10 Scored S 1 6 12
33 12 3 Conceded C 4 31 55
91% 90% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
86% 90% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 91%
64% 80% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 73% 57%
41% 40% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 55% 39%
23% 30% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 9%
59% 60% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 36% 35%
23% 30% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 9%
27% 20% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 64% 61%
 
4.6 4.6 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 3.2 3.5
5.7 5.7 7 Corners against (avg) C A 7.5 7.2 6.8
1.1 0.9 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2 2.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 3 5
 
6.9 5.9 4 Shots (avg) S ( 6 5.3 6
3.7 3.8 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 2.1 2.3
48% 61% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 26% 22%
 
7.4 3.9 2.5 Shots against (avg) S A 12.5 13.1 11.7
4 2.2 1.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 6.9 5.7
Key stats in League One this season:
  • All of Peterhead's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Alloa Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Alloa Athletic have scored more than double the goals of Peterhead.
  • Alloa Athletic have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in League One
  • Peterhead have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Peterhead have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Peterhead have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Peterhead have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Peterhead have the fewest points (3) away in League One
  • Peterhead have the fewest points from losing position (2) in League One
  • Peterhead have the fewest scored goals (12) in League One
  • Peterhead have the fewest scored goals (6) away in League One
  • Peterhead have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in League One
  • Peterhead have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in League One
  • Peterhead have the most conceded goals (31) away in League One
  • Peterhead have the most conceded goals (55) in League One
  • Peterhead have the most conceded goals in the second half (37) in League One
  • Peterhead have the the worst goal difference (-25) away in League One
  • Peterhead have the the worst goal difference (-43) in League One
  • Peterhead have yet to win a game away.
  • Peterhead haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Dunfermline Athletic 21 13 7 1 33 12 10 5 5 0 16 8 11 8 2 1 17 4 21 46
2 Falkirk 21 12 5 4 44 24 12 8 2 2 27 11 9 4 3 2 17 13 20 41
3 Edinburgh City 23 12 2 9 44 34 12 6 1 5 20 18 11 6 1 4 24 16 10 38
4 Airdrieonians 22 10 6 6 44 31 10 6 2 2 27 15 12 4 4 4 17 16 13 36
5 Alloa Athletic 22 10 5 7 39 33 10 7 1 2 23 12 12 3 4 5 16 21 6 35
6 Montrose 23 9 7 7 34 30 12 6 4 2 22 13 11 3 3 5 12 17 4 34
7 Queen of the South 23 8 5 10 37 38 11 4 2 5 17 16 12 4 3 5 20 22 -1 29
8 Kelty Hearts 23 8 5 10 26 33 11 5 3 3 13 10 12 3 2 7 13 23 -7 29
9 Clyde 23 2 5 16 25 48 12 1 4 7 16 24 11 1 1 9 9 24 -23 11
10 Peterhead 23 2 5 16 12 55 12 2 2 8 6 24 11 0 3 8 6 31 -43 11

Read more about League One

The Scottish League One is the third division in the Scottish football league pyramid. It holds ten teams who play each other four times for a total of 36 fixtures in a season from August to May. The top team in the league table is promoted, the bottom team relegated. There are also playoffs to promote and relegate.