Preview Alloa Athletic

cinch League One (home) v Alloa Athletic, Saturday 30th July 2022 kick 3.00pm at East End Park

Confusing perhaps but it’s Alloa Athletic again this week! Back in July 2011 Arbroath were the last side to visit East End Park on consecutive Saturdays, now Alloa Athletic find themselves in the same situation following up their Premier Sports Cup tie with the opening fixture of the League One season.

You only need to go back to last season to find back to back matches against the same opponents - Kilmarnock and Queens Park - and on both occasions the matches had different outcomes. After the 1-1 draw last Saturday James McPake and his team will be hoping for a win this weekend.

Milestones v Alloa Athletic (home)

Last home win | 20/02/21 | 2-1 | Championship

Last home defeat | 28/12/19 | 1-3 | Championship 

Best home win: | 30/01/58 | 8-1 | Second Division

Worst home defeat: | 11/09/1886 | 4-8 | Scottish Cup

Last home goalless draw | 15/09/18 | 0-0 | Championship

First home league meeting: | 10/09/21 | 0-1 | Division Two



Last Time at East End Park
Saturday 23rd July 2022, Premier Sports Cup
Dunfermline 1 Alloa Athletic 1

After being held to a draw in this, the final group match, Dunfermline lost out on penalties and as a result went out of this season’s League Cup.

The home side looked in control and had the bulk of the possession but it took until 20th minute before they got the breakthrough. Josh Edwards swung in a left footed cross from the right touchline and Chris HAMILTON met that 12 yards out with a header that looped in at the right goalpost. Chris’ first goal for the club, 1-0.

Dunfermline would only convert that one chance despite creating multiple opportunities in both halves of the match. They duly paid the price when Conor SAMMON scored an equaliser 14 minutes into the second half.

With the match ending 1-1 the additional point on offer would be settled by a penalty shoot out. The point that would have seen Dunfermline qualify for the knock out stages of the Premier Sports Cup slipped away as Alloa won 5-4 on penalties. Instead Queen of the South made the last sixteen.

Line ups see below

Last 12 meetings against Alloa Athletic



Four Alloa wins, four Dunfermline wins with four drawn in the last twelve meetings.



23/07/22 | Dunfermline 1 Alloa Athletic 1 | Premier Sports Cup
30/04/21 | Alloa Athletic 1 Dunfermline 0 | Championship
20/02/21 | Dunfermline 2 Alloa Athletic 1 | Championship

24/10/20 | Alloa Athletic 1 Dunfermline 4 | Championship

28/12/19 | Dunfermline 1 Alloa Athletic 3 | Championship

09/11/19 | Alloa Athletic 2 Dunfermline 1 | Championship

28/09/19 | Dunfermline 1 Alloa Athletic 1 | Championship

07/09/19 | Dunfermline 1 Alloa Athletic 2 | Tunnock’s CW Cup

09/03/19 | Alloa Athletic 0 Dunfermline 1 | Championship

05/01/19 | Dunfermline 2 Alloa Athletic 2 | Championship

03/11/18 | Alloa Athletic 0 Dunfermline 1 | Championship

13/10/18 | Dunfermline 2 Alloa Athletic 2 | Irn Bru Cup

Last Six Matches



DUNFERMLINE

Alloa Athletic (H) D 1-1
Ross County (A) L 0-1

Buckie Thistle (H) W 5-0

East Fife (A) W 2-0

Kilmarnock (H) L 0-1

Stenhousemuir (A) W 2-0



ALLOA ATHLETIC
Dunfermline (A) D 1-1
Ross County (H) L 0-2
Buckie Thistle (A) W 4-1
East Fife (H) D 1-1
Raith Rovers (A) L 0-4
Queen’s Park H) D 0-0

League Record



DUNFERMLINE

Championship League Position: 9th

Championship League Points: 35

Goal Difference: -17

Home League Record: P18 W5 D8 L5 GF22 GA24

Last Six Match Form: WLWWLD



ALLOA ATHLETIC

League One Position: 5th

League One Points: 45

Goal Difference: -8

Away League Record: P18 W6 D5 L7 GF23 GA27

Last Six Match Form: DLDWLD

Last time out

DUNFERMLINE (v Alloa Athletic): Deniz Mehmet: Aaron Comrie, Kyle Benedictus (c), Rhys Breen, Josh Edwards: Chris Hamilton (Joe Chalmers 73): Matthew Todd, Paul Allan, Kevin O’Hara, Lewis McCann, Craig Wighton (Nikolay Todorov 60)
SUBS NOT USED: Kyle Macdonald, Miller Fenton, Jake Rennie, Michael Beagley, Sam Young, Andrew Tod, Max Little (GK).

ALLOA ATHLETIC (v Dunfermline): Jay Hogarth: Scott Taggart, George Stanger, Andy Graham, Daniel Church, Murray Miller (Adam King 68) Stefan Scougall, Ross MacIver, Kevin Cawley (Paul McLaren 76), Bradley Rodden (Jon Robertson HT), Conor Sammon.
SUBS NOT USED: Seff Khyyam, Steven Buchanan, Keir Burt, Majid Suleyman.

Referee will be Greg Aitken.

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Kelty Hearts v FC Edinburgh
Peterhead v Airdrieonians
Queen of the South v Clyde

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