Alloa Athletic
- Alloa have won three, drawn one and lost one of their last five matches.
- Alloa Athletic will be strongly favored to take the points in Saturday’s Scottish League One clash and have the form, home advantage and a better overall quality to come through.
- The Wasps have had a solid season in the third tier, sitting third in the standings with 43 points from 26 games, and enter this game on the back of a three-game winning streak.
- Alloa have won one and drawn one of their last two home games, while they have registered three wins in the last five, with recent highlights being a 3-0 home success over Hamilton Academical and a 2-0 away win at East Fife.
Kelty Hearts
- Kelty Hearts have drawn their last four consecutive matches.
- Tam O’Ware has yet to win since taking over in May 2025, but he has tightened the team up and they have been grinding out results recently.
- They have drawn their last four in a row, including a 1-1 away at Cove Rangers, 0-0 at home to Inverness Caledonian Thistle and a 1-1 at Montrose in their most recent away game.
Head-to-Head
- Alloa have won three, lost one and drawn one of the last five meetings between these two clubs, although the sides drew 1-1 at the home of the League One 2025/2026 cellar dwellers eight weeks ago.
- Kelty Hearts have won only three, drawn four and lost six of their 13 away games in League One 2025/2026 and sit bottom of the table with 18 points from 27 matches.
- Alloa will set up in a disciplined 4-2-3-1 with a double pivot and focus on getting their structure right first before they allow their attacking talent to show.
- Kelty Hearts tend to set up in a 4-2-3-1 or 4-4-2, packing a compact central block to block up the middle and counter.
- Ricco Diack is their main weapon up front with six goals in 14 League One 2025/2026 appearances, so the battle of the midfield will be pivotal with the Wasps trying to press and control while Kelty look to stay compact and exploit the wide areas.
Key Players
- Luke Donnelly has found his stride, notching four goals in his last five games.
- Cameron O’Donnell has been a creative spark, providing four assists as the Wasps have racked up 13 goals in their previous five matches.
- Alloa Athletic average 1.62 goals per home game in League One 2025/2026 and concede only 0.69.
- Callum Burnside, with four in 17, is the Wasps’ top scorer.
- Ricco Diack (Kelty) has six in 14 and is the visitors’ main attacking threat.
Betting Insights
The Over 2.5 goals market is worth a look at 1.81 given Alloa’s recent scoring form and Kelty Hearts’ patchy away form.
Prediction
Alloa to beat Kelty Hearts is the main selection against a Kelty team that has been struggling for wins all season.
