Alloa Athletic

vs

Peterhead

Preview

Alloa Athletic

• Alloa Athletic are 3rd in League One 2025/2026 with 47 points from 30 games.
• Alloa Athletic have won 7, drawn 6 and lost 2 of 15 home League One 2025/2026 games.
• Alloa Athletic are unbeaten in two (W1, D1).
• Alloa score 1.60 goals per home League One match on average and concede 0.73.

Peterhead

• Peterhead sit 5th in League One with 39 points from 30 matches.
• Peterhead have won 4 of their 15 away League One 2025/2026 games and lost 8 on the road.
• Peterhead have won one, drawn one and lost three of their last five League One matches.

Head-to-Head

• These two teams have contrasting styles, and the contrast has played out in both of the recent head-to-heads.
• Alloa Athletic are a disciplined unit, usually lining up in a 3-5-2 or 3-4-1-2 system.
• Andy Graham has worked hard to ensure his team are compact and organised since taking over in November 2023.
• Their success comes from the midfield overloads he creates.
• Peterhead play an attacking, direct, and energetic system, either 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3.
• The wide runners put in vertical runs and there is a clinical finish from Kieran Shanks in the front line.
• Jordon Brown has installed this direct style since taking over in April 2023.

Key Players

• Callum Burnside has scored 9 goals in 21 League One 2025/2026 appearances for Alloa Athletic.
• Callum Burnside has scored 6 in the last 5 games and is our pick for an anytime goal.
• Kieran Shanks has scored 15 League One goals in 30 appearances for Peterhead.
• Kieran Shanks has scored 3 of Peterhead’s last 6 goals.

Betting Insights

• Alloa Athletic are favorites at 1.88.
• Value looks to be in the goals markets: Over 2.5 at 1.73 and Both Teams to Score - Yes at 1.63.
• Alloa scoring 1.60 and conceding 0.73 at home supports a narrow home edge in a game with goals.

Prediction

• Alloa’s home record should be enough to edge this encounter.
• Expect the hosts to edge this one in a high-scoring encounter.