Alloa Athletic
- Alloa Athletic are 3rd in League One 2025-2026 with 53 points from 35 games, two points above Queen of the South in 4th.
- Alloa Athletic have won eight, tied six and lost three home league games at Indodrill Stadium this season.
- Alloa Athletic have been a solid and consistent unit in League One 2025-2026, but they haven’t won at home to Queen of the South in two attempts at the Indodrill Stadium.
- Andy Graham has done a fine job as player-manager since November 2023, implementing a possession-based system with a solid tactical structure that his men can adapt from.
- Alloa have a proven goalscorer at the top of the field in Callum Burnside who has scored nine goals in 25 league appearances this season.
- Luke Donnelly has been on a good streak, having scored two of Alloa’s last four goals.
Queen of the South
- Saturday’s visitors are tough nuts as well and should not be underestimated, even though they come into this game on the back of two straight ties in League One 2025/2026.
- Peter Murphy has done a good job since taking over at Palmerston in May 2024, when he made the side more compact, better at transitioning from defense to attack and more of a threat from wide areas and set plays.
- Reece Lyon is the Doonies’ main goal threat, with the experienced frontman scoring nine goals in 35 league matches this term, but they lack a clinical edge in the final third.
- They are unbeaten in five league matches, winning one and tying four.
Head-to-Head
This is a tough game to call as there isn’t much to separate the clubs this year, with Queen of the South having the edge with two wins to Alloa’s one in the last three League One 2025/2026 head-to-heads.
Key Players
- Callum Burnside
- Nine goals in 25 league appearances.
- Reece Lyon
- Nine goals in 35 league matches.
- Luke Donnelly
- Scored two of Alloa’s last four goals.
Betting Insights
- The Wasps have two wins and three defeats in their last five, but their home form this term is much better than the Doonies’ away efforts.
- Home win at 2.31.
- Under 2.5 goals at 2.11.
- Both Teams to Score - Yes at 1.53.
Prediction
- We’ll lean towards the hosts for the win.
- Expect Both Teams to Score in what could be a tense matchup.
