Alloa Athletic (home)
- Saturday’s game between 2nd place Stenhousemuir and 3rd place Alloa Athletic promises to be a close game between two of the early season frontrunners in League One 2025-2026.
- Alloa have lost four of their last five games, and are winless in three.
- Alloa lost 2-0 to Queen of the South and 1-0 at Hamilton Academical last time out.
Stenhousemuir (away)
- Stenhousemuir are on a good run, winning three, drawing one and losing just one of their last five matches.
- Stenny have 30 points from 18 games, two more than their hosts who’ve played the same number of matches.
- Stenhousemuir have a strong away record of four wins, two draws and three defeats from nine, conceding nine in total.
Head-to-Head
The last meeting between these sides at Indodrill ended in a 0-0 draw, while Alloa have won two of the last four against Stenhousemuir, who have won one.
Key Players
- David Devine leads the way for Alloa with four goals in 18 League One games, while Euan O’Reilly is Stenhousemuir’s top scorer with seven in 16.
- Ross Taylor has found some form recently, netting three of Stenny’s last seven goals in five games, so he looks the danger man up front.
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Tactical setup:
- Andy Graham has impressed in charge of Alloa, which has been built on a flexible tactical system which can shape-shift between a 4-2-3-1 and a more pro-active system with a 4-3-3 feel.
- The Wasps are a team that likes to play on the front foot, applying pressure on the opposition and using the transitions to their advantage, switching the point of attack and exploiting space with their energy and work rate in midfield.
- The manager has a side that are first and foremost disciplined and structured, and they’re set up to be tough to break down.
- They’ll invite the opposition onto them, and will hit them on the counter-attack with direct play or set pieces when they can.
Betting Insights
- The home team are the favorites for this one at 2.1, but Stenhousemuir are a strong 3.24 and the draw is available at 3.18.
- Given that Alloa have lost their last three games, and Stenhousemuir have won three of their last five, the draw looks a bit short.
- Both Teams To Score, priced at 1.87, could be the best bet for this one, as both teams will get opportunities to advance up the pitch and make their presence felt.
Prediction
Alloa have lost three in a row, so the visitors should be confident of pulling off another upset, so a draw or narrow away win makes sense here.
