Match Report
13 points and 4 places separated them: Alloa Athletic 5th with 51, Arbroath 1st with 64. Arbroath's recent output lagged their position: 5th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Alloa Athletic were scoring 1.53 and conceding 1.31, Arbroath 1.61 and 1.17, against a competition average of 1.35 goals per team per game.
Alloa Athletic came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Arbroath came in having won three on the spin.
Across 11 recorded meetings, Alloa Athletic have 5 wins to Arbroath's 4, with 2 draws, at 2.18 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Indodrill Stadium in Alloa (capacity 3,100). Arbroath led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 2-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Alloa Athletic: Luke Rankin (73'), Stefan Scougall (75') · Arbroath: Ryan Dow (20'), Aaron Muirhead (47'), Calum Gallagher (88')