About Match
The table reads 3rd (Montrose, 12 pts) against 5th (Alloa Athletic, 9 pts), 3 points apart. Against a league average of 1.2 goals per team per game, Montrose run at 1.57 scored and 1.71 conceded, Alloa Athletic at 1 and 0.57. A win would lift Montrose to 15 points and up to 2nd (other results unchanged).
Montrose have won six straight, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The five-game form split reads 15/15 points for Montrose against 6/15 for Alloa Athletic.
15 meetings are on record — 4 won by Montrose, 6 by Alloa Athletic, 5 drawn, at 3.4 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 80% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%. 4.4 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 3.4.
Links Park in Montrose stages the fixture, a ground that holds 3,292.