Alloa Athletic v East Fife – Preview by Oli Anderson
Indodrill Stadium | 
Saturday 18th April | 🕒 Kick-off: 3:00pm
⚔️ The Challenge Ahead
Victory last weekend has reignited East Fife’s survival hopes, as we move to six points clear of the relegation playoffs with just three games left to go. Goals from Brian Easton and Sam Culbert gave East Fife their first win over Peterhead in almost two years, with one of the performances of the season to boot.
Today’s opposition Alloa Athletic are coming off the back of a 1-0 defeat to Hamilton Athletic, OIi Shaw scored the winner for the Accies.
William Hill League One Table
| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Current form | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Inverness |
36 | 21 | 11 | 4 | DWWDW | 69 |
| 2 |
 Stenhousemuir |
36 | 18 | 13 | 5 | WDLWW | 67 |
| 3 |
 Queen of the South |
36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | DWDDW | 54 |
| 4 |
 Alloa Athletic |
36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | WLWLL | 53 |
| 5 |
 Peterhead |
36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | LLDLL | 43 |
| 6 |
 Montrose |
36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | LLLDL | 42 |
| 7 |
 Cove Rangers |
36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | WLWWD | 38 |
| 8 |
 East Fife |
36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | LWLDD | 36 |
| 9 |
 Hamilton Academical |
36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | LWWWL | 34 |
| 10 |
 Kelty Hearts |
36 | 6 | 11 | 19 | DWLLW | 29 |
🔁 Recent Encounters
We have failed to beat Alloa in the league this season, but we have come close on a handful of occasions, including a 1-1 draw in Alloa in October.
🕰️ Upcoming Fixtures
- 25th April vs Inverness Caledonian Thistle
- 2nd May @ Cove Rangers
🚑 Squad News
❌ Out
Laaref (knee), Norey (illness), Trouten (calf), Rollo (back), and Newton (Achillies) all miss out through injury
✅ In
David Wilson and Myles Gaffney return to the squad.
🎟️ Match Tickets
Turnstiles at Recreation Park are located on Hilton Road, behind KFC. Tickets are purchasable from Alloa Athletic’s website.
- Adults: £20
- Concession (Over 65/ Disabled/Carer): £12
- Under 18s: £6
There is a communal area for disabled supporters under the main stand, which overs shelter from weather.
Please note that Alloa have adopted a robust and thorough search policy for spectators entering the stadium, especially in relation to pyrotechnics. All bags and supporters may be subject to search. Anyone who refuses to be searched will not be admitted into the ground.
📺 Live Streaming
The game can be viewed on East Fife TV for our international supporters, using a monthly or annual Gold Pass. Today’s commentator is Oli Anderson.
There is no live streaming option for viewers within the UK/Ireland this weekend.
👕 Club Colours
Alloa will wear their home colours of a black and gold hooped shirt, they will pair this with black shorts and socks. The home goalkeeper will be in all purple.
The Fifers will wear the JADA sponsored away kit, wearing an all-white kit. The goalkeeper will be in turquoise.
🧑⚖️ Match Officials
The referee for Saturday will be Sean Murdoch His assistants running the lines are Steven Traynor and Michael MacDermid.
🚗 Car Parking
Car parking is available at Morrisons or at the Town Centre car parks, free of charge.
‘Mon the Fife! 🖤💛
