Dundee travel to Clackmannanshire on Tuesday to take on Alloa Athletic in the Ladbrokes Championship and here we round up everything you need to know ahead of the match.
Match Info
FIXTURE: Alloa Athletic v Dundee FC
COMPETITION: Ladbrokes Championship
DATE: Tuesday 29th October 2019
KICK-OFF: 7.45pm
VENUE: The Indodrill Stadium
Suppporters Information
The match is Pay at the Gate and the prices are as follows:
ADULTS £18
SENIORS (Over 65) £10
UNDER 16s £4
Supporters Buses / Car Parking
Supporters buses should park in Morrisons Supermarket car park
Car parking is available in Morrisons and town centre car parks. There is no charge.
Disabled Supporters:
There is a communal disabled area under the main stand, which offers cover from inclement weather.
Advice for away supporters entering the stadium:
Alloa Athletic have adopted a robust and thorough search policy for spectators entering the stadium, especially in relation to pyro’s & controlled containers. All bags will be searched and spectators may also be subject to search. Any supporter who refuses to be searched will not be permitted to enter the stadium. No supporter will be admitted to the stadium who are deemed to be under the influence of alcohol
Opposition Info
FORMED: 1878
STADIUM: The Indodrill Stadium
CAPACITY: 3,100
PITCH SIZE: 110 x 75 yards
MANAGER: Peter Grant
CHAIRMAN: Mike Mulraney
NICKNAMES: The Wasps
CLUB COLOURS: Black and Gold
HONOURS: Scottish League Division Two (2nd tier) champions: 1921/22
Scottish League Third Division (4th tier): 1997/98, 2011/12
Scottish League Challenge Cup winners: 1999/2000
RECORD WIN: 9-0 v Selkirk, Scottish Cup, 28/11/2005
RECORD ATTENDANCE: 15,467 v Celtic, Scottish Cup, 5/2/1955
CLUB WEBSITE: www.alloaathletic.co.uk
Getting to the Ground
The full address of the Indodrill Stadium for Sat-Nav is Recreation Park, Clackmanan Road, Alloa, FK10 1RY
By Car / Coach
The ground is located on the A907, on the East side of town. If approaching from Stirling, continue on the A907 through the centre of Alloa and you will eventually reach the ground on your left. Street Parking is available in the surrounding area.
By Train
Alloa railway station is within walking distance of Recreation Park. Come out of the station, walk past the Asda and turn left and the ground is about a 5-10 minute walk away. It is served by trains on the Croy Line from Glasgow Queen Street and Stirling. From Dundee you will need to change at Stirling.
Match Officials
REFEREE: Barry Cook
ASSISTANT REFEREE: Ralph Gordon
ASSISTANT REFEREE: Chris Hughes
Head to Head v Alloa Athletic
LEAGUE: Won 11, Drawn 1, Lost 2
LEAGUE CUP: Won 2, Drawn 1, Lost 1
CHALLENGE CUP: Won 2, Drawn 0, Lost 1
TOTALS: Won 15, Drawn 2, Lost 4
Last Five Dundee v Alloa Athletic
- 14/9/2019 | Home | Championship | Won 2-1 | 4,453 | Johnson, McGhee
- 26/4/2014 | Away | Championship | Won 3-0 | 2,552 | Nade, MacDonald, Beattie
- 1/2/2014 | Home | Championship | Drew 1-1 | 4,021 | Conroy
- 21/12/2013 | Away | Championship | won 1-0 | 1,170 | MacDonald
- 17/8/2013 | Home | Championship | Won 1-0 | 4,167 | McBride
Last Meeting
The Dark Blues got back on track last month with a hard fought 2-1 win over Alloa Athletic at the Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park. Danny Johnson gave the Dee an early lead only for Liam Dick to scramble a quick equaliser. Jordan McGhee scored the winner late in the first half and Jack Hamilton made a vital penalty save after the break. Dundee couldn’t add to their lead but will be happy with three points against difficult opponents.
Dundee FC: Hamilton, Kerr, McGhee, Forster, Marshall, Robertson, Byrne, McPake (Todd 55), McGowan (Nelson 83), McDaid, Johnson (Hemmings 65)
Unused subs: Sharp (gk), Mackie, Moore, Anderson.
Goals: Johnson (2), McGhee (38).
Alloa Athletic: MacDonald, Taggart, Graham, Deas, Dick, O’Hara, Cawley (Buchanan 70), Flannigan, Hetherington, Trouten, Thomson
Unused subs: Henry (gk), Robertson, Brown, Gilhooley, O’Donnell, Gillespie.
Goal: Dick (10).
Booked: Cawley (foul on Marshall), Dick (foul on McDaid), Hetherington (dissent).
Attendance: 4,453 (50 away fans).
Referee: Alan Newlands. Assistants: Drew Kirkland, Gordon Seago.
Alloa Athletic’s Season So Far
Alloa started their season with a 3-3 draw at home with Elgin City in the Betfred Cup but lost the bonus point in the shoot out and followed that up with a visit to Premiership Hibernian where the lost 2-0. However wins over Stirling and Arbroath in their next two games saw Alloa finish runners-up in their group but failed to qualify as one of the best runners-up.
In the Ladbrokes Championship The Wasps opened their league campaign with a 1-1 draw at home to Partick but crashed 4-1 in their next game away to Morton. Arbroath got revenge for their League Cup defeat with a 1-0 at The Indodrill Stadium but they reversed that scoreline to win 1-0 at Queen of the South the following week to get off the mark.
After knocking Dunfermline out of the Tunnocks Caramel Wafer Challenge Cup with a 1-0 win, Alloa went down 2-1 at Dens and then lost 4-1 to at home to Ayr.
However Alloa bounced back with a 1-1 draw at Dunfermline and followed that up with a superb 1-0 home win over Dundee United live on the BBC Scotland channel.
Alloa then exited the Challenge Cup with a 3-0 loss at Inverness but a week later drew 2-2 at the Caledonian Stadium and last weekend drew again 2-2, this time with Queen of the South.
Top Scorers
ALLOA ATHLETIC: Trouten 8; O’Hara 3; Cawley 2; Dick, Brown, Buchanan 1
DUNDEE: Johnson 5; Nelson 4; McDaid 3; McGhee, McGowan 2: Curran, Hemmings, Kerr 1
Match Programme
Alloa’s 2019/20 match programme The Wasp costs £2 and will be available in and around the ground from 6.30pm.
How To Watch
Fans in the UK can sign up to DeeTV for a monthly fee of £5.99 or an annual fee of £59.99 which will give them access to live audio of Ladbrokes Championship games, full match replays and highlights, behind the scenes content and exclusive interviews.
The full ninety minutes of the match will be available to every subscriber of DeeTV on Tuesday while a shorter highlights package will be available to on Wednesday alongside exclusive post match interviews with the manager and players.
The pre-match press conference is also available to view on DeeTV from Monday.
If you are out with the UK you will also be able to take advantage of our Live Streaming package for every home game.
