Dundee take on Alloa Athletic in the Ladbrokes Championship on Tuesday and here we round up everything you need to know ahead of the match.
Match Info
FIXTURE: Dundee FC v Alloa Athletic
COMPETITION: Ladbrokes Championship
DATE: Tuesday 3rd March
KICK-OFF: 7.45pm
VENUE: Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park
Ticketing Information
Tickets for the match against Alloa Athletic at the Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park are on sale now online and from the Ticket office within Dundee Direct
The prices are as follows:
Family Area Priced tickets available in the Bobby Cox Stand
Rows A – Y, Seats 1 – 47 with prices as follows:
Adult and one child under 12 £26
Two adults and two children under 12 £50
With additional children under 12 at £2
Under 12 and Under 16 tickets can only be bought as part of a family group
Prices for all areas in Dens Park are priced at £24 for Adults, £16 for concessions and £10 for Under 18
The ticket office is often busy on a matchday and fans are encouraged to buy their tickets as early as possible. It is open from 10am on a matchday.
Tickets are available from the ticket office, in person or by phone on 01382 889966 (Option 1) or online
There will be a cash turnstile in the Main Stand for Dundee supporters.
A reminder that season tickets holders can claim two free tickets for any match throughout the season.
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 Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park for Sat-Nav is Dens Park, Sandeman Street, Dundee, DD3 7JY
By bus:
From Dundee City Centre you can use the no. 1A National Express Dundee bus service which can be boarded at Albert Square every 12 minutes and takes you to Dens Road.
By train:
Trains from all over the country pass through the main Dundee station and supporters can then proceed to the ground by the above bus services from stops situated within walking distance of the station
By car:
Approaching from a westerly direction, (eg Glasgow or Edinburgh)
As you approach at the roundabout, continue on the A90 (Kingsway) for about 2 miles, take the second flyover exit (B960) and follow the signs for ‘Football Traffic until you reach the stadium
Travelling from the south (via Tay Road Bridge)
Exit the Tay Road Bridge in the right hand lane then stay in the left hand lane on the inner ring road. You will approach a set of traffic lights (Arnold Clark Garage on your right) turn left at the lights, straight through the next roundabout. Stay in the left hand lane which will split in two as you approach the next roundabout (Ladywell). Keep in the second lane from the left and you will be directed up Victoria Road. Continue up this road which becomes Dens Road after about 1 mile. Turn right at the second mini roundabout into Arklay Street and take the second street on your left. The stadium is approximately 400 yards on your left.
Travelling from the North (Grampian)
As you approach Dundee on the A90 you will arrive at the Kingway at the Shell garage, continue straight ahead (A929) then turn right at the traffic lights along Clepington Road, follow the signs for ‘Football Traffic’.
Travelling from The North (Inverness-shire)
Follow the A9 South and follow signs for Perth. Once you reach the Broxden Roundabout follow signs for Dundee. As you approach Dundee at the roundabout, continue on the A90 (Kingsway) for about 2 miles, take the second flyover exit (B960) and follow the signs for ‘Football Traffic’ until you reach the stadium.
Parking arrangements for “Blue Badge” holders are as follows:
Home Support – East Side of Provost Road heading from Sandeman Street to Dens Road
Away Support – East side of North Isla Street
For a taxi to the ground, call Tay Taxis on 01382 450450
Match Officials
REFEREE: Mike Roncone
ASSISTANT REFEREE: John McCrossan
ASSISTANT REFEREE: Calum Doyle
Head to Head v Alloa Athletic
LEAGUE: Won 12, Drawn 1, Lost 2
LEAGUE CUP: Won 2, Drawn 1, Lost 1
CHALLENGE CUP: Won 2, Drawn 0, Lost 1
TOTALS: Won 16, Drawn 2, Lost 4
Last Five Dundee v Alloa Athletic
- 29/10/2019 | Away | Championship | Won 3-0 | 1,218 | Hemmings (2), Mackie
- 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
Last Meeting
The Dark Blues put in their best performance of the season in October with a convincing 3-0 win at Alloa. Kane Hemmings scored twice in the first half and Sean Mackie came off the bench to make the points safe with his first touch 15 minutes from full time. The Wasps were always dangerous opponents and played good football, especially in the second half, which made the Dee’s dominant performance all the more pleasing.
Alloa Athletic: MacDonald, Taggart, Graham, Deas, Robertson, Hetherington, Trouten, Flannigan, Brown (O’Donnell 82), Buchanan, O’Hara
Unused subs: Henry (gk), Gilhooley, Gillespie, Thomson, Malcolm.
Booked: O’Hara (foul on Forster).
Dundee FC: Hazard, Kerr, McGhee, Forster, Marshall, Byrne, Dorrans (Ness 82), McDaid, McGowan (c) (McPake 79), Nelson (Mackie 73), Hemmings
Unused subs: Ferrie (gk), Meekings, Johnson, Robertson
Goals: Hemmings (14,38), Mackie (75).
Booked: Nelson (foul on Brown), Hemmings (kicking the ball away).
Attendance: 1,218 (673 Dees).
Referee: Barry Cook. Assistants: Ralph Gordon, Chris Hughes.
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 then in January lost 3-2 at home to Inverness in the Scottish Cup.
Alloa continue to pick up vital points in the Championship in their request for survival and defeated Dunfermline twice before Christmas and drew twice with relegation rivals Partick before and after the festive period.
In January Alloa defeated high flying Arbroath and then in February picked up valuable points with draws against the top two Inverness and Dundee United and against Morton after coming down from 4-2 down at Cappielow but lost 2-0 to Ayr on Saturday.
Top Scorers
DUNDEE: Hemmings 9; Johnson 7; Nelson, McGowan 4; McDaid 3; McGhee 2; Curran, Mackie, Kerr, Dorrans, Forster 1
ALLOA ATHLETIC: Trouten 12; O’Hara 11; Cawley 5; Brown 3; Flannigan 2; Dick, Buchanan, Taggart, Deas 1
Match Programme
Dundee’s 2019/20 match programme The Dee will be available to buy at the Alloa game in and around the ground and in the club shop. It is a full, colour 48 page edition packed with news, views, features and exclusive interviews which this week include:
- A message from manager James McPake
- A message from managing-director John Nelms
- Profile on visitors Alloa Athletic
- Played for Both featuring John McQuillan
- Junior Dees News
- DFC in the Community News
- Classic Match
- Dundee Supporters Association news
- Around the Boardroom
- Club News
The Dee, produced by our partners Curtis Sports will be available on Saturday for just £3 and can also be ordered on the Curtis Sport website.
How To Watch
Fans from outside of the UK will be able to watch the match live on DeeTV with a virtual season ticket. You can sign up for DeeTV for just £12 a month or an annual fee of £120 on the official website where you will also have access to highlights, interviews and all the Dundee FC goals at the click of the button.
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.
