Alloa v Hibs: Is it on TV, who to watch, form guide, Betfred Cup odds, last match

The sides met at Easter Road last July in the Betfred Cup

Alloa saw off Edinburgh rivals Hearts in the last round to set up the quarter final clash with their former boss, and eye up a place in January’s penultimate round of the Betfred Cup.

Here’s all you need to know ahead of the game.

Match details

Who: Alloa vs Hibs

What: Betfred Cup quarter final

Where: Indodrill Stadium, Alloa

When: 8pm, Tuesday December 15

Jack Ross has been back to Alloa as Hibs manager - but to face BSC Glasgow in the Scottish Cup last season. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

How to watch

Premier Sports have the rights to the Betfred Cup matches and they’ve selected Hibs’ trip to Alloa and Rangers’ short journey to St Mirren for coverage. To tune in to the Hibees’ match you’ll need a subscription costing £9.99 per month to either watch online or through Virgin Media or Sky channel 424.

Visit Premier Sports for more details, but do it before 7.30pm when coverage begins.

HibsTV subscribers not wishing to watch can tune in to audio-only broadcast from the club.

Who to Watch

Kevin Cawley has been the scourge of many a team to visit the Recs and Jack Ross will know that only too well having managed the forward during his time in Clackmannanshire.

Other notable names include creative midfielder Alan Trouten and well-travelled striker Liam Buchanan.

Peter Grant also took his son Raymond to the Indodrill Stadium during the summer, and the midfielder is the key man in the middle for the Wasps, while highly-rated defender Liam Dick can play at left-back or in the centre of defence.

Innes Murray would also be one to watch but the Hibs loanee is ineligible.

Opposition Form

The Wasps recorded an overdue league in at the weekend to send Arbroath to the bottom of the Scottish Championship.

That win and a draw against Dundee are the only points registered by Peter Grant’s side outside of the league cup where wins over lower league opposition Stenhousemuir, Airdrie and Edinburgh City took the Wasps through to win against Hearts in extra-time.

Previous Meetings

Alloa have only beaten Hibs once in the last 10 meetings – and Jack Ross was the manager for the 1-0 win in 2016.

The last two matches were in the League Cup competition and resulted in clean sheets for the Hibees, 2-0 and 3-0.

Odds

Alloa 7/1 (William Hill) Draw 4/1 (betway)Hibs 2/5 (Boylesports),

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