Kelty Hearts will begin the new year by welcoming Alloa Athletic to New Central Park in the first of four home games for the maroon machine in January.

Alloa Athletic head into todays match looking for a return to form after picking up only one point in their last three outings, prior to that the wasps exited the Scottish at the hands of Airdrieonians in a 3-2 defeat at the Indodrill.

The last time out Alloa put three past Kelty at the Indodrill Stadium, securing all three points for the second time time season for the wasps. Rankin and Adamson scored in the first half with David Devine adding a third in the second half.

The visitors remain in the playoff picture sitting 4th in League One and only two-points behind Stenhousemuir and Queen of the South in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Todays match up will give the maroon machine the opportunity to do carry forward the 1-0 result against East Fife that saw Kelty close out 2025 with a win.

Speaking to Kelty Hearts TV ahead of the new year, Thomas O’Ware said “We’re looking forward to a successful 2026, Alloa Athletic are flying high this season but we’ll be looking to take the positives from last week into this game”.

Written by: Shaun Spedding

Photography: Kevin Marshall (@KayemPhoto)