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Raith Rovers face a trip to Dunfermline Athletic at East End Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 45 games played, Rovers have recorded 18 wins, and Dunfermline A. have come away with 20 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2010, the Pars carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 21 Aug | Raith Rovers | 2 - 0 | Dunfermline A. | SCD1 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 20 Mar | Raith Rovers | 1 - 2 | Dunfermline A. | SCD1 |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 16 Mar | Dunfermline A. | 2 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 07 Nov | Raith Rovers | 1 - 2 | Dunfermline A. | SCD1 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 29 Aug | Dunfermline A. | 0 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2009/2010 | Wed 26 Aug | Dunfermline A. | 3 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SLGC |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 18 Mar | Dunfermline A. | 0 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Dunfermline Athletic could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the Pars, with 6 goals against.
The Rovers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Rovers, and 4 goals against.
Dunfermline A. are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 25 points from 12 games. Raith Rovers are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, with their 12 games giving them a return of 26 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dunfermline A. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An interesting game for the Rovers to play at the moment, and one from which I believe will see Raith Rovers take away one point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dunfermline A. | Won 6 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. |
| Raith Rovers | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |