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Raith Rovers travel to take on Falkirk at The Falkirk Stadium on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rovers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Falkirk was back in January 2005, over five years ago, with Falkirk running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 25 Sep | Raith Rovers | 2 - 1 | Falkirk | SCD1 |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 26 Aug | Raith Rovers | 1 - 3 | Falkirk | SLGC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Mar | Raith Rovers | 3 - 3 | Falkirk | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 01 Jan | Falkirk | 2 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Raith Rovers | 0 - 2 | Falkirk | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Falkirk | 4 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Falkirk | 1 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Falkirk have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 17 goals for the Bairns, with 10 goals against.
Raith Rovers have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Rovers's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Falkirk's 22 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 4th position. Raith Rovers are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 28 points from 14 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Falkirk | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 7 |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Raith Rovers only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at The Falkirk Stadium will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Falkirk | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Raith Rovers | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |