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Raith Rovers face a trip to Ayr United at Somerset Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rovers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 33 and win only 12 of the 63 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Honest Men carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Mar | Raith Rovers | 2 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Dec | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Raith Rovers | 1 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Mar | Raith Rovers | 3 - 3 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Dec | Ayr Utd. | 3 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 03 Nov | Raith Rovers | 1 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 25 Aug | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Ayr United have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Raith Rovers is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Rovers have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Ayr Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Bells Scottish Division One with a return of just 28 points from their 35 games thus far. Raith Rovers are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 34 points from 35 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Honest Men, as the Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ayr Utd. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Raith Rovers | Not won in previous 14 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 7 most recent games. |