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Raith Rovers face a trip to Falkirk at The Falkirk Stadium on Saturday 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 most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 2 thriller, 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: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Raith Rovers | 2 - 0 | Falkirk | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 14 Nov | Falkirk | 3 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | Raith Rovers | 0 - 1 | Falkirk | SCD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Falkirk | 2 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Falkirk are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Bairns, with 6 goals against.
In complete contrast to Falkirk, Raith Rovers are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Rovers have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Falkirk are leading the way in the Bells Scottish Division One, with their 21 games giving them a return of 49 points. Raith Rovers find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 21 games have yielded only 7 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Falkirk | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 13 |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rovers are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Falkirk. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Falkirk | Unbeaten in the last 18 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Raith Rovers | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 27 away matches. An overall losing run of 5 games. No win in the 9 most recent games. |