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Raith Rovers face a trip to Hamilton Academical at New Douglas Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 61 games played, Rovers have recorded 19 wins, and Hamilton Ac. have come away with 25 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2003, when they played out a goalless draw in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Raith Rovers | 1 - 1 | Hamilton Ac. | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Hamilton Ac. | 0 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Raith Rovers | 1 - 1 | Hamilton Ac. | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Hamilton Ac. | 0 - 4 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 08 Jan | Hamilton Ac. | 1 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SFAC |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 24 Apr | Hamilton Ac. | 1 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 08 Dec | Raith Rovers | 1 - 1 | Hamilton Ac. | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Hamilton Academical have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Accies in those games, with 6 conceded.
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, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hamilton Ac. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Accies, as the Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hamilton Ac. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Raith Rovers | Not won in previous 15 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 9 most recent games. |