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Raith Rovers pack their bags to visit Partick Thistle at Firhill Stadium 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 38 and win only 9 of the 61 games.
The previous match played between the two at Firhill Stadium was within the last three years, in April 2002, the The Jags carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Apr | Partick Th. | 1 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 16 Feb | Raith Rovers | 2 - 0 | Partick Th. | SCD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Oct | Partick Th. | 2 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 14 Aug | Raith Rovers | 2 - 4 | Partick Th. | SCC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 11 Aug | Raith Rovers | 1 - 2 | Partick Th. | SCD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 28 Mar | Partick Th. | 1 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 07 Feb | Raith Rovers | 2 - 0 | Partick Th. | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Partick Thistle have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 10.
The away form of Raith Rovers is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Rovers have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Partick Th. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 9 points from 8 matches. Raith Rovers find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 8 games have yielded only 1 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Partick Th. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 1 |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Jags, as the Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Partick Th. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Raith Rovers | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 20 away matches. An overall losing run of 5 games. No win in the 18 most recent games. |