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Raith Rovers face a trip to 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 40 and win only 9 of the 63 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2005, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 09 Apr | Raith Rovers | 2 - 1 | Partick Th. | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 29 Jan | Partick Th. | 4 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 27 Nov | Raith Rovers | 0 - 0 | Partick Th. | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Partick Th. | 2 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Partick Thistle have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Raith Rovers is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Rovers have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Partick Th.'s total of 5 points from their 3 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Bells Scottish Division Two. Raith Rovers lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Two, picking up 3 from their 3 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Partick Th. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. |
| Raith Rovers | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |