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Raith Rovers prepare to entertain Peterhead at Stark's Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 3 of the previous 4 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stark's Park was less than a year ago, in April 2007, with Raith Rovers running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 06 Oct | Peterhead | 0 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Apr | Raith Rovers | 2-0 | Peterhead | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Feb | Peterhead | 0 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Dec | Raith Rovers | 5 - 2 | Peterhead | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | Peterhead | 0 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Raith Rovers | 1 - 0 | Peterhead | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 28 Jan | Peterhead | 0 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Raith Rovers have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Rovers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The away form of Peterhead however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The The Blue Toon's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Raith Rovers are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 31 points from 16 games. Peterhead lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 24 from their 16 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 13 |
| Peterhead | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its not been a very profitable last few weeks for Raith Rovers, and I'm afraid the Footymad team cannot see it getting too much better here. Look no further than honours being even at the end of this one. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Raith Rovers | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Peterhead | Undefeated in last 3 away games. |