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Raith Rovers face a trip to Ross County at Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 10 games played, Rovers have recorded 2 wins, and Ross County have come away with 5 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2008, with Raith Rovers inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the County in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 12 Aug | Raith Rovers | 1 - 2 | Ross County | SCC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Mar | Ross County | 2 - 3 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Jan | Raith Rovers | 0 - 1 | Ross County | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Dec | Ross County | 2 - 3 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Sep | Raith Rovers | 0 - 2 | Ross County | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Mar | Ross County | 2 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 29 Dec | Raith Rovers | 1 - 4 | Ross County | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Ross County have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 15 goals have been scored by the County in those games, with 9 conceded.
Raith Rovers's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Rovers, and 4 goals against.
Ross County are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 4 points from 2 games. Raith Rovers's 2 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ross County | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 16 |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Rovers, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ross County | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Raith Rovers | Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |