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Raith Rovers face a trip to St. Johnstone at McDiarmid Park 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 20 and win only 9 of the 38 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2004, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 5 - 2 thriller, in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Apr | Raith Rovers | 1 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Jan | St. Johnstone | 5 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Raith Rovers | 1 - 4 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | St. Johnstone | 0 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 29 Apr | St. Johnstone | 1 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 31 Dec | Raith Rovers | 2 - 0 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 22 Oct | St. Johnstone | 3 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
St. Johnstone have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Saints's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
The away form of Raith Rovers is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Rovers have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
St. Johnstone find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 3 games have yielded only 0 points. Raith Rovers are stuck down in the relegation zone of Bells Scottish Division One with a return of just 1 points from their 3 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Saints, as the Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St. Johnstone | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Raith Rovers | Not won in previous 18 away matches. No win in the 13 most recent games. |