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Raith Rovers prepare to entertain St. Johnstone at Stark's Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 11 of the 35 previous games, with the Rovers winning just 8.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stark's Park was earlier this season, the Rovers carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 26 Dec | St. Johnstone | 2 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Oct | Raith Rovers | 1-0 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 28 Aug | St. Johnstone | 1 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Raith Rovers's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Rovers have scored 6, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
St. Johnstone's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Saints's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Raith Rovers find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 28 games have yielded only 11 points. St. Johnstone's 37 points from 27 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 |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Stark's Park for the Rovers and the Madmen are unable to see past St. Johnstone claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Raith Rovers | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| St. Johnstone | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 7 most recent games. |