FootyMAD's St. Mirren match preview

History of the St. Mirren v Raith Rovers fixture

Raith Rvs face a trip to St. Mirren at St Mirren Park on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rovers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 31 and win only 14 of the 58 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2002, the Buddies carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Division One match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004	Tue 26 Aug	Raith Rvs	3 - 2	St Mirren	SCC
2003/2004	Sat 09 Aug	Raith Rvs	1 - 1	St Mirren	SCD1
2001/2002	Sat 30 Mar	St Mirren	1 - 0	Raith Rvs	SCD1
2001/2002	Sat 19 Jan	Raith Rvs	1 - 0	St Mirren	SCD1
2001/2002	Sat 01 Dec	St Mirren	1 - 1	Raith Rvs	SCD1
2001/2002	Sat 22 Sep	Raith Rvs	3 - 0	St Mirren	SCD1
1999/2000	Sat 29 Apr	St Mirren	3 - 0	Raith Rvs	SCD1

Recent respective form guides

St. Mirren are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Buddies's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.

The away form of Raith Rvs however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. Those games have seen the Rovers pummel 12 goals, and let in 5.

St Mirren are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 10 points from 10 matches. Raith Rvs are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 14 points from 10 matches.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
St Mirren	6	1	2	3	4	6	5
Raith Rvs	6	2	0	4	5	15	6

FootyMad's prediction ...

An interesting game for the Rovers to play at the moment, and one from which I believe will see Raith Rvs take away one point. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
St Mirren	Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Raith Rvs	10 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 11 outings ago.