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Raith Rovers prepare to entertain St. Mirren at Stark's Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rovers are clearly on top, winning 50.82% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stark's Park was earlier this season, as the Rovers squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a Scottish Challenge Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | St. Mirren | 2 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 26 Aug | Raith Rovers | 3-2 | St. Mirren | SCC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 09 Aug | Raith Rovers | 1 - 1 | St. Mirren | SCD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 30 Mar | St. Mirren | 1 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 19 Jan | Raith Rovers | 1 - 0 | St. Mirren | SCD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 01 Dec | St. Mirren | 1 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Sep | Raith Rovers | 3 - 0 | St. Mirren | 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 5, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.
St. Mirren's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Buddies have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Raith Rovers are stuck down in the relegation zone of Bells Scottish Division One with a return of just 20 points from their 24 games thus far. St. Mirren are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 27 points from 24 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 2 |
| St. Mirren | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Stark's Park for the Rovers and the Madmen are unable to see past St. Mirren claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Raith Rovers | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| St. Mirren | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |