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Raith Rovers play host to Stirling Albion at Stark's Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 38 games played, Rovers have recorded 17 wins, and Stirling Alb. have come away with 10 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Raith Rovers was back in April 1998, over five years ago, with Stirling Alb. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Rovers in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1997/1998 | Sat 25 Apr | Raith Rovers | 0-1 | Stirling Alb. | SCD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 27 Dec | Stirling Alb. | 3 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 25 Oct | Raith Rovers | 2 - 0 | Stirling Alb. | SCD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 02 Aug | Stirling Alb. | 1 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 1979/1980 | Unknown | Stirling Alb. | 0 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 1979/1980 | Unknown | Stirling Alb. | 0 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 1979/1980 | Unknown | Raith Rovers | 1 - 1 | Stirling Alb. | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Raith Rovers have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
The away form of Stirling Alb. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Binos have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Raith Rovers lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Two, picking up 6 points from their 4 games so far. Stirling Alb. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 4 games have yielded only 1 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 12 |
| Stirling Alb. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Rovers's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Stirling Alb.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Raith Rovers | 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| Stirling Alb. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |