|
Raith Rovers face a trip to Stranraer at Stair Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the Rovers have winning 51.85% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 17 Jan | Raith Rovers | 2 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Oct | Stranraer | 0 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 23 Aug | Raith Rovers | 2 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | Raith Rovers | 0 - 0 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 27 Jan | Stranraer | 0 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 25 Nov | Raith Rovers | 1 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Sep | Stranraer | 1 - 4 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Stranraer's home form is most definitely relegation standard, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While The Blues have scored 5, a worringly large 20 have been leaked at the other end.
Raith Rovers's away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Rovers, and 6 goals against.
Stranraer find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 30 games have yielded only 13 points. Raith Rovers are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 60 points from 30 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stranraer | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 1 |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rovers have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Stair Park with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stranraer | Failed to win in previous 13 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 22 most recent games. |
| Raith Rovers | 3 successive away victories. 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |