FM Preview: Dundee v Raith Rovers 05 Nov 2011

Last updated : 04 November 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Dundee v Raith Rovers fixture

Raith Rovers face a trip to Dundee at Dens Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rovers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 36 and win only 11 of the 61 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2011, the Dee carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Division One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 10 Sep Raith Rovers 0 - 1 Dundee Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 02 Apr Raith Rovers 2 - 1 Dundee Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Tue 22 Feb Raith Rovers 1 - 2 Dundee Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 12 Feb Dundee 2-1 Raith Rovers Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 18 Sep Dundee 0 - 0 Raith Rovers Scottish Division One
2009/2010 Sat 24 Apr Dundee 2 - 0 Raith Rovers Scottish Division One
2009/2010 Wed 21 Apr Raith Rovers 1 - 0 Dundee Scottish Division One

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

Recent respective form guides

Dundee's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Dee have scored 5, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.

Raith Rovers's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Rovers have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Dundee find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 11 games have yielded only 11 points.

Raith Rovers see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, showing a record of 12 points from their 11 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Dundee 6 1 1 4 5 7 4
Raith Rovers 6 1 2 3 5 8 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Rovers out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Dundee. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Dundee Been beaten in each of their previous 4 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 5 home matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Raith Rovers Not won in previous 5 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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