FM Preview: Hamilton Academical v Raith Rovers 17 Sep 2011

Last updated : 16 September 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Hamilton Academical v Raith Rovers fixture

Raith Rovers travel to take on Hamilton Academical at New Douglas Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 63 games played, Rovers have recorded 19 wins, and Hamilton Academical have come away with 27 victories.

The last time the two teams met at Hamilton Academical was back in December 2004, over five years ago, the Accies carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Scottish Division One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 24 Aug Raith Rovers 1 - 0 Hamilton Ac. Scottish League Cup
2004/2005 Sat 23 Apr Raith Rovers 0 - 2 Hamilton Ac. Scottish Division One
2004/2005 Sat 11 Dec Hamilton Ac. 1-0 Raith Rovers Scottish Division One
2004/2005 Sat 23 Oct Raith Rovers 2 - 2 Hamilton Ac. Scottish Division One
2004/2005 Sat 07 Aug Hamilton Ac. 2 - 0 Raith Rovers Scottish Division One
2002/2003 Sat 22 Mar Raith Rovers 1 - 1 Hamilton Ac. Scottish Division Two
2002/2003 Sat 01 Feb Hamilton Ac. 0 - 0 Raith Rovers Scottish Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Hamilton Academical have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Accies in those games, with 7 conceded.

Raith Rovers have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Rovers have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Hamilton Academical are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 8 points from 5 games.

Raith Rovers are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 7 points from 5 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Hamilton Academical 6 2 2 2 10 7 8
Raith Rovers 6 1 1 4 5 10 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Accies, as the Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Hamilton Academical No sequences of note
Raith Rovers Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

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