FM Preview: Livingston v Raith Rovers 04 May 2013

Last updated : 03 May 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Livingston v Raith Rovers fixture

Raith Rovers face a trip to Livingston at Almondvale on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Almondvale was earlier this season, the Livi carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Division One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 09 Mar Raith Rovers 0 - 2 Livingston Scottish Division One
2012/2013 Sat 12 Jan Livingston 2-1 Raith Rovers Scottish Division One
2012/2013 Sat 25 Aug Raith Rovers 0 - 0 Livingston Scottish Division One
2011/2012 Tue 10 Apr Raith Rovers 0 - 3 Livingston Scottish Division One
2011/2012 Sat 18 Feb Livingston 4 - 0 Raith Rovers Scottish Division One
2011/2012 Sat 10 Dec Raith Rovers 0 - 1 Livingston Scottish Division One
2011/2012 Sat 01 Oct Livingston 1 - 1 Raith Rovers Scottish Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Livingston's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Livi have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.

Raith Rovers's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Rovers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Livingston are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 52 points from 35 games.

Raith Rovers see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, showing a record of 43 points from their 35 games played so far,

Current overall team form

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

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FootyMad's prediction ...

With Raith Rovers only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Almondvale will be a good result. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Livingston Failed to win in previous 5 home matches.
Raith Rovers Not won in previous 3 away matches.
No win in the 5 most recent games.

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