FM Preview: Partick Thistle v Raith Rovers 17 Dec 2011

Last updated : 16 December 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Partick Thistle v Raith Rovers fixture

Raith Rovers face a trip to Partick Thistle at Firhill Stadium 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 42 and win only 11 of the 69 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2011, with Partick Thistle running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Scottish Division One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 15 Oct Raith Rovers 2 - 0 Partick Th. Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 07 May Partick Th. 3-0 Raith Rovers Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 12 Mar Raith Rovers 0 - 2 Partick Th. Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sun 26 Dec Partick Th. 0 - 0 Raith Rovers Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 07 Aug Raith Rovers 4 - 0 Partick Th. Scottish Division One
2009/2010 Mon 19 Apr Partick Th. 0 - 0 Raith Rovers Scottish Division One
2009/2010 Sat 16 Jan Raith Rovers 1 - 0 Partick Th. Scottish Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Partick Thistle have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. In this time, Jags have rattled up an impressive 17 goals, and conceded 4.

In complete contrast to Partick Thistle, Raith Rovers are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Rovers have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Partick Thistle's 23 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 4th position.

Raith Rovers find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 16 games have yielded only 15 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Partick Thistle 6 3 3 0 9 3 12
Raith Rovers 6 1 0 5 5 11 3

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Rovers are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Partick Thistle. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Partick Thistle 4 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 6 matches.
Raith Rovers Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 7 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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