FM Preview: Raith Rovers v Dumbarton 06 Oct 2012

Last updated : 05 October 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Raith Rovers v Dumbarton fixture

Raith Rovers play host to Dumbarton at Stark's Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rovers are clearly on top, having won 34 and lost only 13 of the 57 games.

The last time the two teams met at Raith Rovers was back in December 2006, over five years ago, with Dumbarton inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Rovers in a Scottish F.A. Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2006/2007 Sat 09 Dec Raith Rovers 0-1 Dumbarton Scottish F.A. Cup
2005/2006 Sat 08 Apr Raith Rovers 0 - 0 Dumbarton Scottish Division Two
2005/2006 Sat 11 Feb Dumbarton 0 - 1 Raith Rovers Scottish Division Two
2005/2006 Sat 03 Dec Raith Rovers 3 - 2 Dumbarton Scottish Division Two
2005/2006 Sat 15 Oct Dumbarton 1 - 2 Raith Rovers Scottish Division Two
2005/2006 Tue 30 Aug Raith Rovers 2 - 1 Dumbarton Scottish Challenge Cup
2002/2003 Sat 10 May Dumbarton 4 - 1 Raith Rovers Scottish Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Raith Rovers are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Rovers, with 6 goals against.

In complete contrast to Raith Rovers, Dumbarton are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Sons have hit 7 goals, 19 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Raith Rovers's 11 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 4th position.

Dumbarton find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 7 games have yielded only 1 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Raith Rovers 6 1 1 4 5 12 4
Dumbarton 6 0 1 5 5 19 1

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Raith Rovers may be coming up against a decent side in Dumbarton, but we do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Rovers. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Raith Rovers Unbeaten in the last 7 home games.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Dumbarton Lost each of the previous 5 away matches.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
No win in the 8 most recent games.

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