FM Preview: Raith Rovers v Queen of the South 30 Apr 2011

Last updated : 29 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Raith Rovers v Queen of the South fixture

Raith Rovers prepare to entertain Queen of the South at Stark's Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rovers are clearly on top, winning 51.02% of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stark's Park was earlier this season, with Queen of the South inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Rovers in a Scottish Division One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 05 Mar Queen o.t.S. 0 - 2 Raith Rovers Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 06 Nov Raith Rovers 0-1 Queen o.t.S. Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 14 Aug Queen o.t.S. 1 - 3 Raith Rovers Scottish Division One
2009/2010 Wed 28 Apr Raith Rovers 0 - 0 Queen o.t.S. Scottish Division One
2009/2010 Sat 17 Apr Queen o.t.S. 3 - 0 Raith Rovers Scottish Division One
2009/2010 Sat 17 Oct Raith Rovers 1 - 0 Queen o.t.S. Scottish Division One
2009/2010 Sat 08 Aug Queen o.t.S. 1 - 1 Raith Rovers Scottish Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Raith Rovers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.

Queen of the South have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the The Doonhamers have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Raith Rovers are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 60 points from 34 games.

Queen of the South see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, showing a record of 43 points from their 34 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Raith Rovers 6 2 2 2 9 9 8
Queen of the South 6 0 2 4 4 15 2

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Attention punters! We see this as an opportunity for the Rovers to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Raith Rovers Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Queen of the South Not won in previous 2 away matches.
No win in the 6 most recent games.

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