| This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Airdrie United and Raith Rovers at 15:00 on Saturday, 20th February 2010 in the Scottish Division One. |
History of the Airdrie United v Raith Rovers fixture
Raith Rovers face a trip to Airdrie United at Shyberry Excelsior 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Raith Rovers inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Diamonds in a Scottish Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | | 2009/2010 | Mon 25 Jan | Raith Rovers | 1 - 1 | Airdrie Utd. | SFAC | | 2009/2010 | Tue 15 Dec | Raith Rovers | 1 - 1 | Airdrie Utd. | SCD1 | | 2009/2010 | Sat 10 Oct | Airdrie Utd. | 1 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 | | 2007/2008 | Sat 03 May | Airdrie Utd. | 2 - 2 | Raith Rovers | S12P | | 2007/2008 | Wed 30 Apr | Raith Rovers | 0 - 2 | Airdrie Utd. | S12P | | 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Mar | Raith Rovers | 1 - 0 | Airdrie Utd. | SCD2 | | 2007/2008 | Sat 02 Feb | Airdrie Utd. | 3 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Airdrie United's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The The Diamonds's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
Raith Rovers's away form is none too clever either, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Rovers's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Airdrie Utd. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 21 games have yielded only 11 points. Raith Rovers see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, showing a record of 26 points from their 20 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Airdrie Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Raith Rovers are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Airdrie Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: |
| Airdrie Utd. |
Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
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| Raith Rovers |
12 games since last away draw.
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