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Raith Rovers prepare to entertain Alloa Athletic at Stark's Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rovers are clearly on top, having won 21 and lost only 9 of the 39 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stark's Park was less than a year ago, in February 2007, with Raith Rovers running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 07 Apr | Alloa Ath. | 2 - 3 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Feb | Raith Rovers | 3-0 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 02 Dec | Alloa Ath. | 1 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Raith Rovers | 0 - 0 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Apr | Raith Rovers | 0 - 1 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Alloa Ath. | 1 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Raith Rovers | 4 - 2 | Alloa Ath. | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Raith Rovers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 3 conceded.
Alloa Ath. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 12 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Raith Rovers are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 6 points from 2 games. Alloa Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 3 from their 2 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
| Alloa Ath. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Alloa Ath. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Rovers in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Raith Rovers | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Alloa Ath. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |