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Raith Rovers travel to take on Arbroath at Gayfield Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 29 games played, Rovers have recorded 12 wins, and Arbroath have come away with 14 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Arbroath was back in September 2003, over five years ago, the The Red Lichties carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 02 Sep | Arbroath | 1 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SLGC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Mar | Arbroath | 2 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 26 Jan | Raith Rovers | 0 - 0 | Arbroath | SCD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 17 Nov | Arbroath | 1 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Sep | Raith Rovers | 3 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD1 |
| 1986/1987 | Tue 01 Jul | Arbroath | 2 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 1986/1987 | Tue 01 Jul | Raith Rovers | 3 - 0 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Arbroath are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.
Raith Rovers have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Arbroath are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 6 points from 8 matches. Raith Rovers's total of 13 points from their 8 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Bells Scottish Division Two.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arbroath | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Rovers has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Arbroath. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arbroath | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Raith Rovers | No win in the 3 most recent games. |