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Raith Rovers prepare to entertain Ayr United at Stark's Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rovers are clearly on top, having won 37 and lost only 16 of the 72 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stark's Park was less than a year ago, in February 2008, with Ayr Utd. inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Rovers in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 02 Aug | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 16 Feb | Raith Rovers | 1-2 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 3 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Raith Rovers | 2 - 3 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 03 Apr | Raith Rovers | 0 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 21 Feb | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Raith Rovers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The Honest Men have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Honest Men's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.
Raith Rovers are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 16 points from 9 games. Ayr Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 18 points from 9 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that Raith Rovers's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Ayr Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Raith Rovers | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. |
| Ayr Utd. | No sequences of note |