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Raith Rovers face a trip to Ayr United at Somerset Park, Ayr 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 lose 37 and win only 15 of the 73 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Honest Men carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory 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 | Sat 21 Nov | Raith Rovers | 0 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Sep | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Mar | Raith Rovers | 0 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 31 Jan | Ayr Utd. | 2 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Oct | Raith Rovers | 3 - 2 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 02 Aug | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Ayr United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. While Honest Men have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Raith Rovers have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Rovers's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Ayr Utd. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 12 points from 18 matches. Raith Rovers see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, showing a record of 26 points from their 19 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 |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Rovers could well see them head back from Somerset Park, Ayr with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ayr Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Raith Rovers | 11 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |