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Raith Rovers are ready to welcome Brechin City to Stark's Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 19 wins out of 29 previous matches.
The previous match played between the two at Stark's Park was within the last three years, in May 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline 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: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 May | Raith Rovers | 1-1 | Brechin City | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 10 Mar | Brechin City | 1 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Raith Rovers | 2 - 1 | Brechin City | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Brechin City | 0 - 3 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Brechin City | 1 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Feb | Raith Rovers | 1 - 2 | Brechin City | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Dec | Brechin City | 1 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Raith Rovers need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. Rovers have conceded a disappointing 7 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
Brechin City's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The The City's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Raith Rovers lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Two, picking up 8 points from their 6 games so far. Brechin City's total of 10 points from their 6 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Bells Scottish Division Two.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Brechin City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Stark's Park for the Rovers and the Madmen are unable to see past Brechin City claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Raith Rovers | Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. |
| Brechin City | Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |