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Raith Rovers face a trip to East Fife at Bayview Stadium 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 03 Jan | Raith Rovers | 1 - 0 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 08 Nov | East Fife | 0 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Raith Rovers | 1 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 07 Aug | East Fife | 2 - 3 | Raith Rovers | SCC |
| 1987/1988 | Wed 01 Jul | Raith Rovers | 7 - 1 | East Fife | SCD1 |
| 1987/1988 | Wed 01 Jul | Raith Rovers | 0 - 1 | East Fife | SCD1 |
| 1987/1988 | Wed 01 Jul | East Fife | 1 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
East Fife are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
Raith Rovers have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Rovers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
East Fife lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 37 points from their 25 games so far. Raith Rovers are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 48 points from 25 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Fife | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Fifers, as the Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Fife | 11 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 16 . |
| Raith Rovers | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Drawn each of the last 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |