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Raith Rovers face a trip to Forfar Athletic at Station Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 33 games played, Rovers have recorded 10 wins, and Forfar Ath. have come away with 15 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2006, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 12 Aug | Raith Rovers | 0 - 0 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Apr | Forfar Ath. | 0 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 28 Mar | Forfar Ath. | 5 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Raith Rovers | 1 - 0 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Oct | Raith Rovers | 0 - 2 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Apr | Raith Rovers | 0 - 1 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 11 Mar | Forfar Ath. | 4 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Forfar Athletic's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Loons have scored 5, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Raith Rovers's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Rovers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Forfar Ath. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 10 games have yielded only 5 points. Raith Rovers are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 10 points from 10 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Forfar Ath. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 1 |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
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 Forfar Ath.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Forfar Ath. | Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 9 most recent games. |
| Raith Rovers | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |