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Raith Rovers prepare to entertain Peterhead at Stark's Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 2 of the previous 3 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stark's Park was earlier this season, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 5-2 thriller, in a Scottish Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Feb | Peterhead | 0 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Dec | Raith Rovers | 5-2 | Peterhead | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | Peterhead | 0 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Raith Rovers | 1 - 0 | Peterhead | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 28 Jan | Peterhead | 0 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 26 Nov | Raith Rovers | 0 - 2 | Peterhead | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Peterhead | 0 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Raith Rovers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These games have seen the Rovers score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 3.
Peterhead have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The The Blue Toon's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Raith Rovers are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 59 points from 35 games. Peterhead see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 41 points from their 35 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
| Peterhead | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Rovers's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Peterhead. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Raith Rovers | Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Peterhead | No win in the 2 most recent games. |