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Raith Rovers prepare to entertain Peterhead at Stark's Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rovers are clearly on top, with a 60.00% success rate in the fixture.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stark's Park was earlier this season, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Mar | Peterhead | 1 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Dec | Raith Rovers | 2-2 | Peterhead | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 06 Oct | Peterhead | 0 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Apr | Raith Rovers | 2 - 0 | Peterhead | SCD2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Raith Rovers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 6 conceded.
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 a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
Raith Rovers are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 60 points from 35 games. Peterhead lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 52 from their 35 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 13 |
| Peterhead | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 |
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 | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Peterhead | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |