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Raith Rovers face a trip to Queen of the South at Palmerston Park on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 42 games played, Rovers have recorded 12 wins, and Queen o.t.S. have come away with 14 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 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: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 25 Sep | Raith Rovers | 1 - 2 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 23 Mar | Raith Rovers | 3 - 1 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | Queen o.t.S. | 1 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 Nov | Raith Rovers | 0 - 1 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Sep | Queen o.t.S. | 0 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 1938/1939 | Sat 30 Dec | Raith Rovers | 1 - 3 | Queen o.t.S. | SPL |
| 1956/1957 | Sat 30 Dec | Raith Rovers | 3 - 1 | Queen o.t.S. | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Queen of the South have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 4.
The away form of Raith Rovers is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Rovers have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Queen o.t.S.'s 23 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 4th position. Raith Rovers find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 16 games have yielded only 7 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Queen o.t.S. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Doonhamers, as the Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Queen o.t.S. | 5 games since last home draw. |
| Raith Rovers | Not won in previous 24 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |