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Raith Rovers face a trip to Queens Park at Hampden Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 40 games played, Rovers have recorded 11 wins, and Queens Park have come away with 18 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in December 2005, with Queens Park running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Scottish F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Queens Park | 2 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SFAC |
| 1986/1987 | Tue 01 Jul | Queens Park | 1 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 1986/1987 | Tue 01 Jul | Queens Park | 2 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 1986/1987 | Tue 01 Jul | Raith Rovers | 2 - 2 | Queens Park | SCD2 |
| 1985/1986 | Mon 01 Jul | Raith Rovers | 3 - 1 | Queens Park | SCD2 |
| 1985/1986 | Mon 01 Jul | Raith Rovers | 2 - 1 | Queens Park | SCD2 |
| 1985/1986 | Mon 01 Jul | Queens Park | 0 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Queens Park have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the The Spiders, with 7 goals against.
Raith Rovers have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Queens Park are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, with their 4 games giving them a return of 9 points. Raith Rovers are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 9 points from 4 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Queens Park | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the The Spiders. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Queens Park | 13 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Raith Rovers | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |