FootyMAD's Raith Rovers match preview

Last updated : 11 March 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Raith Rovers v St. Johnstone fixture

St. Johnstone face a trip to Raith Rovers at Stark's Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 11 of the 35 previous games, with the hosts winning just 8.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Rovers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sun 26 DecSt. Johnstone2 - 0Raith RoversSCD1
2004/2005Sat 30 OctRaith Rovers1 - 0St. JohnstoneSCD1
2004/2005Sat 28 AugSt. Johnstone1 - 0Raith RoversSCD1
2003/2004Sat 10 AprRaith Rovers1 - 1St. JohnstoneSCD1
2003/2004Sat 24 JanSt. Johnstone5 - 2Raith RoversSCD1
2003/2004Sat 29 NovRaith Rovers1 - 4St. JohnstoneSCD1
2003/2004Sat 20 SepSt. Johnstone0 - 1Raith RoversSCD1

Recent respective form guides

Raith Rovers's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Rovers have scored 6, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.

St. Johnstone's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Saints's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.

Raith Rovers find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 28 games have yielded only 11 points. St. Johnstone's 37 points from 27 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Raith Rovers61147124
St. Johnstone6033283

FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Saints has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Raith Rovers. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Raith Rovers Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
St. Johnstone Not won in previous 3 away matches.
No win in the 7 most recent games.