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St. Mirren face a trip to Raith Rovers at Stark's Park on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Buddies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as the Rovers edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Scottish Challenge Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | St. Mirren | 2 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 26 Aug | Raith Rovers | 3 - 2 | St. Mirren | SCC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 09 Aug | Raith Rovers | 1 - 1 | St. Mirren | SCD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 30 Mar | St. Mirren | 1 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 19 Jan | Raith Rovers | 1 - 0 | St. Mirren | SCD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 01 Dec | St. Mirren | 1 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Sep | Raith Rovers | 3 - 0 | St. Mirren | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Raith Rovers's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While Rovers have scored 4, a worringly large 18 have been leaked at the other end.
St. Mirren's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Raith Rovers are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 15 points from 17 matches. St. Mirren are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 21 points from 17 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
| St. Mirren | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Buddies 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 | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| St. Mirren | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |