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Falkirk face a trip to Raith Rovers at Stark's Park on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. It couldn't be much closer,Bairns having 24 wins against 29 losses.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2002, with Raith Rvs annihilating their visitors 5 - 1 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: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Falkirk | 2 - 1 | Raith Rvs | SCD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Feb | Raith Rvs | 5 - 1 | Falkirk | SCD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Oct | Falkirk | 1 - 0 | Raith Rvs | SCD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 25 Sep | Falkirk | 0 - 2 | Raith Rvs | SLC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Sep | Raith Rvs | 5 - 2 | Falkirk | SCD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 10 Apr | Falkirk | 2 - 0 | Raith Rvs | SCD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 03 Apr | Raith Rvs | 0 - 0 | Falkirk | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Raith Rovers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 5 conceded.
The Bairns have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Raith Rvs are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 5 points from 3 games. Falkirk's 5 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 4th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Raith Rvs | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 14 |
| Falkirk | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Rovers. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Raith Rvs | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Falkirk | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |