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East Fife travel to take on Raith Rovers at Stark's Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 37 games played, Fifers have recorded 12 wins, and Raith Rovers have come away with 15 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Raith Rovers was amazingly over twenty years ago, in July 1987, with East Fife inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Rovers 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 | Tue 07 Aug | East Fife | 2 - 3 | Raith Rovers | SCC |
| 1987/1988 | Wed 01 Jul | East Fife | 1 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 1987/1988 | Wed 01 Jul | East Fife | 2 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 1987/1988 | Wed 01 Jul | Raith Rovers | 0 - 1 | East Fife | SCD1 |
| 1987/1988 | Wed 01 Jul | Raith Rovers | 7 - 1 | East Fife | SCD1 |
| 1976/1977 | Thu 01 Jul | East Fife | 2 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 1976/1977 | Thu 01 Jul | Raith Rovers | 2 - 1 | East Fife | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Raith Rovers's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Rovers have scored 8, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of East Fife however, is much more impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Fifers, and 11 goals against.
Raith Rovers are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 11 points from 5 games. East Fife see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 5 points from their 5 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| East Fife | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
East Fife are certainly at their peak on the road, though your FootyMad panel sees this as a stern test, and one from which they may have to settle for a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Raith Rovers | 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| East Fife | Undefeated in last 13 away games. |