FM Preview: Raith Rovers v Partick Thistle 29 Sep 2012

Last updated : 28 September 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Raith Rovers v Partick Thistle fixture

Partick Thistle face a trip to Raith Rovers at Stark's Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 74 games played, Jags have recorded 24 wins, and Raith Rovers have come away with 33 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stark's Park was less than a year ago, in February 2012, the Rovers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Division One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sun 09 Sep Partick Th. 3 - 0 Raith Rovers Scottish Challenge Cup
2011/2012 Sat 14 Apr Partick Th. 1 - 1 Raith Rovers Scottish Division One
2011/2012 Sat 25 Feb Raith Rovers 2-1 Partick Th. Scottish Division One
2011/2012 Sat 17 Dec Partick Th. 0 - 1 Raith Rovers Scottish Division One
2011/2012 Sat 15 Oct Raith Rovers 2 - 0 Partick Th. Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 07 May Partick Th. 3 - 0 Raith Rovers Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 12 Mar Raith Rovers 0 - 2 Partick Th. Scottish Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Raith Rovers are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the Rovers, with 6 goals against.

Partick Thistle's away form is equally impressive, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Jags, and 3 goals against.

Raith Rovers's 10 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 4th position.

Partick Thistle are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, with their 6 games giving them a return of 18 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Raith Rovers 6 2 0 4 8 12 6
Partick Thistle 6 5 0 1 14 3 15

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Partick Thistle are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Raith Rovers. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Raith Rovers Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Partick Thistle 7 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 4 matches.
Last drawn game 12 outings ago.

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