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Stranraer are ready to welcome Raith Rovers to Stair Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 11 of the 24 previous games, with the The Blues winning just 7.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stair Park was within the last three years, in August 2004, the The Blues carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 10 Aug | Stranraer | 2-1 | Raith Rovers | SLGC |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 12 Aug | Raith Rovers | 2 - 0 | Stranraer | SCC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Stranraer | 1 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 04 Mar | Raith Rovers | 3 - 0 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Oct | Stranraer | 2 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 03 Aug | Raith Rovers | 1 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 03 Apr | Raith Rovers | 3 - 2 | Stranraer | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Stranraer have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The The Blues's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Raith Rovers have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Rovers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Stranraer lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Two, picking up 7 points from their 5 games so far. Raith Rovers 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 |
| Stranraer | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its not been a very profitable last few weeks for Stranraer, and I'm afraid the Footymad team cannot see it getting too much better here. Look no further than honours being even at the end of this one. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stranraer | 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Raith Rovers | No win in the 2 most recent games. |