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Ayr Utd. face a trip to Raith Rovers at Stark's Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Honest Men will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 36 and win only 13 of the 66 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2004, the Rovers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory 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: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 15 May | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Mar | Raith Rovers | 2 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Dec | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Raith Rovers | 1 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Mar | Raith Rovers | 3 - 3 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Dec | Ayr Utd. | 3 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 03 Nov | Raith Rovers | 1 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Raith Rovers are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 9 conceded.
The Honest Men 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. The Honest Men's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Raith Rovers's total of 9 points from their 5 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Bells Scottish Division Two. Ayr Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 9 points from 5 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 12 |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Honest Men could well see them head back from Stark's Park with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Raith Rovers | 10 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 12 . |
| Ayr Utd. | Undefeated in last 4 away games. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |