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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 37 and win only 15 of the 71 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Ayr Utd. inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Rovers in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 3 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Raith Rovers | 2 - 3 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 03 Apr | Raith Rovers | 0 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 21 Feb | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Raith Rovers | 1 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Sep | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Mar | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Raith Rovers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
The away form of Ayr Utd. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Honest Men have hit 4 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Raith Rovers are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 44 points from 25 games. Ayr Utd. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 26 points from 23 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rovers, as the Honest Men have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Raith Rovers | 4 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Ayr Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 9 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |