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Brechin City prepare to entertain Raith Rovers at Glebe Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to improve on a dire past record against their opponents. It does not make pleasant reading, winning just 6 of the 29 games played, and losing 16.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Glebe Park was earlier this season, with Raith Rovers inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the The City in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Dec | Raith Rovers | 1 - 1 | Brechin City | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Sep | Brechin City | 0-1 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Mar | Brechin City | 1 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 20 Jan | Raith Rovers | 1 - 0 | Brechin City | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 11 Nov | Brechin City | 1 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Sep | Raith Rovers | 1 - 1 | Brechin City | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 May | Raith Rovers | 1 - 1 | Brechin City | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Brechin City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the The City, with 8 goals against.
Raith Rovers have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Rovers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
Brechin City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 30 points from their 23 games so far. Raith Rovers are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 44 points from 24 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brechin City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 11 |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Brechin City are starting to turn Glebe Park into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brechin City | 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Raith Rovers | 23 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |