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Brechin City face a trip to Raith Rovers at Stark's Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The City will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 20 and win only 4 of the 33 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | Brechin City | 2 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Apr | Raith Rovers | 1 - 1 | Brechin City | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 09 Feb | Brechin City | 3 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Raith Rovers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 8 conceded.
Brechin City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The The City's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Raith Rovers are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, with their 14 games giving them a return of 31 points. Brechin City are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 31 points from 14 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 18 |
| Brechin City | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for The City 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 | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 6 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Brechin City | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |