8TH MAY 2004
KICK OFF- 3:00PM
CURRENT POSITIONS IN LEAGUE:
Raith Rovers: 8th
Brechin City: 10th
LAST MATCH:
St Mirren 1-1 Raith
Brechin 1-0 Ross County
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Brechin 0-3 Raith
Raith 2-1 Brechin
Brechin 1-1 Raith
ONES TO WATCH:
Ramon Perriera: The Spanish hit-man has been on excellent form since joining Raith mid-way through the season, and he'll be looking to add to his ever impressive goal tally at Starks Park.
Antonio Calderon: The player-manager has succeeded in keeping Rovers up, but he has done a great job on the pitch as well, he was on the scoresheet with a free kick in the 1-1 draw at Glebe Park.
RAITH VIEW:
Raith Rovers had a good start to the season but since then they have been hovering above the relegation zone, they are not safe yet, but it looks like Ayr will be playing division 2 football next season. Raith only need a point from the next two games to confirm their status in division one.
BRECHIN VIEW:
Brechin were relegated last week so all we have to play for is 9th place and salvage some pride, but they'll want to win for the first time this season against Raith Rovers, especially away from home, as we have only won once away from home this season, and that was against Ayr at Somerset Park.
HISTORY:
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Wed 10 Mar | Brechin City | 1 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Raith Rovers | 2 - 1 | Brechin City | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Brechin City | 0 - 3 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Brechin City | 1 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Feb | Raith Rovers | 1 - 2 | Brechin City | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Dec | Brechin City | 1 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Raith Rovers | 3 - 1 | Brechin City | SCD2 |
SITE ADMIN'S PREDICTION:
Raith Rovers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
Brechin City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the The City have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Raith Rovers are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 33 points from 34 matches. Brechin City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 34 games have yielded only 26 points.
Prediction: Raith 1-1 Brechin