Preview Raith Rovers
Wednesday, 17th Mar 2010Jim McIntyre will be hoping to do the double this week following up Tuesday night`s win with victory in Kirkcaldy.
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Back in August Dunfermline and Raith Rovers met twice in the same week, the Pars won the first, Rovers the second. Jim McIntyre will be hoping to do the double this week following up Tuesday night`s win with victory in Kirkcaldy. This will be just the second match at Stark`s Park between the sides since 3rd January 2000 and history shows that there is little between them; Dunfermline ahead 35 - 31 on wins and in Kirkcaldy the advantage is still two at 16 - 13.
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Pars v Raith Rovers: The Full League Record | ||||||
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
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At |
44 |
19 |
7 |
18 |
79 |
67 |
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At Stark`s Park |
43 |
16 |
14 |
13 |
63 |
67 |
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Division One (up to 1975) |
22 |
10 |
8 | 4 |
51 |
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Division Two (up to 1975) |
22 |
10 | 4 |
8 |
42 |
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Premier League (since 1975) |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
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First Division (since 1975) |
30 |
8 |
7 |
15 |
25 |
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| Second Division (since 1975) | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 |
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TOTALS |
87 |
35 |
21 |
31 |
142 |
134 |
The Pars best win at Stark`s Park was over 15 years ago when Stewart Petrie and Kenny Ward hit doubles and Hamish French hit the net in a 5-2 win. The last visit was a disastrous 3-0 defeat in the New Year Derby.
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Milestones v Raith Rovers (away) | |||
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Last League Victory |
07/11/09 |
SPL | |
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Last League Defeat |
03/01/00 |
0-3 |
First Div |
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Best League Victory |
29/10/94 |
5-2 |
Div One (old) |
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Worst League Defeat |
01/01/83 |
0-6 |
Div One (old) |
In the last eleven league fixtures the Pars have won six of them, Raith three and two have ended all square.
| Last eleven league meetings | ||||
| 2009/10 | ||||
| First Division | Dunfermline | 2-1 | Raith Rovers | 16/03/10 |
| First Division | Raith Rovers | 1-2 | Dunfermline | 07/11/09 |
| First Division | Dunfermline | 0-2 | Raith Rovers | 29/08/09 |
| 1999/2000 | ||||
| First Division | Dunfermline | 0-2 | Raith Rovers | 18/03/00 |
| First Division | Raith Rovers | 3-0 | Dunfermline | 03/01/00 |
| First Division | Dunfermline | 1-1 | Raith Rovers | 06/11/99 |
| First Division | Raith Rovers | 2-2 | Dunfermline | 18/09/99 |
| 1996/97 | ||||
| SPL | Raith Rovers | 0-1 | Dunfermline | 15/03/97 |
| SPL | Dunfermline | 2-0 | Raith Rovers | 01/01/97 |
| SPL | Raith Rovers | 1-2 | Dunfermline | 16/11/96 |
| SPL | Dunfermline | 3-1 | Raith Rovers | 28/09/96 |
Recent league results have lifted the Pars into third place and leaders Dundee are now only six points ahead with only one game in hand. Unfortunately there are a few other First Division teams with more games in hand also eyeing up the leaders spot.
| Raith Rovers | Dunfermline |
| Current League Position | |
| 7 | 3 |
| League Results | |
| WLLLWL | LWWDWW |
| League Points | |
| 29 | 43 |
| Goal Difference | |
| +9 | -6 |
| Home/Away Record | |
| P12, W4, D4, L4 | P13, W5, D4, L4 |
Dunfermline will be hoping to extend their unbeaten league record to six games.
| Recent Form Home / Away | ||||||
| Raith Rovers (home) | Dunfermline (away) | |||||
| Ross County | W | 1-0 | Airdrie United | D | 1-1 | |
| Inverness Caley Thistle | L | 0-4 | Morton | W | 2-0 | |
| Aberdeen | D | 1-1 | Ross County | D | 2-2 | |
| Airdrie United | D | 1-1 | Stenhousemuir | W | 2-1 | |
| Morton | L |
1-2 |
Partick Thistle | W | 4-1 | |
| Partick Thistle | W | 1-0 | Dundee | L | 2-3 | |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Raith Rovers): Greg Fleming; Calum Woods, Chris Higgins, Andy Dowie, Austin McCann (c); Graeme Holmes (Nick Phinn 67), Steven Bell, Gary Mason, Willie Gibson (Alex Burke 67); Steven McDougall (Ross Campbell 84), David Graham.
SUBS: Greg Ross, Greg Paterson (GK).
RAITH ROVERS (v Dunfermline): David McGurn; Grant Murray, Laurence Ellis, Thierry Gathuessi (Robert Sloan 38), Mark Ferry, Allan Walker, Iain Williamson, Stephen Simmons, Johnny Russell (Darren Smith,84),Graham Weir (Dene Shields 19), Gregory Tade.
SUBS: Gary O`Connor (GK), Craig Wedderburn.
Referee will be Scott MacDonald.
Come on ye Pars!
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