Preview Raith Rovers
Wednesday, 14th Nov 2012In the last dozen league fixtures against the Rovers, the Pars have won six of them,
The Pars travel to Kirkcaldy on Saturday for the fourth Fife Derby of the season and on the heels of a resounding failure at Firhill last Saturday the team will be out to quickly make up for their bad performance against Partick Thistle. Rovers on the other hand will be out to avenge the 3-1 defeat at East End Park in September. All this should make for a keenly contested league match.
This will be just the fifth match at Stark`s Park between the sides since 3rd January 2000 and history shows that there is little between them; Dunfermline ahead 38 - 33 on wins and of that the advantage is two at 17 - 15 in Kirkcaldy.
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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 |
47 |
21 |
8 |
18 |
86 |
71 |
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At Stark`s Park |
46 |
17 |
14 |
15 |
66 |
72 |
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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) |
36 |
11 |
8 |
17 |
35 |
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| Second Division (since 1975) | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 |
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TOTALS |
93 |
38 |
22 |
33 |
152 |
143 |
The Pars best win at Stark`s Park was over 18 years ago in October 1994 when Stewart Petrie and Kenny Ward hit doubles and Hamish French hit the net in a 5-2 win. The last Pars win 2-1 courtesy of goals from Gary Mason and David Graham was in March 2010.
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Milestones v Raith Rovers (away) | |||
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Last League Victory |
20/03/10 |
First Division | |
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Last League Defeat |
02/01/11 |
First Division | |
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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 dozen league fixtures the Pars have won five of them, Raith five and two have ended all square.
| Last fifteen league meetings | ||||
| 2012/2013 | ||||
| First Division | Dunfermline | 3-1 | Raith Rovers | 01/09/12 |
| 2010/2011 | ||||
| First Division | Dunfermline | 2-1 | Raith Rovers | 23/04/11 |
| First Division | Raith Rovers | 2-1 | Dunfermline | 02/01/11 |
| First Division | Dunfermline | 2-2 | Raith Rovers | 13/11/10 |
| First Division | Raith Rovers | 2-0 | Dunfermline | 21/08/10 |
| 2009/2010 | ||||
| First Division | Raith Rovers | 1-2 | Dunfermline | 20/03/10 |
| 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 | 18/03/00 |
| 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 |
Raith are just four points behind Dunfermline and are seriously in need of a win to keep in touch. Dunfermline now sit three points behind leaders Partick Thistle and do not want to lose any more ground. Partick play Hamilton at New Douglas Park on Friday night.
| Raith Rovers | Dunfermline |
| Current League Position | |
| 4 | 2 |
| Last six league games | |
| LDDDWW | WWDDWL |
| League Points | |
| 19 | 23 |
| Goal Difference | |
| +5 | +14 |
| League Record | |
| P11, W5, D4, L2 | P11, W7, D2, L2 |
Raith Rovers are undefeated in the last seven matches since losing to Celtic in the Scottish Communities Cup on 25 September. They have got over the poor form that saw them win just one game in eight but they have won three of the last four
| Recent League Form | ||||||
| Raith Rovers |
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Dunfermline | ||||
| Falkirk (H) | W | 2-1 | Partick Thistle (A) | L | 1-5 | |
| Hamilton (A) | W | 1-0 | Cowdenbeath (H) | W | ||
| Cowdenbeath (A) | D | 4-4 | Morton (H) | D | 2-2 | |
| Dumbarton (H) | D | 2-2 | Falkirk (A) | D | 2-2 | |
| Partick Thistle (H) | D | 1-1 | Hamilton (A) | W | 3-0 | |
| Morton (A) |
L |
0-1 | Livingston (H) | W | 4-0 | |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Partick Thistle): Paul Gallacher, Jordan McMillan (c), Andy Dowie, Callum Morris, Chris Kane (Andy Kirk HT); Josh Falkingham, Stephen Husband (Alex Whittle 78), Andy Geggan, Ryan Thomson; Andy Barrowman, Ryan Wallace (Joe Cardle 62).
SUBS NOT USED: John Potter, Michal Hrivnak (GK)
RAITH ROVERS (v Airdrie United): Ross Laidlaw; Jason Thomson, Laurie Ellis, Dougie Hill, Eddie Malone; Grant Anderson (Ross Callachan 11), Simon Mensing, Allan Walker, Joe Hamill(Stuart Anderson 75), Greg Spence, Pat Clarke
SUBS NOT USED: Jordan Roberts, Reece Donaldson, Lewis Vaughan
Referee will be Crawford Allan
Come on ye Pars!
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