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St. Johnstone face a trip to Raith Rovers at Stark's Park on Saturday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 11 of the 33 previous games, with the hosts winning just 7.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 4 winners in a Scottish Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Jan | St. Johnstone | 5 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Raith Rovers | 1 - 4 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | St. Johnstone | 0 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 29 Apr | St. Johnstone | 1 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 31 Dec | Raith Rovers | 2 - 0 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 22 Oct | St. Johnstone | 3 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 13 Aug | Raith Rovers | 1 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Raith Rovers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The Saints have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Saints's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Raith Rovers are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 31 points from 30 matches. St. Johnstone are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 53 points from 30 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
St. Johnstone are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Raith Rovers. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Raith Rovers | Won 3 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| St. Johnstone | Undefeated in last 4 away games. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |