Dunfermline Athletic have had trouble getting points this league season. Can they get something when Raith Rovers stop by East End Park?
- Dunfermline Athletic have the fewest scored goals (6) in Championship
- Raith Rovers is in the best form (4-2-0)
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Dunfermline Athletic form and stats
0 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Dunfermline Athletic, who have the fewest scored goals (6) in Championship, have to build on here at East End Park in the Championship. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in twelve attempts.
Dunfermline Athletic drew their last game, 0-0 away at Partick Thistle (placed 4th).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Kilmarnock.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Dunfermline have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won four, drawn two and lost five.
The manager P. Grant will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Arbroath in only four days.
The lack of attacking qualities in Dunfermline means that they have only scored 2 goals in 5 league home games, less than half a goal per match. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Dunfermline defense is not exactly impregnable. 8 goals conceded from 5 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Raith Rovers form and stats
Playing away, Raith Rovers have won 3 games, drawn 0 and suffered 1 defeat in the Championship this season. It’s been three wins in a row for Raith Rovers on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Rovers's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Inverness CT that finished 1-1.
Before that, Rovers secured a home win against Arbroath with the score 2-1.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Raith Rovers in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Rovers, four draws and two defeats.
A new game in only four days for Rovers, the Championship home match versus Ayr United. Busy days.
The travelling fans enjoy Raith Rovers's attacking play in away games, having scored 6 goals in 4 league matches away. Rovers are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 2 goals away.
Head 2 Head
Raith Rovers - Dunfermline Athletic 1-1 was the product when these sides previously did battle, also in this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Dunfermline Athletic victories, three draws and four Raith Rovers wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Zanatta 5 goals |  K. O'Hara 2 goals | N. Todorov 2 goals |
Dunfermline Athletic missing players
Raith Rovers missing players
| Dunfermline Athletic | Raith Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 70% | 60% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 70% |
| 50% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 40% |
| 30% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 30% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 40% | 20% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 60% |
| 30% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 20% |
| 60% | 80% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 20% |
| 5.9 | 5.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.8 | 5.8 |
| 6.2 | 6.2 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 6.5 | 5.9 |
| 1.6 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7.8 | 8.6 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 8.5 | 10.5 |
| 2.3 | 3.2 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| 26% | 12% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 40% | 41% |
- Dunfermline Athletic have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Dunfermline Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dunfermline Athletic have the fewest scored goals (6) in Championship
- Dunfermline Athletic have the most conceded goals in the first half (8) in Championship
- Dunfermline Athletic have yet to win a game.
- Raith Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Raith Rovers have scored more than double the goals of Dunfermline Athletic.
- Raith Rovers have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Championship
- Raith Rovers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Raith Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Raith Rovers is in the best form (4-2-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Inverness CT | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 23 |
| 2 | Kilmarnock | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | Raith Rovers | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | Partick Thistle | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 16 |
| 5 | Arbroath | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 16 |
| 6 | Ayr United | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
| 7 | Queen of the South | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 10 |
| 8 | Hamilton Academical | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -13 | 8 |
| 9 | Greenock Morton | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 7 |
| 10 | Dunfermline Athletic | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -9 | 6 |