Raith Rovers are unlocking their away locker room to Arbroath for another very important match following their 1-1 result vs 4th-placed Greenock Morton.
- Raith Rovers have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Championship
- Arbroath have the fewest scored goals (11) in Championship
Both sides have had enough rest since their previous exertion in an official match. Let's have faith in that this will be an animated game!
Raith Rovers form and stats
5-0-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Championship numbers at home for Raith Rovers so far this season. When Raith Rovers hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Hamilton Academical, Raith Rovers and Cove Rangers), they have won 2 of 2 matches! With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Rovers to get some points in this home game.
The home club members witnessed a 1-1 draw vs Greenock Morton in the Challenge Cup last time out and are looking for a victory here.
A win at home before that one, as predicted. The team were huge favourites against Auchinleck Talbot and won 3-0. The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Raith Rovers handle that role? We have found 14 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 6 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats.
Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Arbroath form and stats
Arbroath have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Championship, after 1-3-4 (8 played).
This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, a Challenge Cup home defeat versus Dunfermline Athletic with 1-5 on the scoreboard.
A draw for Arbroath before that, at their own venue hosting Greenock Morton (1-1).Arbroath are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 11 matches.
Lacking goals? 9 of this side's most recent 10 league rounds have contained zero, one or two goals.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Arbroath as they have only managed to score 6 times from 8 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Arbroath have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have played before this season: Arbroath - Rovers 0-1. Statistics for the former ten meetings involving these two teams are: three wins for Raith Rovers, four draws and three wins for Arbroath. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Connolly 7 goals |  S. Stanton 4 goals |   B. Linn 3 goals |
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| Raith Rovers | Arbroath | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 21 | 16 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 23 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 76% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 71% |
| 41% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 24% |
| 18% | 38% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 35% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 47% |
| 24% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 18% |
| 41% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 47% |
| 4.5 | 3.6 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.5 | 6 | 5.6 |
| 5.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 7.6 | 8.6 |
| 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3 |
| 32% | 42% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 22% |
| 7.2 | 6.1 | 3.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.5 | 8.9 | 9.2 |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
- Arbroath have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Arbroath have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Arbroath have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Championship
- Arbroath have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Championship
- Arbroath have the fewest scored goals (11) in Championship
- Arbroath have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Championship
- Arbroath have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Championship
- Arbroath have the most matches under the total-line (13) in Championship
- Raith Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Raith Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Arbroath have scored away.
- Raith Rovers have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Championship
- Raith Rovers have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Raith Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ayr United | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 32 |
| 2 | Dundee | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 31 |
| 3 | Queen's Park | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 30 |
| 4 | Greenock Morton | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 29 |
| 5 | Partick Thistle | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 24 |
| 6 | Inverness CT | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 23 |
| 7 | Raith Rovers | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 22 |
| 8 | Cove Rangers | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -3 | 18 |
| 9 | Arbroath | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -12 | 13 |
| 10 | Hamilton Academical | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | -19 | 11 |
