Football betting preview: Raith Rovers vs Dunfermline Athletic

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Competition: Scotland Championship
Competition: Wed 29.September
Match begins: 18:05 (UTC)
Venue: Stark's Park (8473 seats)

A total of six rounds of fixtures are finished and Raith Rovers are 7 points in front of Dunfermline Athletic. What happens today?

Insights:
  • Raith Rovers have the most conceded goals (7) at home in Championship
  • Dunfermline Athletic have the fewest scored goals (3) in Championship

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Raith Rovers and Dunfermline Athletic.

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Raith Rovers form and stats

Raith Rovers have played 3 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).

A nice win for Raith Rovers last time playing, versus Partick Thistle. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-2 with K. Benedictus (2) and D. Zanatta scoring for the victors.

Heartbreak before that as Raith Rovers lost 0-3 at Celtic's place.

There will be little rest for Raith Rovers after this match as they are travelling to Kilmarnock for a Championship game in only three days.

Goals decide football matches and Rovers are scoring many of them at home; 7 on target from 3 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Rovers with 7 goals conceded in these matches.

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Dunfermline Athletic form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Championship for Dunfermline Athletic with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.

Dunfermline are looking to quickly end their 242 minutes long goal drought in the Championship. Dunfermline have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Owain Fon Williams. It's been 207 minutes since they last conceded in Championship.

There were no winners in Dunfermline's previous match, a Championship home game that ended 0-0 vs Hamilton Academical (placed 9th).

Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Inverness CT.

The schedule is very tough for Dunfermline Athletic now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Championship game at Queen of the South is waiting in only three days.

3 goals so far away for Dunfermline Athletic, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 5. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings with these participants: Raith Rovers won four, Dunfermline Athletic triumphed in three and we saw three draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

RoversD. Zanatta
D. Zanatta
4 goals
Raith RoversK. Benedictus
K. Benedictus
2 goals
Raith RoversL. Vaughan
L. Vaughan
2 goals

Raith Rovers missing players

Dunfermline Athletic missing players

Raith Rovers Dunfermline Athletic
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
6 3 2 Played P 1 2 6
3 1 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 1 1 Drew D 0 1 3
2 1 1 Lost L 1 1 3
10 7 4 Scored S 1 3 3
8 7 5 Conceded C 3 5 11
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 67%
50% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 67%
33% 67% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 67%
33% 67% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 100% 33%
33% 67% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 33%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
33% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 67%
 
6.5 7.3 8.5 Corners for (avg) C F 8 7.5 6.2
6 5.7 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.5 6.2
2.2 2.7 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.3 14.7 17 Shots (avg) S ( 5 8.5 7.8
4.2 5 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2.5 2.2
40% 47% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 60% 23%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • All of Dunfermline Athletic's away-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
  • Dunfermline Athletic have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Dunfermline Athletic have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Dunfermline Athletic have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Championship
  • Dunfermline Athletic have the fewest points (1) away in Championship
  • Dunfermline Athletic have the fewest scored goals (3) in Championship
  • Dunfermline Athletic have the most conceded goals in the first half (7) in Championship
  • Dunfermline Athletic have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Dunfermline Athletic have yet to win a game.
  • Dunfermline Athletic is in the worst form (0-3-3)
  • Raith Rovers have scored more than double the goals of Dunfermline Athletic.
  • Raith Rovers have the most conceded goals (7) at home in Championship
  • 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 Inverness CT 7 6 1 0 9 2 4 4 0 0 7 2 3 2 1 0 2 0 7 19
2 Kilmarnock 7 5 1 1 8 1 3 2 0 1 3 1 4 3 1 0 5 0 7 16
3 Arbroath 7 4 2 1 14 4 4 2 1 1 7 2 3 2 1 0 7 2 10 14
4 Raith Rovers 6 3 1 2 10 8 3 1 1 1 7 7 3 2 0 1 3 1 2 10
5 Partick Thistle 7 3 0 4 13 13 3 2 0 1 6 4 4 1 0 3 7 9 0 9
6 Ayr United 7 2 2 3 7 8 4 1 2 1 5 5 3 1 0 2 2 3 -1 8
7 Queen of the South 7 2 0 5 8 12 3 0 0 3 1 5 4 2 0 2 7 7 -4 6
8 Greenock Morton 7 1 2 4 5 10 3 0 1 2 4 6 4 1 1 2 1 4 -5 5
9 Hamilton Academical 7 1 2 4 6 14 3 0 0 3 0 5 4 1 2 1 6 9 -8 5
10 Dunfermline Athletic 6 0 3 3 3 11 4 0 2 2 0 6 2 0 1 1 3 5 -8 3

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The Scottish Championship is the second level of the Scottish Professional Football League. Ten teams play each other four times for a total of 36 fixtures in a season from August to May. The winner in the league table promotes to the Premiership and a playoff can promote one more team.