This is football, this is Championship and this is Raith Rovers - Greenock Morton. Prepare with our comprehensive match preview!
- Raith Rovers have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Championship
- Greenock Morton have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Championship
Both squads have had plentiful rest since their last match. Let's aim for an energetic game!
Raith Rovers form and stats
Raith Rovers have collected 16 points from their Championship home games so far after 5-1-3.
Raith Rovers drew their last game, also a home match. Arbroath (placed 9th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score.
A 1-1 result against Greenock Morton (after extra-time, 4-2 on penalties) before that one, played at home in the Challenge Cup. This is expected to be a close game, with Raith Rovers perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Raith Rovers as a small favourite), we find 11 games. Raith Rovers has won 4 of these, drawn 4 and lost 3.
The Rovers fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 9 league matches. On the other hand, Raith Rovers have conceded 13 goals. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Greenock Morton form and stats
The visitors are W3-D4-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Championship.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Raith Rovers in their previous outing. The Challenge Cup fixture ended 1-1.
Before that, Greenock Morton travelled to Arbroath and returned home with a draw after the Championship game finished 1-1.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Greenock Morton playing away and similar expectations, we found 6 relevant matches. Results were 3 Greenock wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Greenock Morton are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 9 games (in the league). Greenock have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The former head-to-head encounter ended Greenock Morton - Raith Rovers 1-0, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Raith Rovers six wins, two draws and Greenock Morton two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Connolly 7 goals |   R. Muirhead 6 goals |  G. Gillespie 5 goals |
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 | 17 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 25 |
| 24 | 13 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 88% |
| 78% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 71% |
| 39% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 44% | 53% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 11% | 18% |
| 11% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 11% | 12% |
| 39% | 56% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 78% | 59% |
| 22% | 22% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 41% |
| 39% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 4.5 | 3.7 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| 5.1 | 4 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 5.4 | 5.6 |
| 1.8 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.7 | 8.7 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 8.1 | 7 |
| 3.8 | 4.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| 32% | 41% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 36% | 45% |
| 7.1 | 5.9 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 9 | 7.2 |
| 2.7 | 2.4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
- Greenock Morton have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Championship
- Greenock Morton have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Championship
- Raith Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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.
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ayr United | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 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 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 27 |
| 6 | Raith Rovers | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 23 |
| 7 | Inverness CT | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 23 |
| 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 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -12 | 14 |
| 10 | Hamilton Academical | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | -19 | 11 |
