Preview Raith Rovers
Monday, 31st Dec 2012Wednesday 2nd
For the first home game of 2013 Dunfermline Athletic are very pleased to welcome their Kirkcaldy neighbours. This is the fixture that is a New Year tradition in Fife and these meetings can be very memorable occasions. In season 2010-11 the sides met four times, Raith won two, lost one and drew one yet it was the East End Park side who won promotion. The New Year fixture in 2011 was actually the last meeting that the Rovers won. You have to go back to 1997 before Dunfermline defeated the Rovers at New Year but they have only met twice since at this time of year.
There have been 92 league meetings between these teams. Dunfermline have won 38, Raith 32 and 22 matches have been drawn. The best result was a 6-0 win in September 1962 when George Peebles hit a hat trick, Charlie Dickson a double and Alex Edwards scored.
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Milestones v Raith Rovers (home) | |||
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Last League Victory |
01/09/12 |
First Division | |
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Last League Defeat |
29/08/09 |
First Division | |
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Best League Victory |
08/09/62 |
6-0 |
Div One (old) |
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Worst League Defeat |
1927/28 |
0-4 |
Div One (old) |
The Pars have won six of the last dozen league meetings, Raith five and one ended all square. So far this season the Pars have the upper hand with two wins both with a 3-1 scoreline.
| Last twelve league meetings | ||||
| 2012/2013 | ||||
| First Division | Raith Rovers | 1-3 | Dunfermline | 17/11/12 |
| First Division | Dunfermline | 3-1 | Raith Rovers | 01/09/12 |
| 2010/2011 | ||||
| First Division | Dunfermline | 2-1 | Raith Rovers | 23/04/11 |
| First Division | Raith Rovers | 2-1 | Dunfermline | 02/01/11 |
| First Division | Dunfermline | 2-2 | Raith Rovers | 13/11/10 |
| First Division | Raith Rovers | 2-0 | Dunfermline | 21/08/10 |
| 2009/2010 | ||||
| First Division | Raith Rovers | 1-2 | Dunfermline | 20/03/10 |
| First Division | Dunfermline | 2-1 | Raith Rovers | 16/03/10 |
| First Division | Raith Rovers | 1-2 | Dunfermline | 07/11/09 |
| First Division | Dunfermline | 0-2 | Raith Rovers | 18/03/00 |
| 1999/2000 | ||||
| First Division | Dunfermline | 0-2 | Raith Rovers | 18/03/00 |
| First Division | Raith Rovers | 3-0 | Dunfermline | 03/01/00 |
Dunfermline have dropped to third in the league following a poor run that has seen them take just one point from the last twelve at stake. Raith lie sixth on 22 points, eight less than the Pars.
| Dunfermline | Raith Rovers |
| Current League Position | |
| 3 | 6 |
| Recent League Results | |
| WWLDLL | WLDDLD |
| League Points | |
| 30 | 22 |
| Goal Difference | |
| +16 | +2 |
| Home / Away League Record | |
| P8, W4, D2, L2 | P7, W2, D2, L3 |
Raith have failed to win in their last five league games but their recent form is slightly better with three points from the last twelve.. Their away form has not been great in the league with their two wins recorded at Falkirk in August and Hamilton in October. Dunfermline`s two home defeats were at the hands of Partick Thistle and Falkirk.
| Form this season | ||||||
| Dunfermline | Raith Rovers | |||||
| Morton (A) | L | Cowdenbeath (H) | D | 2-2 | ||
| Falkirk (H) | L | Partick Thistle (A) | L | 2-3 | ||
| Hamilton (H) | D | 1-1 | Morton (H) | D | 3-3 | |
| Livingston (A) | L | 1-2 | Airdrie United (A) | D |
0-0 | |
| Dumbarton (H) | W | 4-0 | Dunfermline (H) | L | 1-3 | |
| Raith Rovers (A) | W | 3-1 | Falkirk (H) | W | 2-1 | |
Jordan McMillan in the thick of it last time but on Wednesday he is suspended
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Morton): Paul Gallacher; Andy Geggan, Andy Dowie, Callum Morris, Stephen Jordan (c), Josh Falkingham, Stephen Husband (Joe Cardle 58), Ryan Thomson, Craig Dargo (Andy Kirk 71), Andy Barrowman (Alex Whittle 78), Ryan Wallace.
SUBS NOT USED: John Potter, Michal Hrivnak (GK).
RAITH ROVERS (v Cowdenbeath): Ross Laidlaw; Eddie Malone, Laurie Ellis, Dougie Hill (Reece Donaldson 85), Simon Mensing, Allan Walker, Joe Hamill (Stuart Anderson 82), Grant Anderson, D Smith, Greig Spence (Pat Clarke 58), Brian Graham.
SUNS NOT USED: Ross Callachan, David McGurn
The referee will be Craig Charleston.
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