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Brechin City prepare to entertain Raith Rovers at Glebe Park on Saturday evening, looking to improve on a dire past record against their opponents. It does not make pleasant reading, winning just 5 of the 25 games played, and losing 14.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Glebe Park was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners in a Scottish Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Raith Rovers | 2 - 1 | Brechin City | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Brechin City | 0-3 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Brechin City | 1 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Feb | Raith Rovers | 1 - 2 | Brechin City | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Dec | Brechin City | 1 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Raith Rovers | 3 - 1 | Brechin City | SCD2 |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 30 Dec | Raith Rovers | 1 - 2 | Brechin City | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Brechin City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 11.
The away form of Raith Rovers is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Rovers have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Brechin City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 25 games have yielded only 19 points. Raith Rovers are stuck down in the relegation zone of Bells Scottish Division One with a return of just 20 points from their 24 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brechin City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 9 |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that City's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Raith Rovers. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brechin City | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Raith Rovers | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 9 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |