Dabrowski, Dick, Millen, Murray, Connolly, Vaughan, Smith, Mullin, Stanton, Brown, Byrne. Subs: Thomson, Easton, McGill, Hannah, Masson.
Airdrieonians
Rae, Ballantyne, Taylor-Sinclair, McCabe, Hancock, Frizzell, Todorov, McMaster, Megwa, Watson, Telfer. Subs: Hutton, O’Connor, McGregor, Gallagher, McStravick, Dunlop, McGill, Cassidy, Spalding.
- Raith Suite Birthday Boys
- Raith Suite hospitality
- Match Ball Sponsors: Exiles on Pratt Street.
- Match sponsors 27_11 Appreciation Society Table 1
- Match Sponsors table 2
- Match Sponsors table 3
- The match mascots interview with Ali More
- The Match mascots with the Referee and Captains.
- Scott Brown lays the Wreath on the centre spot
- Pre match minutes silence
- Callum Smith scores for Raith
- 50-50 Winner Cameron Aird with Davo
- South Stand Shot winner James Potter with Roary and Davo
- Todorov makes it 1-1
- Post match in the Captains Lounge
- MotM Shaun Byrne with match sponsor David Todd (Frame supplier to Raith Rovers: The Frame Store)
- Mascots 1 & 2 take the field
- It's photo time for the 3 mascots
- Lest We Forget
- Callum Smith runs in on Rae to fire home....
- ...GOAL!, the ball flies past Rae....
- Raith Rovers 1-0 Airdrieonians
- Lets celebrate
- The Generation Game: Fans of all ages love a Callum Smith goal.
- Todorov heads home to draw the diamonds level
- Raith Rovers 1-1 Airdrieonians
After a hard fought 2-1 win at Cappielow against Morton on Tuesday evening, Raith Rovers are back at Stark’s Park this Saturday, as they host Airdrieonians.
Rhys McCabe’s Diamonds made a fine start to the season, with nine wins across their first 13 league and cup fixtures, but that good form has stuttered to a halt in recent weeks, with just one point taken from their last four matches.
Their most recent defeat came on Tuesday evening, when they went down by two goals to nil at home to league leaders Dundee United.
Despite that downturn in fortunes, Airdrie are still sitting fifth in the Championship table, albeit almost all the teams below them are not only within touching distance, but have played two games fewer.
Rovers on the other hand are in fine fettle, with Aidan Connolly’s two headed goals versus Dougie Imrie’s side ensuring all three points were brought back to Kirkcaldy.
That made it eight wins for Rovers in their last 10 fixtures, with their only loss in that sequence coming against Saturday’s opponents in their prior meeting this season.
Calum Gallagher’s solitary goal was all that separated the teams on the day, in a closely fought encounter where Raith were unable to break down an obdurate Airdrie side.
That loss brought to an end an unbeaten run against Airdrie which had lasted 17 games across 12 years, with the last defeat coming way back in 2011.
Saturday’s match referee will be Chris Graham.
Head-To-Head Record
Raith Rovers wins: 19
Airdrie wins: 11
Draws: 11