Match Preview: Airdrieonians (Home)

Raith Rovers  V  Airdrieonians Saturday 9th March 2019  Stark’s Park  Kick off: 3.00pm

Admission Information: 

Adult – £15 

Parent & Child – £20*

Under 16 / Over 65 / Disabled – £8* 

Student – £10*

*Concession tickets must be purchased at the ticket office before entering the turnstiles.

Airdrie support will be housed in the Key-Tech stand.

Tickets are available to buy online here.  

Match Preview:

After two successive games on the road, Raith Rovers return to Kirkcaldy this weekend, with Airdrieonians the visitors to Stark’s Park.

Ian Murray’s side go into the game on the back of a 1-0 win over Montrose, their first victory since a 2-1 win over East Fife at the turn of the year.

However, despite a sequence of just one win in eight games, the Diamonds sit just six points behind the Methil men who sit fourth, and still have an outside chance of making the playoffs.

Airdrie do have one of the better away records in the league though, with only Arbroath and East Fife picking up more points on the road this term, while defensively the team has done well too, with just Arbroath and Raith Rovers conceding fewer goals.

Rovers may be going into the game on the back of a three game unbeaten streak, but two successive draws has seen them slide down the table a notch, with Forfar leapfrogging them into second, with John McGlynn’s men now residing in third.

This will be the teams fourth meeting this term, and Rovers have picked up seven points from a possible nine to date.

The first meeting back in August will live long in the memory, with Raith coming from 3-1 down with just a few minutes remaining to win 4-3, thanks to a hat-trick from Liam Buchanan and a goal from Kevin Nisbet.

The two forwards were the goal-scorers again in December, in a far more straightforward 2-0 win in December.

Their last meeting was in January, when Airdrie were a goal up early on thanks to a penalty from Leighton McIntosh, but a Ewan Murray equaliser 17 minutes from time meant the game ended one apiece.

Raith have an excellent record in this fixture, with seven wins and three draws from the last 10 meetings

Saturday’s match referee will be David Dickinson.

Head-To-Head Home Record Versus Airdrie:

Raith Rovers Wins: 8 | Airdrie Wins: 3 | Draws: 2

Raith Rovers Goals: 15 | Airdrie Goals: 7

Current Form:

Raith Rovers: D-L-L-W-D-D

Airdrie: L-D-L-L-L-W

Top Goal Scorers:

Raith Rovers: Kevin Nisbet 24 | Liam Buchanan 10 | Lewis Vaughan 9

Airdrie: Darryl Duffy 9 | Leighton McIntosh 8

Match Odds:

Raith Rovers: 3/4 | Airdrie: 16/5 | Draw: 3/1

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