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Raith Rovers FC v Dunfermline Athletic : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 14th Dec, 15:00 BST, Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy

Saturday afternoon sees John-Paul Potter’s Raith Rovers FC and James McPake’s Dunfermline Athletic go up against one another in a Championship battle at the Stark's Park. All stats, including an in-depth look at the form of both sides and head-to-head history, will update as you browse each of the betting markets using the tabs below. The best odds and, of course, our algorithmic predictions will too.


Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

Under 2.5 goals means, quite simply, that there will be a maximum of 2 goals scored in total by Raith Rovers and Dunfermline during the standard 90 mins. It's a bet the statistics below and the odds both suggest is worth considering, and an outcome that we've seen head to head clashes between these sides has produced in the past. With no obvious winner in sight, our best bet prediction for this one is under 2.5.

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Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Over / Under 4.5 Goals
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Raith Rovers are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 49% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.10.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Raith Rovers
49%
6/5
4%
11/10
5%
Draw
28%
21/102/1
Dunfermline
23%
9/4
8%
9/4
4%
Raith Rovers 1-0
15%
11/2
18%
5/1
4%
Draw 1-1
13%
5/1
8%
5/1
Draw 0-0
11%
6/1
17%
6/1
8%
Raith Rovers 2-0
10%
17/2
6%
15/2
6%
Dunfermline 1-0
9%
7/1
7%
13/2
6%
Raith Rovers 2-1
9%
9/1
9%
15/2
Dunfermline 2-1
5%
12/110/1
Raith Rovers 3-0
5%
20/1
11%
14/1
Raith Rovers 3-1
4%
20/1
9%
14/1
Dunfermline 2-0
4%
14/112/1
Draw 2-2
4%
18/1
10%
14/1
Raith Rovers 4-0
2%
40/128/1
12%
Raith Rovers 3-2
2%
40/122/1
Dunfermline 3-1
1%
28/1
15%
22/1
Raith Rovers 4-1
1%
40/1
20%
28/1
Over 2.5 Goals
37%
27/20
10%
5/4
Under 2.5 Goals
63%
4/7
9%
8/15
Home 1st Goal
52%
8/11-
Away 1st Goal
40%
6/4
4%
-
No 1st Goal
8%
6/1
17%
-
BTTS - Yes
42%
11/10
7%
21/20
BTTS - No
58%
4/6
6%
7/10
BTTS - Home Win
17%
9/2
8%
19/5
BTTS - Draw
17%
15/4
14%
18/5
BTTS - Away Win
8%
7/1
6%
6/1
7%
Home/draw
77%
1/3
2%
3/10
1%
Away/draw
51%
8/13
3%
4/6
2%
Home/away
72%
4/111/3
Over 1.5 Goals
64%
4/9
6%
2/5
Under 1.5 Goals
36%
13/8
10%
8/5
4%
Over 3.5 Goals
18%
10/3
13%
3/1
Under 3.5 Goals
82%
1/5
5%
2/11
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
7/1
11%
7/1
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
1/16
2%
1/25
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
11/1
20%
14/1
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1/661/1000
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
1/12
3%
1/14
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
6/1
17%
11/2
Home DNB
69%
4/7
3%
1/2
1%
Away DNB
42%
5/4
5%
7/5
4%
Raith Rovers win to nil
33%
12/5
5%
-
Dunfermline win to nil
14%
4/1-
Raith Rovers / Raith Rovers
23%
13/512/5
3%
Raith Rovers / Dunfermline
2%
40/125/1
10%
Raith Rovers / Draw
5%
16/112/1
Draw / Raith Rovers
16%
4/119/5
Draw / Dunfermline
11%
6/16/1
Draw / Draw
18%
7/2
13%
16/5
3%
Dunfermline / Raith Rovers
3%
33/120/1
Dunfermline / Dunfermline
15%
9/2
8%
9/2
4%
Dunfermline / Draw
5%
16/112/1
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Raith Rovers have played 15 matches so far this season and are in 8th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 3 and won 3. Raith Rovers have conceded 15 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Raith Rovers have played 8 games at home, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 11 goals, conceded 8 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Dunfermline lay in 6th place on 15 points in the Championship league table having played 16 matches. Dunfermline are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 4 of those games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 6 games against teams below them in the table, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 7 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Dunfermline have conceded 4 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Dunfermline have played 7 away games, winning 0, drawing 1 and losing 6 games. They have scored an average of 0.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Raith Rovers
Dunfermline
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Falkirk162238 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-0A
Jan 25
Apr 19
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
Dec 27
Mar 8
2
Livingston15930 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1F
Dec 28
Mar 8
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-0A
Mar 22
Feb 15
3
Ayr United16828 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
Apr 5
Jan 4
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
Jan 11
Mar 29
4
Partick15926 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
Feb 15
Mar 22
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
Apr 19
Jan 4
5
Queen's Park16225 
d
 
1-1F
Dec 20
Mar 1
May 2
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-1A
Feb 22
Apr 12
6
Dunfermline A16-415 
Dec 14
l
 
2-0A
Mar 15
Feb 1
-
-
-
-
7
Hamilton15-715 
d
 
3-3A
Jan 28
Feb 22
Mar 29
w
 
3-2F
l
 
1-0A
Apr 5
Feb 25
8
Raith Rovers H15-815 
-
-
-
-
w
 
2-0F
Dec 14
Feb 1
Mar 15
9
Greenock 15-815 
l
 
2-3A
l
 
2-0A
Apr 26
Jan 11
d
 
0-00-0
Dec 21
Mar 1
May 2
10
Airdrieonians15-235 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
Apr 12
Feb 25
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
Apr 26
Jan 25
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Dunfermline have lost 3 consecutive away league games
9
Dunfermline have not won in 9 consecutive away league games
Raith Rovers 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Raith Rovers2 - 3Greenock
Raith Rovers2 - 0Ayr United
Raith Rovers1 - 0Airdrieonians
Raith Rovers1 - 1Queen's Park
Raith Rovers1 - 0Falkirk
Raith Rovers3 - 3Hamilton
Raith Rovers0 - 1Livingston
Raith Rovers1 - 0Partick
Raith Rovers5 - 0Arbroath
Raith Rovers0 - 0Partick
Raith Rovers1 - 3Airdrieonians
Raith Rovers2 - 1Ayr United
Raith Rovers2 - 0Dunfermline
Raith Rovers0 - 0Greenock
Raith Rovers2 - 1Dundee Utd
Raith Rovers2 - 3Inverness
Raith Rovers1 - 2Queen's Park
Raith Rovers2 - 2Arbroath
Raith Rovers4 - 4Ayr United
Raith Rovers4 - 3Partick
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ARaith Rovers0 - 3Falkirk
HRaith Rovers2 - 3Greenock
ARaith Rovers1 - 1Partick
HRaith Rovers2 - 0Ayr United
HRaith Rovers1 - 0Airdrieonians
ARaith Rovers1 - 2Livingston
HRaith Rovers1 - 1Queen's Park
ARaith Rovers0 - 2Greenock
HRaith Rovers1 - 0Falkirk
HRaith Rovers3 - 3Hamilton
ARaith Rovers0 - 2Dunfermline
HRaith Rovers0 - 1Livingston
ARaith Rovers0 - 2Ayr United
HRaith Rovers1 - 0Partick
ARaith Rovers0 - 1Airdrieonians
HRaith Rovers5 - 0Arbroath
ARaith Rovers0 - 0Greenock
ARaith Rovers1 - 0Inverness
HRaith Rovers0 - 0Partick
HRaith Rovers1 - 3Airdrieonians
Dunfermline 6TH
20 league games
Away
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Ayr United1 - 0Dunfermline
Queen's Park2 - 1Dunfermline
Falkirk2 - 1Dunfermline
Airdrieonians1 - 1Dunfermline
Partick1 - 0Dunfermline
Hamilton1 - 0Dunfermline
Livingston2 - 0Dunfermline
Ayr United3 - 3Dunfermline
Airdrieonians2 - 1Dunfermline
Arbroath2 - 3Dunfermline
Greenock 0 - 1Dunfermline
Raith Rovers2 - 0Dunfermline
Inverness0 - 0Dunfermline
Partick1 - 3Dunfermline
Dundee Utd0 - 0Dunfermline
Queen's Park2 - 1Dunfermline
Ayr United2 - 2Dunfermline
Arbroath1 - 1Dunfermline
Airdrieonians1 - 2Dunfermline
Greenock 1 - 2Dunfermline
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HDunfermline3 - 2Hamilton
ADunfermline0 - 1Ayr United
HDunfermline1 - 0Airdrieonians
ADunfermline1 - 2Queen's Park
HDunfermline0 - 1Partick
HDunfermline3 - 0Livingston
ADunfermline1 - 2Falkirk
HDunfermline0 - 0Greenock
ADunfermline1 - 1Airdrieonians
HDunfermline1 - 2Queen's Park
ADunfermline0 - 1Partick
HDunfermline2 - 0Raith Rovers
HDunfermline1 - 1Ayr United
ADunfermline0 - 1Hamilton
HDunfermline0 - 2Falkirk
ADunfermline0 - 2Livingston
ADunfermline3 - 3Ayr United
HDunfermline1 - 1Inverness
HDunfermline0 - 0Queen's Park
ADunfermline1 - 2Airdrieonians
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
7
Raith Rovers have not lost to Dunfermline in 7 consecutive home league meetings
3
Raith Rovers have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive home league meetings with Dunfermline
League games at Raith Rovers since 2016
Raith Rovers
Dunfermline
Goals: Scored
15
6
Games: Scored
7 / 9
4 / 9
Clean sheets
5 / 9
2 / 9
RAI
5
D
3
DUN
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Raith Rovers
Raith Rovers2 - 0
Raith Rovers1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Raith Rovers2 - 0
Raith Rovers5 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 2Dunfermline
Raith Rovers2 - 0
League games at Dunfermline since 2016
Dunfermline
Raith Rovers
Goals: Scored
11
5
Games: Scored
6 / 9
4 / 9
Clean sheets
5 / 9
3 / 9
RAI
2
D
3
DUN
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Dunfermline
Dunfermline2 - 0
1 - 2Raith Rovers
0 - 1Raith Rovers
Dunfermline2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Dunfermline4 - 1
Dunfermline1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics
Raith Rovers 8th Dunfermline 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Raith Rovers will score no more than 1 goal
0
44%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 80% probability of Dunfermline scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+11
Raith Rovers have scored 11% more goals at home than predicted
-5
Dunfermline’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.8
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Raith Rovers
PG (predicted goals)
Dunfermline
1.4
0.8
Attack rating
4%
better
RAI
DUN
view stats
Games scored9
9
Failed to score6
7
Scored first6
6
Goals scored13
14
Avg. goals scored0.9
0.9
Avg. shots per game9
11
Avg. shots per goal10
12
Conversion rate for10
8
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+4%
Defence rating
RAI
DUN
7%
better
view stats
Games conceded11
12
Clean sheets4
4
Conceded first9
9
Goals conceded21
18
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against16%
13%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+7%

Raith Rovers v Dunfermline Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Raith Rovers Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15416
M DabrowskiD EastonL StevensonD Easton
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Dabrowski GLK15
1
-
L Stevenson DEF1511
4
-
D Easton FWD1441
5
1
P Hanlon DEF13
1
-
S Byrne MID13
4
1
L Jamieson FWD132
1
-
L Dick DEF12
2
1
J Hamilton FWD123
-
J Mullin MID11
3
-
R Matthews MID11
4
-
C Smith FWD11
-
E Murray DEF9
1
1
L. Gibson FWD9
2
-
S Brown MID81
5
-
A Connolly FWD8
2
-
C Fordyce DEF7
-
S Stanton MID71
-
L Vaughan FWD4
1
-
K Freeman DEF3
-
K. Montagu MID3
1
-
Dunfermline Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16345
A ComrieJ. CooperD WotherspoonE Otoo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Otoo DEF162
5
-
A Comrie DEF16
3
-
K Ritchie-Hosler MID151
3
-
D Wotherspoon MID1514
2
-
C Hamilton MID14
1
-
K Ngwenya DEF131
2
-
L McCann FWD1321
1
-
J. Cooper MID1231
1
-
J Chalmers MID12
-
C Wighton FWD12
1
-
C Kane FWD123
1
-
M Todd MID112
1
-
O Oluwayemi GLK10
1
-
K Benedictus DEF101
-
S Young DEF10
1
-
T Sutherland FWD9
-
T. Fogarty DEF7
2
-
D Mehmet GLK6
-
S Fisher DEF5
1
-
M O'Halloran FWD2
-
R Breen DEF1
-
A. Tod MID1
-