Arbroath vs Raith Rovers – Match Preview
cinch Scottish Championship – Game 24 – Season 2022/2023
Saturday 4th February 2023, Gayfield Park, Arbroath, 3.00pm kick off
Arbroath welcome Ian Murray’s Raith Rovers to Gayfield today for our 3rd meeting of the season.
Raith Rovers were victorious at Gayfield earlier in the season with a Sam Stanton goal just before half time turning out to be the winner, but last time out the Lichties were unlucky not to win after a stunning second half performance but settled for a point thanks to a Colin Hamilton goal.
Manager Dick Campbell will be hoping for more of the same as his new look side continued their good start to the year with a win at Greenock Morton last weekend.
It was perhaps the character shown by the team which impressed the most after going behind early on, but a great comeback followed with the many of the new January additions starting to really gel and really showing what they bring to the team.
Raith Rovers have added Scott McGill and William Akio from Hearts and Ross County respectively on loan in January but have lost Kyle Connell, Quinn Coulson and John Frederiksen.
Since our meeting at Stark’s Park in December, Raith have recorded 4 draws and a win, so will be in a confident mood coming to Gayfield.
There could be Arbroath debuts for Steven Hetherington and Toyosi Olusanya with new signings Lewis Banks and Paul Komolafe also set to make their debuts.
Arbroath should be at full strengthen apart from Keaghan Jacobs who continues his rehabilitation from surgery.
We hope there will be another big and noisy crowd to cheer on the team.
C’mon the Lichties
Raith Rovers (including loans)
Manager – Ian Murray
Assistant Manager – Colin Cameron
Goalkeeping Coach – Robbie Thomson
Goalkeepers
1 – Jamie MacDonald
13 – Andrew McNeil
17 – Robbie Thomson
Defenders
3 – Liam Dick
4 – Ross Millen
5 – Ryan Nolan
12 – Tom Lang
15 – Kieran Ngwenya (Aberdeen, loan)
29 – Greig Young
30 – Adam Masson
Midfielders
6 – Brad Spencer
7 – Aidan Connolly
8 – Ross Matthews
16 – Sam Stanton
20 – Scott Brown
22 – Ethan Ross
23 – Dylan Easton
24 – Scott McGill (On loan from Hearts)
Strikers
9 – Jamie Gullan
10 – Lewis Vaughan
11 – Connor McBride
18 – William Akio (On loan from Ross County)
19 – Luke Mahady
Raith Rovers Departures and loans
25 – Aaron Arnott (On loan at Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic)
26 – Kieran Mitchell (On loan at Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic)
Connor O’Riordan – Crewe Alexandra – end of loan
Kyle Connell – Kilmarnock – end of loan
Quinn Coulson – Alloa Athletic
John Frederiksen
Arbroath vs Raith Rovers – Head to Head
Raith Rovers 1 – 1 Arbroath – Saturday 17th December 2022
cinch Scottish Championship – Game 18 – Season 2022/2023
Goals – Little 6 OG – Hamilton 45
Arbroath 0 – 1 Raith Rovers – Wednesday 19th October 2022
cinch Scottish Championship – Game 7 – Season 2022/2023
Goal – Stanton 41
Raith Rovers – Scottish Championship Results 2022/2023
Game 1 – Cove Rangers 2 – 0 Raith Rovers – Saturday 30th July
Game 2 – Raith Rovers 0 – 1 Dundee – Saturday 6th August
Game 3 – Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Greenock Morton – Saturday 13th August 2022
Game 4 – Hamilton Academical 0 – 2 Raith Rovers – Saturday 20th August 2022
Game 5 – Partick Thistle 2 – 1 Raith Rovers – Saturday 27th August 20222
Game 6 – Raith Rovers 0 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle – Saturday 3rd September 2022
Game 7 – Arbroath 0 – 1 Raith Rovers – Postponed – Wednesday 19th October 2022
Game 8 – Raith Rovers 3 – 2 Ayr United – Saturday 17th September 2022
Game 9 – Queen’s Park 1 – 0 Raith Rovers – Saturday 1st October 2022
Game 10 – Raith Rovers 3 – 0 Cove Rangers – Saturday 8th October 2022
Game 11 – Greenock Morton 1 – 0 Raith Rovers – Saturday 15th October 2022
Game 12 – Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 1 Raith Rovers – Saturday 22nd October 2022
Game 13 – Raith Rovers 3 – 0 Partick Thistle – Saturday 29th October 2022
Game 14 – Raith Rovers 3 – 1 Hamilton Academical – Saturday 5th November 2022
Game 15 – Dundee 2 – 0 Raith Rovers – Saturday 12th November 2022
Game 16 – Raith Rovers 2 – 5 Queen’s Park – Saturday 19th November 2022
Game 17 – Ayr United 2 – 0 Raith Rovers – Saturday 3rd December 2022
Game 18 – Raith Rovers 1 – 1 Arbroath – Saturday 17th December 2022
Game 19 – Raith Rovers 2 – 2 Greenock Morton – Friday 23rd December 2022
Game 20 – Hamilton Academical 0 – 1 Raith Rovers – Monday 2nd January 2023
Game 21 – Raith Rovers 1 – 1 Dundee – Friday 6th January 2023
Game 22 – Cove Rangers 2 – 2 Raith Rovers – Saturday 14th January 2023
Game 23 – Raith Rovers 2 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle – Saturday 28th January 2023
Suspensions;
Neither team has any players suspended.
Officials;
Referee; Alan Newlands
Assistant Referee 1; Graeme Stewart
Assistant Referee 2; Chris Newman
Would all supporters please be aware of the following information ahead of today’s match.
ENTRY AND STADIUM
Segregation will be in place.
All supporters will access the game via Turnstiles 1 and 2. Please have your ticket either printed out on ready on your phone to be scanned.
Raith Rovers supporters will enter via Turnstile 1 and have sections A and B in the CoelBrew Main Stand, and the Pleasureland End round to the Pie Hut.
The food kiosk behind Section A along with the toilets are open. There is a Disabled Bay in front of Section A.
Arbroath supporters will enter via Turnstile 2 and have the small section next to the CoelBrew Main Stand, the Harbour End and the East Terrace up to the corner flag.
The pie hut is open, along with the toilets and food kiosk behind Section H. There is a disabled Bay in front of Section H. New Toilets behind the East Terrace are also open.
Supporters who have purchased a season ticket in the CoelBrew Main Stand can sit in their seats in Section F and G and supporters who purchased a seat in CoelBrew Main Stand will be able to find the seat they purchased.
Section C in the CoelBrew Main Stand is being used for Hospitality, with D for Visiting Directors and E for Arbroath Directors and Section H for non season ticket Arbroath supporters.
Smoking is not permitted in the main stand of Gayfield Park.
It should go without saying that No pyrotechnics are allowed inside of Gayfield.
TICKETS
There will be no cash gates so we must remind supporters to buy their tickets online.
Season Tickets are of course valid.
Arbroath – https://arbroathfc.co.uk/ticketing/home-tickets/
Raith Rovers – https://arbroathfc.co.uk/ticketing/away-tickets/
Admission prices are as follows;
Terracing
£20 – Adults
£13 – Concessions
£23 – Adult and 1 child
£25 – Adult and 2 children
CoelBrew Main Stand (Sections F, G and H for Arbroath supporters and Sections A and B for Away Support)
£22 – Adults
£15 – Concessions
£25 – Adult and 1 child
£28 – Adult and 2 children
Please check your junk / email folders if you don’t receive your email with your ticket straight away. If you encounter any problems please email [email protected]
Please either have your ticket printed out, or saved on to your phone with your contrast fully up for our scanners to read the code.
When you purchase your ticket you can save / print it in PDF format right away, but a copy will also be emailed to you.
MATCH SUBSCRIPTION
Arbroath vs Raith Rovers – UK Audio Commentary and International Visual Match Subscription Services
We are delighted to be offering our UK & NI supporters the chance to listen to the Arbroath FC TV Audio Commentary ONLY via arbroathfc.tv whilst our INTERNATIONAL Supporters only can still watch our broadcast of live matches via Arbroath FC TV.
Arbroath FC TV Audio Commentary ONLY via https://arbroathfc.tv
This will be either be a
Monthly Subscription: £8 (which is for 2 games)
Season Subscription: £60
We are offering either a monthly subscription (2 games) or season subscription.
The monthly subscription covers two matches and is split into this list.
Month 5 – Jan 5th to Feb 5th – 2 matches (Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Raith Rovers)
Month 6 – Feb 20th to Mar 20th – 2 matches (Partick Thistle and Greenock Morton)
Month 7- Mar 21st to Apr 20th – 2 matches (Ayr United and Dundee)
Month 8 – Apr 21st to May 6th – 2 matches (Cove Rangers and Hamilton Accies)
Previous season ticket holder accounts will still work with username and password but payment will be required.
Arbroath FC TV will also still broadcast our matches live to INTERNATIONAL Supporters only.
This will be either be a
Monthly Subscription: £20 (which is for 2 games, please see list above)
Season Subscription: £150
Please note – Visual streaming / audio match subscription is no longer part of your season ticket. This is due to all clubs having to revert back to the pre-pandemic broadcasting arrangements that been brought back for this season.
We are delighted to announce that we now accept Apple Pay and Google Pay as well as the normal payment method. We hope the two new additions can make your payment process even more efficient.
As always we ask you to register and login by 2pm at the latest so that if you do encounter any problems our support staff can help you resolve your problem before kick off.
How to watch
There will be 2 types of supporters who will be purchasing our match subscription for either the month of for the Season.
1 – Supporters who have already used Arbroathfc.tv Match / Audio Subscription.
Head to https://arbroathfc.tv/ then you can access the game by clicking “Login” on the home page.
You will use the same login name (your email address) and password as your previous live stream, then when you click “Get my Access” you will be prompted to enter in your payment details for this match.
2 – New Supporters to Arbroathfc.tv match / audio subscription.
If this is your first time, you will have to create an account by clicking on “Get my Access” on https://arbroathfc.tv/
Your login will be your email address and then you will asked to create a password and enter in your payment details.
Having successfully created your account you can then click “Watch Live” and then sit back and enjoy the game!
If you have any issues, PLEASE use the live chat box on the right-hand side of the Arbroath FC TV website. This will be live from around 2pm on Saturday afternoon.
Our support staff can help you directly from there and will have you logged in. This is the fastest and easy way to deal with any issues you may face.
For all other issues please email [email protected]
Match Day Programme
Our matchday programme producers, JJ Sports Promotions Ltd have produced a physical programme for today’s game.
A match day programme will be on sale as supporters enter the ground for £2.50
Alternatively copies of this programme can be purchased for £2.50 each plus £2 postage and packing, by emailing: [email protected]. It will be full colour and packed with great content and photography, but hurry because there is a limited print run
Parking
Supporters can park by Pleasureland, or on the Harbour end of Gayfield at Inchcape Park.
Rules
Smoking is not permitted in the main stand of Gayfield Park.
It should go without saying that No pyrotechnics are allowed inside of Gayfield.
We look forward to welcoming a large crowd to Gayfield for what is set to be a cracking match!
Thank you and C’mon the Lichties
