Raith Rovers vs Arbroath – Match Preview
Ladbrokes Championship – Game 24 – Season 2020 / 2021
Saturday 10th April 2021, Stark’s Park, Kirkcaldy, 3.00pm kick off
Arbroath travel to Fife tomorrow to take on second placed Raith Rovers.
The match is huge for both clubs as Raith are pushing to finish in second place with Dundee matching them on points but with Raith having a better goal difference of 6. For Arbroath the 3 points are vital to try and fend off the threat of relegation, so both teams will be going for the win.
The first match between the two sides on the opening day of the season was a tough match for Arbroath. They dominated the opening 30 minutes with Jamie MacDonald making some crucial saves before 2 quick fire goals and a penalty all before half time killed the game.
In the second half Thomas O’Brien was dismissed late on and Raith were awarded their second penalty kick by Referee Gavin Duncan who also takes charge tomorrow.
The game at Gayfield was won by a Kris Doolan goal on the hour mark in a game which Arbroath dominated from start to finish.
We are sure the match tomorrow will be another cracker and it is available to steam on raith.tv for £12
Raith Rovers will be without defender Iain Davidson who serves a one match suspension, with fellow defenders Fernandy Mendy yet to return from International Duty and David McKay a long term injury absentee.
It is also reported in the media that defenders Frankie Musonda and Kieran MacDonald are rated highly doubtful but with striker Lewis Vaughan back in amongst the goals the Lichties defence will no doubt be in for another busy afternoon.
Arbroath should be able to name the same squad as last weekend with it looking more than like that Luke Donnelly will return to the Arbroath squad before the end of the season which will be a huge boost for everyone.
We know it is another huge game for the club, but we hope you will be cheering us on from home.
C’mon the Lichties!
Raith Rovers 2020/2021 (Loan and winter arrivals)
Raith Rovers Manager – John McGlynn
Raith Rovers Assistant Manager – Paul Smith
Goalkeepers:
1 – Jamie MacDonald
17 – Robbie Thomson
20 – David McGurn
28 – Kyle Bow
Defenders:
2 – Reghan Tumilty
3 – Kieran MacDonald
4 – Iain Davidson
5 – Fernandy Mendy
6 – Kyle Benedictus
14 – Frankie Musonda
15 – David McKay
22 – Nathan Cooney (Dundee United, loan)
Midfielders:
7 – Daniel Armstrong
8 – Regan Hendry
11 – Grant Anderson
12 – Ross Matthews
13 – Brad Spencer
18 – Dylan Tait
21 – Kai Kennedy (Rangers, loan)
25 – Aaron Arnott
26 – Adam King (Dundee United, loan)
27 – Quinn Coulson
Forwards:
9 – Immanuelson Duku
10 – Lewis Vaughan
11 – Timmy Abraham (Fulham, loan)
16 – Jack Smith
19 – Luke Mahady
23 – Gozie Ugwu
32 – Jamie Gullan (Hibernian, loan)
Raith Rovers vs Arbroath – Head to Head
Arbroath 1- 0 Raith Rovers – Saturday 19th February 2021
Ladbrokes Championship – Game 17 – Season 2020 / 2021
Goal – Doolan 60
Raith Rovers 3 – 0 Arbroath – Saturday 17th October 2020
Ladbrokes Championship – Game 01 – Season 2020 / 2021
Goals – Armstrong 31, Tumilty 36, Hendry 44 pen
Arbroath 2 – 2 Raith Rovers – Sunday 21st April 2019
Scottish League One – Game 34 – Season 2018/2019
Goals – Swankie 30, Wallace 77 – Nisbit 27, 51
Raith Rovers 0 – 1 Arbroath – 16th February 2019
Scottish League One – Game 25- Season 2018/2019
Goal – Hamilton 27
Raith Rovers – Scottish Championship Results 2020/2021
Game 01 – Raith Rovers 3 – 0 Arbroath – Sat 17th October
Game 02 – Queen of the South 2 – 5 Raith Rovers – Sat 24th October
Game 03 – Dundee 1 – 1 Raith Rovers – Saturday 31st October
Game 04 – Raith Rovers 5 – 0 Greenock Morton – Sat 7th November
Game 05 – Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 0 Raith Rovers – Sat 21st November
Game 06 – Raith Rovers 2 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic – Sat 5th December
Game 07 – Ayr United 0 – 0 Raith Rovers – Fri 11th December
Game 08 – Raith Rovers 0 – 4 Heart of Midlothian – Tues 26th January 2021
Game 09 – Alloa Athletic 2 – Raith Rovers 5 – Sat 26th December
Game 10 – Raith Rovers 0 – 2 Queen of the South – Tues 29th December
Game 11 – Dunfermline Athletic 4 – 1 Raith Rovers – Wed 3rd February
Game 12 – Raith Rovers 3 – 1 Dundee – Saturday 30th January
Game 13 – Raith Rovers 0 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle – Tues 16th March
Game 14 – Heart of Midlothian 2 – 3 Raith Rovers – Sat 23rd January
Game 15 – Greenock Morton 0 – 1 Raith Rovers – Sat 6th February
Game 16 – Raith Rovers 0 – 0 Ayr United – Sat 13th February – Tues 9th March
Game 17 – Arbroath 1 – 0 Raith Rovers – Sat 20th February
Game 18 – Raith Rovers 3 – 1 Alloa Athletic – Sat 27th February
Game 19 – Raith Rovers 5 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic – Tues 30th March
Game 20 – Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 – 0 Raith Rovers – Fri 12th March
Game 21 – Ayr United 1 – 1 Raith Rovers – Sat 20th March
Game 22 – Raith Rovers 1 – 0 Greenock Morton – Sat 27th March
Game 23 – Queen of the South vs Raith Rovers – Tues 13th April
Suspensions;
Raith Rovers defender Iain Davidson serves a one match suspension and misses out tomorrow.
Officials;
Referee – Gavin Duncan
Assistant Referee 1 – Kylie McMullan
Assistant Referee 2 – Scott Anderson
Streaming;
Lichties can sign up on Raith TV for £12 to watch tomorrow’s match via Raith TV – http://raith.tv
To purchase the stream, create an account at http://raith.tv
If you are having difficulties getting access, please email your details to [email protected] and they will get back to you as soon as we can.
They are unable to monitor our social media accounts around match time, so this is the best way of getting a response.
The feed will go on around 2.15pm with a looping video so you can check if you are getting a picture/sound. The match broadcast begins at 2.50pm.
We hope you can tune in to cheer on the Lichties from home.
C’mon the Lichties!
