After playing Arbroath to a 0-0 draw in the Championship, Dundee heads into this match. The fact that the Dundee backline deserves a great deal of respect is clearly demonstrated by their most recent scorelines. The total number of goals that have been scored by Dundee from behind the goal over the course of their previous six matches stands at 4.
The Raith Rovers and their supporters will be hoping for a better outcome this time. For Inverness C.T., Jay Henderson (12′) and Nathan Shaw (21′) scored goals. Raith Rovers have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents scoring 9 goals in total. Raith Rovers have clearly experienced difficulties on defense.
Prediction
In this match, Dundee will probably score a lot of goals with a lot of shots on goal. At the same time, Raith Rovers may struggle to break through, but we do see them occasionally being dangerous. At the conclusion of this one, we predict that Dundee will have a controlled margin of 3-1.
Head to head
When we look at their most recent head-to-head matches, which date back to May 12, 2021, we see that Dundee has won three of them, Raith Rovers has won one, and there have been two draws.
In these matches, the two teams combined to score 13 goals, with 9 going to The Dark Blues and 4 going to The Rovers. That amounts to an average of 2.17 goals scored per game.
Team News
It’s a low non-attendance rate, with only one wellness worry for the Dundee manager Gary Bowyer to be worried about from a close to original capacity crew. Cillian Sheridan does not play because of a ruptured Achilles tendon. The Raith Rovers manager, Ian Murray, doesn’t have any concerns about his team’s fitness going into this match because they have a fully fit group ready to play.
Lineup
| Dundee | ||
| G | 30 | Harrison Sharp |
| D | 14 | Lee Ashcroft |
| D | 6 | Jordan McGhee |
| D | 2 | Cammy Kerr |
| D | 5 | Ryan Sweeney |
| M | 18 | Paul McMullan |
| M | 34 | Barry Maguire |
| A | 17 | Luke McCowan |
| M | 25 | Lyall Cameron |
| A | 9 | Kwame Thomas |
| A | 7 | Alex Jakubiak |
| Raith Rovers | ||
| G | 17 | Robbie Thomson |
| D | 3 | Liam Dick |
| D | 4 | Ross Millen |
| D | 5 | Ryan Patrick Nolan |
| D | 15 | Kieran Ngwenya |
| D | 30 | Adam Masson |
| M | Sam Stanton | |
| M | 20 | Scott Brown |
| M | 6 | Brad Spencer |
| A | 11 | Connor McBride |
| A | 18 | William Akio |
Betting tips
On the WDW market, betting on Dundee is available for 1.5, betting on a draw is available for 4.33, and taking a chance on Raith Rovers winning is available for 7.5. They are the best returns currently available. Our master accomplices are tipping under 3.5 objectives for this match.
Where to watch
Watch the match on Viaplay and BBC Scotland.