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

Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie

The Championship is the focus for both Airdrieonians and Raith Rovers FC on Saturday afternoon, as managers Rhys McCabe and Barry Robson go head to head at the Excelsior Stadium. Quite simply, we want you to win betting on this game. To this end, statistics for the biggest betting market have been laid out below, with head to head (H2H) records and statistically significant form streaks highlighted. Odds are included as well.

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Airdrieonians's next match is v Ayr United at 15:00 on Saturday 10th January
Raith Rovers FC's next match is v Arbroath at 15:00 on Saturday 10th January
The last Scottish Championship meeting between Airdrieonians and Raith Rovers was on Saturday 3rd January 2026
Scottish Championship
January 3rd 2026
Airdrieonians 0
0 Raith Rovers
 
RAI
Shots On
2
4
Shots Off
3
4
Corners
6
9
Possession
51%
49%
Fouls
4
5
Yellow/red cards
3/0
1/0
 
AirdrieoniansRaith Rovers
 
H. Stone
D. McDonald
L. Strapp
S. McGinty
C. Ross
D. McMaster
C. Mochrie (J. Hastie 74')
G. Gallagher (C. Telfer 67')
L. McGrattan (C. Cooper 74')
E. Henderson
J. Barjonas (C. McKinnon 67')
J. Rae
J. Rowe
E. Wilson
D. O'Connor
J. Doherty
(R. Chin 76') P. McMullan
(K. Montagu 61') S. Brown
D. Easton
J. Hamilton
P. Nsio
(L. Gibson 83') A. Winter

Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

Under 2.5 goals simply means there there will be a maximum of 2 goals scored in total by Airdrieonians and Raith Rovers during the traditional 90 mins. It's a bet the statistics below and the odds both favour on this occasion, and an outcome that we've seen these sides produce before. In the absence of an obvious winner, our best bet prediction for this one is under 2.5 goals.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 43% chance of Raith Rovers coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Airdrieonians
28%
23/1010/1
Draw
30%
19/101/10
Raith Rovers
43%
23/2015/2
Raith Rovers 1-0
15%
11/28/1
Draw 1-1
13%
5/140/1
Draw 0-0
13%
6/11/8
Airdrieonians 1-0
11%
8/111/1
Raith Rovers 2-0
9%
17/250/1
Raith Rovers 2-1
8%
9/1150/1
Airdrieonians 2-1
6%
12/1150/1
Airdrieonians 2-0
5%
16/160/1
Draw 2-2
3%
16/1125/1
Raith Rovers 3-0
3%
20/1150/1
Raith Rovers 3-1
3%
20/1125/1
Airdrieonians 3-1
2%
33/1125/1
Airdrieonians 3-0
1%
33/1125/1
Raith Rovers 3-2
1%
33/1125/1
Airdrieonians 3-2
1%
40/1125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
34%
27/2070/1
Under 2.5 Goals
66%
4/71/1000
Home 1st Goal
42%
11/810/1
Away 1st Goal
50%
5/615/2
No 1st Goal
9%
6/11/8
BTTS - Yes
41%
1/140/1
BTTS - No
59%
8/111/1000
BTTS - Home Win
10%
7/1150/1
BTTS - Draw
17%
7/240/1
BTTS - Away Win
14%
9/2150/1
Home/draw
57%
4/71/20
Away/draw
72%
1/41/40
Home/away
70%
3/1019/4
Over 1.5 Goals
61%
2/525/1
Under 1.5 Goals
39%
7/41/1000
Over 3.5 Goals
16%
10/31/50
Under 3.5 Goals
84%
1/51/50
Over 4.5 Goals
6%
7/11/50
Under 4.5 Goals
94%
1/161/50
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
11/11/50
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1/501/50
Over 0.5 Goals
87%
1/129/2
Under 0.5 Goals
13%
6/11/9
Home DNB
48%
11/811/8
Away DNB
63%
8/158/15
Airdrieonians win to nil
18%
9/2-
Raith Rovers win to nil
28%
12/5-
Airdrieonians / Airdrieonians
15%
9/214/1
Airdrieonians / Raith Rovers
3%
33/140/1
Airdrieonians / Draw
6%
16/125/1
Draw / Airdrieonians
11%
6/116/5
Draw / Raith Rovers
16%
4/119/10
Draw / Draw
17%
7/28/5
Raith Rovers / Airdrieonians
2%
40/145/1
Raith Rovers / Raith Rovers
25%
5/29/1
Raith Rovers / Draw
6%
14/125/1
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Airdrieonians have played 20 matches so far this season and are in 9th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

18 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 5 and won 3. Airdrieonians have conceded 27 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 8 matches and kept 5 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Airdrieonians have played 10 games at home, winning 1, drawing 4 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 7 goals, conceded 16 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Raith Rovers lay in 6th place on 24 points in the Championship league table having played 20 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below them in the table, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 3 games. They have scored 10 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Raith Rovers have conceded 9 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Raith Rovers have played 10 away games, winning 2, drawing 4 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 0.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.9 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Airdrieonians
Raith Rovers
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
St. Johnstone212645 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-0A
Feb 13
Apr 11
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 21
Apr 25
2
Partick211040 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1F
Apr 18
Feb 21
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-2A
Mar 7
d
 
0-00-0
3
Arbroath21233 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
Mar 14
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 10
Apr 18
4
Ayr United20328 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
4-2A
Apr 25
Jan 10
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-1F
Mar 28
Jan 31
5
Dunfermline20626 
l
 
0-4A
l
 
2-0A
Mar 28
Jan 31
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-2A
Mar 14
6
Raith Rovers21125 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-3F
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 21
-
-
-
-
7
Greenock 21-822 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
Feb 28
May 1
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-1F
Apr 11
Feb 14
8
Airdrieonians21-1319 
-
-
-
-
l
 
0-3A
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 21
d
 
0-00-0
9
Queen's Park19-918 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-3A
Mar 7
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
Jan 24
Apr 4
10
Ross County19-1813 
d
 
2-2A
w
 
1-2F
Jan 24
Apr 4
w
 
6-0F
l
 
2-0A
May 1
Feb 28
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Raith Rovers have drawn 3 consecutive away league games
7
Raith Rovers have not won in 7 consecutive away league games
3
Raith Rovers have kept a clean sheet for 3 consecutive away league games
3
Raith Rovers have failed to score in 3 consecutive away league games
Airdrieonians 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Airdrieonians0 - 3Queen's Park
Airdrieonians0 - 1Ayr United
Airdrieonians1 - 1Partick
Airdrieonians1 - 0Arbroath
Airdrieonians0 - 4Dunfermline
Airdrieonians1 - 2Greenock
Airdrieonians1 - 2St. Johnstone
Airdrieonians0 - 0Raith Rovers
Airdrieonians1 - 1Queen's Park
Airdrieonians2 - 2Ross County
Airdrieonians0 - 1Ayr United
Airdrieonians0 - 1Greenock
Airdrieonians2 - 1Partick
Airdrieonians3 - 3Livingston
Airdrieonians2 - 1Hamilton
Airdrieonians0 - 3Falkirk
Airdrieonians1 - 0Raith Rovers
Airdrieonians2 - 1Queen's Park
Airdrieonians3 - 0Dunfermline
Airdrieonians0 - 2Partick
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
30
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
AAirdrieonians1 - 1Arbroath
HAirdrieonians0 - 3Queen's Park
AAirdrieonians1 - 0Greenock
AAirdrieonians2 - 1Ross County
HAirdrieonians0 - 1Ayr United
AAirdrieonians3 - 0Raith Rovers
HAirdrieonians1 - 1Partick
AAirdrieonians0 - 3St. Johnstone
HAirdrieonians1 - 0Arbroath
HAirdrieonians0 - 4Dunfermline
AAirdrieonians0 - 0Queen's Park
HAirdrieonians1 - 2Greenock
AAirdrieonians2 - 4Ayr United
HAirdrieonians1 - 2St. Johnstone
HAirdrieonians0 - 0Raith Rovers
AAirdrieonians1 - 2Partick
AAirdrieonians0 - 1Arbroath
HAirdrieonians1 - 1Queen's Park
AAirdrieonians0 - 2Dunfermline
HAirdrieonians2 - 2Ross County
Raith Rovers 6TH
20 league games
Away
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Partick0 - 0Raith Rovers
St. Johnstone0 - 0Raith Rovers
Arbroath0 - 0Raith Rovers
Queen's Park2 - 1Raith Rovers
Dunfermline2 - 0Raith Rovers
Ross County2 - 0Raith Rovers
Airdrieonians0 - 0Raith Rovers
Greenock 0 - 1Raith Rovers
Partick3 - 2Raith Rovers
Ayr United0 - 1Raith Rovers
Queen's Park1 - 5Raith Rovers
Falkirk1 - 3Raith Rovers
Hamilton0 - 3Raith Rovers
Greenock 3 - 3Raith Rovers
Partick0 - 0Raith Rovers
Livingston0 - 0Raith Rovers
Airdrieonians1 - 0Raith Rovers
Dunfermline3 - 1Raith Rovers
Hamilton0 - 3Raith Rovers
Ayr United3 - 0Raith Rovers
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HRaith Rovers1 - 2Dunfermline
ARaith Rovers0 - 0Partick
HRaith Rovers6 - 0Ross County
ARaith Rovers0 - 0St. Johnstone
ARaith Rovers0 - 0Arbroath
HRaith Rovers0 - 3Airdrieonians
ARaith Rovers1 - 2Queen's Park
HRaith Rovers1 - 1Greenock
HRaith Rovers2 - 0Partick
ARaith Rovers0 - 2Dunfermline
HRaith Rovers0 - 2Ayr United
ARaith Rovers0 - 2Ross County
HRaith Rovers3 - 0Arbroath
ARaith Rovers0 - 0Airdrieonians
HRaith Rovers0 - 2St. Johnstone
ARaith Rovers1 - 0Greenock
ARaith Rovers2 - 3Partick
HRaith Rovers2 - 0Dunfermline
ARaith Rovers1 - 0Ayr United
HRaith Rovers1 - 1Queen's Park
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Airdrieonians have not lost to Raith Rovers in 5 consecutive home league meetings
5
Airdrieonians have kept a clean sheet in 5 consecutive home league meetings with Raith Rovers
League games at Airdrieonians since 2023
Airdrieonians
Raith Rovers
Goals: Scored
4
0
Games: Scored
4 / 5
0 / 5
Clean sheets
5 / 5
1 / 5
4
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Airdrieonians
Draw0 - 0Draw
Airdrieonians1 - 0
Airdrieonians1 - 0
Airdrieonians1 - 0
Airdrieonians1 - 0
League games at Raith Rovers since 2023
Raith Rovers
Airdrieonians
Goals: Scored
4
8
Games: Scored
4 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
1 / 5
2
D
2
RAI
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Raith Rovers
0 - 3Airdrieonians
Draw1 - 1Draw
Raith Rovers1 - 0
1 - 3Airdrieonians
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics
Airdrieonians 9th Raith Rovers 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.9
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
41%
1
37%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Airdrieonians scoring 1 goal or less
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
4+
There is a 67% probability that Raith Rovers will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-17
Airdrieonians have scored 17% fewer goals at home than predicted
+3
Raith Rovers’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.0
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Airdrieonians
PG (predicted goals)
Raith Rovers
0.9
1.2
Attack rating
RAI
3%
better
view stats
Games scored12
11
Failed to score8
9
Scored first7
7
Goals scored17
21
Avg. goals scored0.9
1.1
Avg. shots per game6
8
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
14
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+3%
Defence rating
RAI
25%
better
view stats
Games conceded15
10
Clean sheets5
10
Conceded first11
9
Goals conceded30
20
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against17%
16%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+25%

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

Airdrieonians Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21828
E HendersonE HendersonD McMasterL Strapp
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
H Stone GLK1
-
D. McDonald DEF12
4
-
S McGinty DEF2111
3
-
C. Ross DEF16
5
-
L Strapp DEF171
8
-
D McMaster MID182
6
-
L McGrattan MID181
2
-
G. Gallagher MID122
1
-
J Barjonas MID21
1
-
C Mochrie MID1812
1
-
E Henderson MID2181
2
-
Subs
A McNeil GLK1
-
C Telfer MID151
1
-
C McKinnon MID1812
1
-
D. Williams MID2
-
C. Williams MID1
-
J Hastie MID11
1
-
C. Cooper FWD151
2
-
J. Smith FWD
-
Raith Rovers Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21837
J RaeD EastonP McMullanS Brown
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Rae GLK211
1
-
J Rowe DEF131
1
-
D O'Connor DEF1111
3
-
J Doherty DEF211
2
-
E Wilson MID9
3
-
P McMullan MID203
2
-
P. Nsio MID91
3
-
S Brown MID2111
7
-
D Easton MID2183
5
-
A Winter FWD1
-
J Hamilton FWD2131
1
-
Subs
A. Glavin GLK
-
C. Hannah DEF
-
L. Raeside MID
-
L. Gibson MID1
-
K. Montagu MID71
-
R Chin FWD41
2
-