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

Sat 18th Apr, 15:00 BST, Gayfield Park, Arbroath

Saturday afternoon sees Colin Hamilton’s Arbroath FC and Dougie Imrie’s Raith Rovers FC go up against one another in a Championship clash at the Gayfield Park. All the odds are provided directly from top bookmakers, while predictions are algorithmically generated from statistics over a 20-game period. We focus especially on Championship match data, including head to head (H2H) records. Hit the tabs below to explore.


Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

Under 2.5 goals as a betting market simply means there will only be a maximum of 2 goals scored in total by Arbroath and Raith Rovers during the regulation 90 mins. It's a bet the stats below and the odds are both leaning towards here, and an outcome that we've seen these sides produce before. With no obvious winner in sight, our best bet prediction for this one is under 2.5.

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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Arbroath are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 47% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.55.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Arbroath
47%
31/20-
Draw
29%
19/10-
Raith Rovers
23%
13/8-
Arbroath 1-0
16%
6/1-
Draw 0-0
13%
6/1-
Draw 1-1
13%
5/1-
Arbroath 2-0
10%
11/1-
Raith Rovers 1-0
10%
13/2-
Arbroath 2-1
8%
10/1-
Raith Rovers 2-1
5%
10/1-
Arbroath 3-0
4%
25/1-
Raith Rovers 2-0
4%
11/1-
Arbroath 3-1
3%
25/1-
Draw 2-2
3%
16/1-
Arbroath 4-0
1%
50/1-
Raith Rovers 3-1
1%
25/1-
Arbroath 3-2
1%
40/1-
Arbroath 4-1
1%
50/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
34%
11/8-
Under 2.5 Goals
66%
8/15-
Home 1st Goal
52%
21/20-
Away 1st Goal
39%
11/10-
No 1st Goal
9%
6/1-
BTTS - Yes
39%
1/1-
BTTS - No
61%
8/11-
BTTS - Home Win
15%
11/2-
BTTS - Draw
16%
15/4-
BTTS - Away Win
8%
11/2-
Home/draw
77%
2/5-
Away/draw
53%
4/9-
Home/away
71%
3/10-
Over 1.5 Goals
61%
4/9-
Under 1.5 Goals
39%
13/8-
Over 3.5 Goals
15%
10/3-
Under 3.5 Goals
85%
1/5-
Over 4.5 Goals
6%
15/2-
Under 4.5 Goals
94%
1/20-
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
12/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1/80-
Over 0.5 Goals
87%
1/12-
Under 0.5 Goals
13%
6/1-
Home DNB
68%
5/6-
Away DNB
44%
5/6-
Arbroath win to nil
32%
3/1-
Raith Rovers win to nil
16%
3/1-
Arbroath / Arbroath
19%
10/3-
Arbroath / Raith Rovers
2%
33/1-
Arbroath / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Arbroath
14%
5/1-
Draw / Raith Rovers
14%
5/1-
Draw / Draw
19%
7/2-
Raith Rovers / Arbroath
2%
33/1-
Raith Rovers / Raith Rovers
19%
7/2-
Raith Rovers / Draw
6%
14/1-
Win / draw / win Championship table

Arbroath have played 33 matches so far this season and lay in 3rd place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 26 games against teams below in the table, having won 10, drawn 9 and lost 7 matches. They have kept 7 clean sheets and have failed to score in 8 fixtures. Arbroath have outscored their opponents by 41 goals to 37 goals.

Home League Performance

Arbroath have played 16 games at home winning 7, drawing 7 and losing 2 games. They have scored 25 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 19 goals at home.

Raith Rovers are in 5th position in the Championship on 39 points having played 32 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 16 goals and kept 8 clean sheets. They have scored 6 goals in total and failed to score in 10 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

14 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 4 and won 3. Raith Rovers have conceded 17 goals, scored 12, failed to score in 8 fixtures and have kept 7 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Arbroath
Raith Rovers
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
St. Johnstone333768 
w
 
3-1A
l
 
3-0A
l
 
2-4F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 24
2
Partick331763 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-2A
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
3
Arbroath33147 
-
-
-
-
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-3A
Apr 18
4
Dunfermline321146 
l
 
0-5A
w
 
1-2A
w
 
4-2F
May 1
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-0A
5
Raith Rovers32139 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-0A
Apr 18
w
 
2-3F
-
-
-
-
6
Ayr United33-639 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-1A
7
Queen's Park32-939 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
1-3F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
4-1F
Apr 14
8
Greenock 33-1236 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-2A
d
 
0-00-0
9
Airdrieonians32-1530 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-3A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-1A
d
 
0-00-0
10
Ross County33-2528 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
w
 
6-0F
l
 
2-0A
May 1
l
 
2-0A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Arbroath 3RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
Raith Rovers 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Arbroath since 2021
Arbroath
Raith Rovers
Goals: Scored
9
10
Games: Scored
5 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
3 / 8
ARB
2
D
3
RAI
3
League games at Raith Rovers since 2020
Raith Rovers
Arbroath
Goals: Scored
22
12
Games: Scored
10 / 10
7 / 10
Clean sheets
3 / 10
0 / 10
ARB
2
D
4
RAI
4
Goal Statistics
Arbroath 3rd Raith Rovers 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
4+
There is a 64% probability that Arbroath will score no more than 1 goal
0
45%
1
36%
2
14%
3
4+
There is a 81% probability of Raith Rovers scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+12
Arbroath have scored 12% more goals at home than predicted
-10
Raith Rovers’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.5
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Arbroath
PG (predicted goals)
Raith Rovers
1.3
0.8
Attack rating
22%
better
ARB
RAI
view stats
Games scored22
16
Failed to score10
15
Scored first17
9
Goals scored41
34
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.1
Avg. shots per game7
7
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for18
15
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+22%
Defence rating
ARB
RAI
11%
better
view stats
Games conceded24
17
Clean sheets8
14
Conceded first11
15
Goals conceded39
34
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded7
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against18%
17%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+11%

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

Arbroath Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
331189
A McAdamsF MarshallR DowA Muirhead
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A McAdams GLK33
1
-
F Marshall MID33112
5
-
J Wilkie DEF3213
4
1
H Cochrane MID3211
5
-
A Muirhead DEF303
9
-
T O'Brien DEF3011
5
1
R Dow MID3038
3
-
R Flynn MID30
3
-
G Reilly FWD2851
3
-
S Stewart MID26
3
-
J. MacIntyre MID2622
1
1
C Watson DEF253
2
1
D Mebude FWD161
2
-
T Beadling DEF11
3
-
S Robinson FWD1021
1
-
V. Enem DEF72
-
R Callachan MID71
-
D Gold MID51
-
T Lang DEF3
2
-
L Kenny DEF2
-
C Hamilton DEF2
-
A Nesbitt MID2
1
-
Raith Rovers Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
328411
J RaeD EastonD EastonS Brown
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Rae GLK321
2
-
D Easton MID3284
7
-
J Doherty DEF3113
3
-
P Hanlon DEF292
3
-
S Brown MID2922
11
-
R Matthews MID281
9
-
J Hamilton FWD2861
3
-
J Mullin MID2623
2
2
L Stevenson DEF2512
5
-
J Rowe DEF231
2
-
P McMullan MID223
2
-
D O'Connor DEF2011
3
-
P. Nsio MID202
5
-
K. Montagu MID1521
-
C Fordyce DEF141
2
-
L Vaughan FWD1421
2
-
E Wilson DEF13
4
-
S Byrne MID11
1
-
R Chin DEF102
3
-
A Winter FWD10
-
I Cameron FWD73
-