Raith v Stenhousemuir Tips

Both sides come into the league season in solid form, but I have to side with Raith, who have won four out of their last five home matches against Stenhousemuir and beat them 5-2 here last time.

Raith will face Stenhousemuir in the first round of the season. Two of Raith's last three competitive games have ended in draws in regulation time. Stenhousemuir's last two matches have also ended in draws in regulation time. The last official meeting between these two sides ended 1-1.

Stenhousemuir are in fine form winning their last 4 games while Raith have lost 4 of their last 5 games so I think Stenhousemuir will win this game

Under 2.5 goals is a reasonable pick. Raith and Stenhousemuir could produce a disciplined, tactical contest where defensive organization takes priority. If clear-cut chances are limited and the match remains controlled rather than end-to-end, 2 or fewer total goals is a realistic outcome.

Without too much to go on as we're at the start of the season, we can look at this fixture last season, which saw 3 of the 4 meetings end with over 2.5 match goals. I can see both sides scoring in this, and hopefully we can get a winner from one of them.

With Raith Rovers' tight defence and struggles in front of goal, I don't think both teams will score. Stenhousemuir had a goalless draw in their last game.

A fixture that really entertained last season, which saw both sides score in all four meetings. Raith had mixed results in the Scottish League Cup and had an extra pre-season game against Hearts that they lost 1-0. Stenhousemuir won all four of their Scottish League Cup games, although two were penalty shootout wins. Hopefully this fixture follows the trend of last season.

Raith Rovers have had binary-type scores in their last four matches. They have drawn twice, scored two goals, and conceded two goals in those four games.