31 October 2026, 15:00 UTC

Arbroath vs Raith Rovers Championship prediction & result

Gayfield Park, Arbroath
Referee: G. Irvine
Full time0 – 4

Final score: Arbroath 0-4 Raith Rovers.

Before kick-off the model made it 30% Arbroath, 28% draw, 42% Raith Rovers — fair odds of 3.33, 3.57 and 2.38.

Most likely scoreline: 0-1.

The model called the result correctly.

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Has the model earned this number?

Raith Rovers at 42%: of 2,957 settled 40–50% forecasts, 46.1% came in (average 43.9%). It can be read literally. The full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Arbroath0%Draw1%Raith Rovers99%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 4 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

1'
⚽G. Oakleyassist: P. McMullan
3'
⚽S. Tiffoneyassist: C. Adamson
34'
⚽G. Oakleyassist: L. Stevenson
46'
🔁C. Adamsonout: K. Turner
66'
🔁P. McMullanout: A. Dowds
66'
🔁R. Millenout: J. Rowe
68'
L. Stevenson
🔁G. Reillyout: A. Winter
68'
77'
🔁J. Bairdout: C. Fordyce
78'
⚽G. Oakleyassist: S. Tiffoney

Line-ups

Arbroath
  • 1A. McAdams
  • 12S. Stewart
  • 5T. O'Brien
  • 22C. Dewar
  • 4B. Paterson
  • 20S. Constable
  • 8R. Flynn
  • 25J. MacIntyre
  • 17D. Reid
  • 11R. Dow
  • 10G. Reilly
Substitutes
  • 21J. Pettigrew
  • 3C. Hamilton
  • 7D. Gold
  • 9A. Winter
  • 16C. Watson
  • 26S. Mackie
Coach: David Gold
Raith Rovers
  • 1J. Rae
  • 22R. Millen
  • 6J. Baird
  • 4P. Hanlon
  • 16L. Stevenson
  • 20S. Brown
  • 14C. Adamson
  • 18P. McMullan
  • 25K. Montagu
  • 15S. Tiffoney
  • 9G. Oakley
Substitutes
  • 13L. Armstrong
  • 2J. Rowe
  • 5C. Fordyce
  • 7A. Lyall
  • 8K. Turner
  • 19A. Dowds
Coach: Paul Hanlon

Form going into Arbroath vs Raith Rovers

Arbroath

Championship

  • L0-1away to Livingston24 October 2026
  • L0-2away to Inverness CT17 October 2026
  • L1-2Morton10 October 2026

Raith Rovers

Championship

  • L0-2Inverness CT24 October 2026
  • D1-1away to Stenhousemuir17 October 2026

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

Scotland Championship table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
8Arbroath144281123-1214
3Raith Rovers157442112+925

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Arbroath vs Raith Rovers

  • 12 September 2026Raith Rovers 4–0 ArbroathChampionship
  • 18 April 2026Arbroath 2–1 Raith RoversChampionship
  • 10 January 2026Raith Rovers 2–3 ArbroathChampionship
  • 22 November 2025Arbroath 0–0 Raith RoversChampionship
  • 27 September 2025Raith Rovers 3–0 ArbroathChampionship
  • 3 May 2024Raith Rovers 5–0 ArbroathChampionship

The result against the call

Raith Rovers won 4–0 at Arbroath. The model had made a win for Raith Rovers its most likely outcome, at 42%, so the call held; the score it named was 1–0. The goals: G. Oakley 1' for Raith Rovers, S. Tiffoney 3' for Raith Rovers, G. Oakley 34' for Raith Rovers, G. Oakley 78' for Raith Rovers.

What this result changed

Before kick-off the season simulation gave Arbroath a 33.3% chance to finish in the bottom two: 26.5% after a win, 34.3% after a draw, 36.9% after a defeat. The defeat was the worst of those results for them, and left the figure at 36.9%, 3.6 points higher than before the match.

For Raith Rovers the question was the chance to finish in the top four, 63.7% going in: 69.6% after a win, 61.3% after a draw, 57.3% after a defeat. The win was the best of those results for them, and left the figure at 69.6%, 5.9 points higher than before the match.

Read from our Championship season simulation as it stood before this match (10,000 runs), counting this result alone. Every result since then has moved the table again, so today's figure is on the competition page.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.