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Friday 14th August 2015

Ladbrokes Championship previews

Ray McKinnon’s Raith Rovers topped the Ladbrokes Championship table after week one and face Falkirk this weekend.

Ray McKinnon’s Raith Rovers topped the Ladbrokes Championship table after week one and face Falkirk this weekend.

Falkirk (5th) v Raith Rovers (1st)
Raith Rovers lead the early table after beating Livingston 3-0 last week.
Last season's meetings at the Falkirk Stadium saw 1-0 wins for both teams.
Falkirk opened up with a 1-1 draw away to newly-promoted Morton.
Falkirk drew more games than anyone else in the Championship last season.

Hibernian (7th) v Morton (6th)
Morton won 4-3 when the sides last met - a League Cup tie at Easter Road in August 2008.
The teams last met on league business in 1998/99 when Hibs won all four games.
Peter MacDonald scored Morton's first Championship goal in the 1-1 draw v Falkirk.
Hibernian suffered a surprise 2-1 defeat at Dumbarton in their opening fixture.

Livingston (10th) v Queen of South (2nd)
Livingston lost just one of the six league and cup meetings last season.
The most recent meeting ended 1-0 for Livingston at Almondvale in May.
Queen of the South won their Championship opener 3-1 at home to Alloa.
Livingston suffered a 3-0 defeat at Raith Rovers on the opening day.

St Mirren (9th) v Dumbarton (4th)
St Mirren boss Ian Murray takes charge against his former club.
New Sons manager Stevie Aitken guided his team to a 2-1 win over Hibs last week.
Saints went down 3-1 at Ibrox in their first game in the Ladbrokes Championship.
St Mirren won 7-0 when the teams last met - a League Cup tie in August 2008.
This is the first league meeting between the teams since season 1995/96.

Alloa Athletic (8th) v Rangers (3rd)
Sunday's game at the Indodrill Stadium is live on BT Sport, kick-off 12.30pm.
Alloa retained their Championship status by beating Forfar in the play-off final.
The last meeting between the teams was a 2-2 draw at Ibrox in March.
Rangers won 1-0 at Alloa in January but lost there in the Petrofac Training Cup.