Scottish Championship PREVIEW 8 Aug 2026: Queen's Park host Raith Rovers as Stenhousemuir welcome Morton

Queen's Park host Raith Rovers on Saturday, with the model giving the home side a marginal 41% edge. Queen's Park were beaten 2-0 at Livingston on the opening weekend, R. Muirhead scoring in the 50th minute and again in the 77th, with M. Shiels booked in the 41st. Raith's own opener finished 1-1 at home to Stenhousemuir: P. McMullan put them in front in the 19th minute and L. Hodgkiss levelled in the 30th, and neither side scored again.

Stenhousemuir's home game with Greenock Morton carries the day's clearest model verdict, the Warriors favoured at 53%. Stenhousemuir opened with that 1-1 draw at Raith Rovers; Morton were beaten 1-0 at home by Partick Thistle, T. Letsosa scoring in the 82nd minute.

Arbroath are marginally favoured at 44% at home to Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Arbroath lost their opener 2-0 at Ayr United, while Inverness drew 0-0 at home with Dunfermline Athletic.

Dunfermline are favoured at 41% at home to Ayr United, who won their opener while the Pars drew theirs. Ayr's opening win was 2-0 at home to Arbroath, B. Summers scoring in the 44th minute and R. Taylor in the 79th; Dunfermline's goalless afternoon at Inverness produced a booking apiece, G. Shinnie for the hosts in the 18th minute and C. Kane for the Pars in the 90th.