Celtic had to go through a difficult test in order to book their place in the quarter-finals, with a five-goal thriller against Hearts in the second round.
Goals from Odsonne Edouard, Stephen Welsh and Kyogo Furuhashi helped to secure the 3-2 victory to keep them in the competition which they have won 19 times in the past.
Last season the Hoops did not make it this far after being beaten by Ross County in the previous round, therefore there has already been an improvement, but they will now be aiming to be part of the final four.
Celtic have had a mixed start to the campaign in terms of form, with consistency proving to be an issue, which is why they currently sit sixth in the Scottish Premiership with a trio of wins and losses to their name.
However, they have been serious attacking threats so far, scoring 16 goals in the league with a further 18 across other competitions, proving just how dangerous they can be.
Despite their goal threat, Ange Postecoglou’s team were unable to find the back of the net on Saturday when they suffered their most recent defeat in a 1-0 loss against Livingston.
The result came as a surprise because the Lions had not won a game in the league until that point, and even though Celtic had 80% of the possession, they were unable to walk away with any points.
On the other hand, Raith Rovers head into this fixture in strong form having won four of their last five matches in all competitions, including a 1-0 victory against Greenock Morton on Saturday.
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Dario Zanatta was on hand to score the only goal, which helped push his team to fifth place in the league as they continue to battle for promotion to Scotland’s top flight.
In the Scottish League Cup, the Rovers have been impressive, topping their group without a defeat or conceding a goal, while they then went on to overcome another strong Scottish Premiership outfit in Aberdeen during the second round.
They had to fight back from behind to make it to the quarter-final, with a goal from Ethon Varian drawing them level before Zanatta found the back of the net to earn the win
