FootyMAD's Queen of the South match preview

Last updated : 01 May 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Queen of the South v Dunfermline Athletic fixture

Dunfermline A. face a trip to Queen of the South at Palmerston Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Pars will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Dunfermline A. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Doonhamers in a Scottish Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Sat 31 JanDunfermline A.0 - 2Queen o.t.S.SCD1
2008/2009Sat 13 DecQueen o.t.S.1 - 2Dunfermline A.SCD1
2008/2009Wed 20 AugDunfermline A.0 - 2Queen o.t.S.SCC
2008/2009Sat 09 AugDunfermline A.2 - 1Queen o.t.S.SCD1
2007/2008Sat 26 AprDunfermline A.4 - 0Queen o.t.S.SCD1
2007/2008Sat 15 MarQueen o.t.S.1 - 1Dunfermline A.SCD1
2007/2008Sat 22 DecDunfermline A.2 - 0Queen o.t.S.SCD1

Recent respective form guides

Queen of the South have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 19 goals for the The Doonhamers, with 10 goals against.

Dunfermline A. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Pars's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.

Queen o.t.S.'s 46 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Dunfermline A. see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, showing a record of 44 points from their 33 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Queen o.t.S.6312161010
Dunfermline A.6132686

FootyMad's prediction ...

Dunfermline A. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Queen o.t.S. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Queen o.t.S. Won their latest 3 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Dunfermline A. Last drawn game 4 outings ago.