It's early days in the Championship and both Arbroath and Queen of the South are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
8 - 9 - 14 with 36-47. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Queen of the South when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Queen of the South play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.
Arbroath form and stats
Arbroath's first Championship home game here at Gayfield Park ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 6 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats from 13 matches. Arbroath has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager D. Campbell and the players.
No payout for Arbroath in their previous match, an away game at Inverness CT that ended in defeat 1-3. Before that game, the home loss against Hearts with the scoreline 0-1.
Early season league goal statistics from Arbroath's 1 home game: 0 goals, 1 conceded.
Queen of the South form and stats
No Championship points yet away for Queen of the South, from their first 2 matches. Recent form does not give Queen of the South much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Arbroath will be a tough nut to crack. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Queen of the South are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Queen, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 2-3 versus Dunfermline Athletic (placed 1st). A 2-5 loss hosting Raith Rovers before that.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Queen manager A. Johnston as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Queen's Park.
3 goals so far away for Queen of the South, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 5. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last eight meetings): Arbroath won one game, two matches ended with a draw and Queen of the South has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / fourTop Goalscorers
  S. Dobbie 3 goals |
Arbroath missing players
Queen of the South missing players
| Arbroath | Queen of the South | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 7 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 20 | 32 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 43% | 33% |
- Arbroath has the fewest scored goals (0) at home in Championship
- Arbroath has the the worst goal difference (-6) in Championship
- Queen of the South has the most conceded goals (10) in Championship
- Queen of the South has the most conceded goals in the first half (7) in Championship
| Arbroath | Last season | Queen of the South | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 26 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 28 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 14 | ||
| 24 | 14 | Scored | S | 11 | 28 | ||
| 26 | 10 | Conceded | C | 20 | 40 | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 93% | ||
| 65% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 71% | ||
| 31% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 43% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 29% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | ||
| 38% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 43% | ||
| 35% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 21% | ||
| 35% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 225 | 130 | Total Shots | T S | 141 | 300 | ||
| 81 | 52 | Shots on Target | S O | 62 | 118 | ||
| 28% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 24% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Raith Rovers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Hearts | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | Greenock Morton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Ayr United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Inverness CT | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Dundee | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 8 | Alloa Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| 9 | Queen of the South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
| 10 | Arbroath | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dundee United | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 30 | 59 |
| 2 | Inverness CT | 27 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 45 |
| 3 | Dundee | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 41 |
| 4 | Ayr United | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 40 |
| 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 37 |
| 6 | Arbroath | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -2 | 36 |
| 7 | Greenock Morton | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 45 | 52 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 30 | -7 | 36 |
| 8 | Alloa Athletic | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 24 | -10 | 31 |
| 9 | Queen of the South | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -12 | 28 |
| 10 | Partick Thistle | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 25 | -15 | 26 |