This game stars two participants living in the lower parts of the Championship, Dunfermline Athletic at 9th place and Queen of the South in 10th. A good chance for one of the sides to better their situation.
- Dunfermline Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Queen of the South have the most conceded goals (54) in Championship
Dunfermline Athletic is in the 9th league table position and will remain there regardless of what happens for the rest of the season. Queen of the South are nearing the end of this stay in this division as relegation is now unavoidable.
It's no vacation for neither Dunfermline nor Queen of the South as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Dunfermline Athletic form and stats
5-8-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Championship numbers at home for Dunfermline Athletic so far this season. When Dunfermline Athletic hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Ayr United, Dunfermline Athletic and Greenock Morton), they have won 2 of 4 matches!
The Dunfermline Athletic fans got no joy from their last match, also played here at East End Park: A 1-2 defeat against Queen of the South (placed 10th).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Partick Thistle (0-1).The Dunfermline Athletic fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 22 in 18 matches. Dunfermline have conceded 24 in these home matches.
Queen of the South form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Queen of the South so far with only 16 points returning home. The records show 4-4-10 (win-draw-lose).
It's the second away game in a row for Queen of the South, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Dunfermline Athletic (placed 9th) last time out.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Ayr United.Queen of the South find the net regularly in their away games. 23 goals from 18 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Queen have conceded 35 goals in their away games. When Queen of the South is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 4 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Ayr United, Greenock Morton and Queen of the South.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties meet on the pitch this season, as the records show this recent game: Dunfermline - Queen of the South 1-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Dunfermline Athletic wins - draws - Queen of the South wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Connelly 7 goals |  K. O'Hara 6 goals | L. McCann 5 goals |
Dunfermline Athletic missing players
Queen of the South missing players
| Dunfermline Athletic | Queen of the South | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 18 | 36 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 36 | 22 | 7 | Scored | S | 6 | 23 | 36 |
| 53 | 24 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 35 | 54 |
| 86% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 72% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | 67% |
| 47% | 56% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 67% | 50% |
| 25% | 22% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 39% | 19% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 28% | 14% |
| 47% | 50% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 67% | 47% |
| 25% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 11% | 22% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 39% |
| 4.8 | 5.6 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| 5.4 | 4.7 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.1 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.8 | 10.3 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 7.5 | 9 |
| 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| 35% | 34% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 38% | 32% |
| 9.9 | 8.5 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 13.7 | 12 |
| 4 | 3.7 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.3 | 4.3 |
- Dunfermline Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Queen of the South have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Queen of the South have the fewest scored goals in the first half (14) in Championship
- Queen of the South have the most conceded goals (35) away in Championship
- Queen of the South have the most conceded goals (54) in Championship
- Queen of the South have the most conceded goals in the second half (34) in Championship
- Queen of the South have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in Championship
- Queen of the South have the most matches over the total-line (15) in Championship
- Queen of the South have the the worst goal difference (-18) in Championship
- Queen of the South haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kilmarnock | 35 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 50 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 23 | 66 |
| 2 | Arbroath | 36 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 54 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 26 | 65 |
| 3 | Inverness CT | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 53 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 59 |
| 4 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 40 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 6 | 52 |
| 5 | Raith Rovers | 35 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 49 |
| 6 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 53 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 25 | -15 | 42 |
| 7 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 36 | 47 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -11 | 40 |
| 8 | Ayr United | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 52 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -13 | 39 |
| 9 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 53 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 29 | -17 | 35 |
| 10 | Queen of the South | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 54 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 35 | -18 | 33 |
