Queen of the South are receiving Dunfermline Athletic for yet another key game following their 2-2 result against 2nd-placed Inverness CT.
- Queen of the South have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Championship
- Dunfermline Athletic have the the worst goal difference (-17) in Championship
Queen of the South and Dunfermline Athletic should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Queen of the South form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Championship this season. Queen of the South have only managed 2 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Palmerston Park. When Queen of the South hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Ayr United, Greenock Morton and Queen of the South), they have won 1 of 2 matches! We have seen two home losses in a row now for Queen of the South, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
The home team returns to Palmerston Park after drawing with Inverness CT (placed 2nd) on their last time out; the game ended 2-2.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Kilmarnock (0-2).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Queen have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won six, drawn one and lost eight.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Queen of the South as they are travelling to their away game against Raith Rovers in the Championship. That match is three days after this one.
Queen of the South have scored 7 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. 13 goals have been conceded.
Dunfermline Athletic form and stats
There's been little loot from Dunfermline Athletic's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 10 away games in the Championship. Dunfermline Athletic only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 4 draws.
Dunfermline Athletic played 1-1 against Inverness CT in their previous match.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Hamilton Academical.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Dunfermline Athletic playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were three Dunfermline Athletic wins, three draws and five defeats.
Dunfermline Athletic are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 8 goals from 10 away games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The visitors have scored 8 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Dunfermline Athletic rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 18 goals from these away matches. When Dunfermline Athletic is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Ayr United, Dunfermline Athletic and Greenock Morton.
Head 2 Head
The two sides met each other previously this season: Dunfermline Athletic - Queen of the South 3-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Queen wins - draws - Dunfermline Athletic 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 4 goals | L. McCann 4 goals |
Queen of the South missing players
Dunfermline Athletic missing players
| Queen of the South | Dunfermline Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 21 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 20 |
| 33 | 13 | 0 | Conceded | C | 10 | 18 | 37 |
| 90% | 82% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 82% |
| 71% | 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 68% |
| 52% | 36% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 55% |
| 24% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 40% | 32% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 20% | 14% |
| 48% | 27% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 45% |
| 24% | 36% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 38% | 55% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 50% | 45% |
| 5 | 5.1 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4.4 | 5 |
| 6.1 | 5.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 6.1 | 5.5 |
| 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.1 | 10.3 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 7.2 | 8.5 |
| 3.4 | 3 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2.7 |
| 30% | 21% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 44% | 34% |
| 13.1 | 11.7 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 11.3 | 9.8 |
| 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
- Dunfermline Athletic have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Dunfermline Athletic have the the worst goal difference (-17) in Championship
- Queen of the South have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Championship
- Queen of the South have the fewest scored goals (7) at home in Championship
- Queen of the South have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Championship
- Queen of the South have the most matches over the total-line (11) in Championship
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arbroath | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 41 |
| 2 | Inverness CT | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 38 |
| 3 | Kilmarnock | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 37 |
| 4 | Raith Rovers | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 35 |
| 5 | Partick Thistle | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 33 |
| 6 | Hamilton Academical | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -13 | 24 |
| 7 | Ayr United | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -15 | 21 |
| 8 | Greenock Morton | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -7 | 20 |
| 9 | Dunfermline Athletic | 22 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -17 | 19 |
| 10 | Queen of the South | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -12 | 18 |
