Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Queen of the South & St. Johnstone face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Queen of the South and St. Johnstone.
Queen of the South form and stats
Queen of the South participated in League Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.Queen of the South's results here at Palmerston Park in the Championship have been very modest with 4 victories, 5 draws and 9 defeats.
Queen are returning here after guesting Ayr United in a League Cup fixture and winning with a 3-0 scoreline.
Erik lost again
Queen of the South aren't scoring a lot here at Palmerston Park in the league, with only 13 goals from 18 games. On the other hand, Queen of the South have conceded 19 goals.
St. Johnstone form and stats
Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.St. Johnstone delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Annan Athletic in their previous game; a League Cup fixture.
Before that, Johnstone secured a home win against Inverness CT with the score 4-0.The schedule is very tough for St. Johnstone now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League Cup game at Elgin City is waiting in only three days.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Queen of the South victories, three draws and four St. Johnstone wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Queen of the South missing players
St. Johnstone missing players
| Queen of the South | St. Johnstone | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 7 | 10 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 29 | 8 | Scored | S | 11 | 24 | ||
| 37 | 14 | Conceded | C | 27 | 33 | ||
| 96% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 64% | ||
| 56% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 10% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 30% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 40% | ||
| 3.8 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.1 | ||
| 6.2 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 9.1 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 9.6 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.2 | ||
| 37% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 30% | ||
| 12.8 | 10.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 10.9 | ||
| 5.1 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Queen of the South | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Annan Athletic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Elgin City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | St. Johnstone | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Ayr United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| 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 | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 50 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 23 | 67 |
| 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 | 36 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 50 |
| 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 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Queen of the South | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Annan Athletic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Elgin City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | St. Johnstone | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Ayr United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
