The League One standings tell the truth about these contenders to this date, with Dunfermline Athletic ahead of Queen of the South by 13 points. Tipsway previews the game:
- Dunfermline Athletic have the fewest conceded goals (9) in League One
- Queen of the South have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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!
Dunfermline Athletic form and stats
Dunfermline Athletic are steadily winning League One games and points here at East End Park. 4 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 8 games.
Dunfermline Athletic's previous fixture was a Scottish Cup game also played at their own arena, finishing 4-0 versus Forfar Athletic. The home side hope to to repeat that performance.
In the game before, an away victory in the League One match versus Peterhead with a 2-0 scoreline.The Dunfermline fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 8 matches. From these home matches, Dunfermline Athletic have conceded only 7 goals.
Queen of the South form and stats
As the visiting team in League One matches, Queen of the South have produced an overall stat of 3-2-3 so far.
Two away games in a row for Queen of the South, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-4 against Greenock Morton in the Scottish Cup.
That result followed a home victory 4-0 versus Montrose in the League One.Goal fest? This side have played 5 consecutive league fixtures all having three or more than three goals (over 2.5 goals).
Queen has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 14 goals from 8 games. Queen of the South struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 14 goals conceded from these games. Queen of the South has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Dunfermline Athletic and Queen of the South have played each other before this season: Queen of the South - Dunfermline Athletic 0-2. Previous ten meetings featuring these sides: Dunfermline won five, Queen of the South triumphed in three and we saw two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Paton 8 goals |  N. Todorov 5 goals |  G. Reilly 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 |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 24 | 11 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 9 | 7 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 26 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 69% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 31% | 38% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 62% |
| 12% | 25% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 38% | 31% |
| 31% | 62% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 62% |
| 62% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 19% |
| 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10.5 | 11.4 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.2 | 9.7 |
| 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| 37% | 35% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 48% | 42% |
| 5.3 | 6.6 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 9.6 | 9 |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
- Dunfermline Athletic have not yet lost a game at home.
- Dunfermline Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dunfermline Athletic have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Dunfermline Athletic have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Dunfermline Athletic have the fewest conceded goals (9) in League One
- Dunfermline Athletic have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in League One
- Dunfermline Athletic have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in League One
- Dunfermline Athletic have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in League One
- Dunfermline Athletic have the most clean sheets (10) in League One
- Dunfermline Athletic have the most matches under the total-line (11) in League One
- Dunfermline Athletic have the the best goal difference (+15) in League One
- Dunfermline Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Dunfermline Athletic is in the best form (4-1-1) in League One
- Queen of the South have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 35 |
| 2 | Falkirk | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | Edinburgh City | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 28 |
| 4 | Montrose | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 27 |
| 5 | Alloa Athletic | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | Airdrieonians | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 25 |
| 7 | Queen of the South | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 22 |
| 8 | Kelty Hearts | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 18 | -11 | 17 |
| 9 | Clyde | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -14 | 9 |
| 10 | Peterhead | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | -28 | 7 |
