Kelty Hearts are receiving Queen of the South for yet another crucial match after their 1-2 result vs 2nd-placed Falkirk.
- Queen of the South have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in League One
Kelty Hearts and Queen of the South 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.
Kelty Hearts form and stats
Kelty Hearts have played 12 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-3-4 (wins-draws-losses). When Kelty Hearts hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Clyde, Kelty Hearts and Peterhead), they have won 2 of 2 matches!
Hearts's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Falkirk (placed 2nd). The first setback in the shape of a loss after going unbeaten in four league fixtures.
A 3-3 draw away before that, with Montrose the opponent.Observe: 11 of the most recent 14 league matches from these players have had at least one goal from each team.
The Kelty Hearts fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 12 matches.
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 4-3-5 so far. When Queen of the South is visiting a side on the bottom half, they have won 3 of 3 matches. Queen of the South, Clyde and Peterhead is teams we like to compare Kelty Hearts with.
Two away matches in a row for Queen of the South, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Hamilton Academical in the Challenge Cup.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Edinburgh City in the League One.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 7 similar matches played by Queen of the South in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Queen, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Queen of the South has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 20 goals from 12 games. In the opposite end, Queen of the South have conceded 22 goals in their away games. When Queen of the South is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Queen, Clyde and Peterhead.
Head 2 Head
The latest recorded meeting between these squads is the Queen of the South - Kelty Hearts 1-2 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: two - one - zero (Kelty Hearts wins - draws - Queen of the South wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Paton 14 goals |  A. Agyeman 7 goals |  G. Reilly 5 goals |
Kelty Hearts missing players
Queen of the South missing players
| Kelty Hearts | Queen of the South | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 9 | 20 | 38 |
| 35 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 22 | 38 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 79% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 79% |
| 58% | 42% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 58% |
| 17% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 50% | 42% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 33% | 25% |
| 54% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 62% |
| 25% | 42% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 29% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 17% |
| 5.2 | 4.6 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 6.2 | 5.7 |
| 5 | 4.8 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7.5 | 9.4 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 9.9 | 9.7 |
| 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| 40% | 35% | 71% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 47% | 39% |
| 7.8 | 7.9 | 3.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.3 | 8.9 | 8.2 |
| 4 | 3.9 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
- Queen of the South have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Queen of the South have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in League One
| 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 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 24 | 52 |
| 2 | Falkirk | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 45 |
| 3 | Airdrieonians | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 39 |
| 4 | Alloa Athletic | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 39 |
| 5 | Edinburgh City | 24 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 44 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 38 |
| 6 | Montrose | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 34 |
| 7 | Queen of the South | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 0 | 32 |
| 8 | Kelty Hearts | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -8 | 29 |
| 9 | Clyde | 24 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 25 | -24 | 11 |
| 10 | Peterhead | 24 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 56 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 32 | -44 | 11 |
