7th- against 5th place might not seem all that inviting. But look: Tipsway has the facts that makes Queen of the South - Alloa Athletic (even) more absorbing!
- Queen of the South have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in League One
Queen of the South and Alloa 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 League One results playing at home this season for Queen of the South are 4-2-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Queen of the South's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Clyde (placed 9th). The home side are looking to build on that result. At last, a league win after three matches without.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Falkirk (2-5).This is expected to be a close game, with Queen of the South perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Queen of the South as a small favourite), we find 12 games. Queen has won 7 of these, drawn 1 and lost 4.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Kelty Hearts are coming to town in three days.
Queen of the South have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Palmerston Park with 16 goals in 10 league matches. 14 goals have been conceded.
Alloa Athletic form and stats
Alloa Athletic have only collected 10 points from their away games in the League One, after 2-4-4 (10 played). With three draws in a row for Alloa Athletic the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.
Alloa's last game was the home draw against Kelty Hearts (0-0).
Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Clyde.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Alloa Athletic playing away and similar expectations, we found 6 relevant matches. Results were 3 Alloa Athletic wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Alloa find the net regularly in their away games. 14 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. Alloa Athletic's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 16 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The two duelists also encountered each other previously this season: Alloa Athletic - Queen of the South 5-1. The referee pulled out his red card when these teams last played each other, and the recipient was Hendrie (Queen). Queen of the South-Alloa Athletic H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Queen of the South two wins, Alloa Athletic six wins, two draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  R. Paton 11 goals |  G. Reilly 5 goals |   C. Sammon 5 goals |
Queen of the South missing players
Alloa Athletic missing players
| Queen of the South | Alloa Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 33 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 9 | 14 | 35 |
| 34 | 14 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 27 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 89% |
| 85% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 84% |
| 60% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 58% |
| 45% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 42% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | 26% |
| 65% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 60% | 58% |
| 25% | 30% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | 26% |
| 15% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 30% | 26% |
| 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5 | 5.4 |
| 1.9 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.1 | 9.1 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 7.2 | 6.7 |
| 4 | 4.3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| 41% | 37% | 83% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 39% | 49% |
| 8.7 | 7.9 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 9.2 | 6.8 |
| 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.4 | 3.4 |
- Queen of the South have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in League One
- Queen of the South haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 39 |
| 2 | Edinburgh City | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 35 |
| 3 | Falkirk | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 32 |
| 4 | Airdrieonians | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 29 |
| 5 | Alloa Athletic | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 29 |
| 6 | Montrose | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 29 |
| 7 | Queen of the South | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | -1 | 26 |
| 8 | Kelty Hearts | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -8 | 24 |
| 9 | Clyde | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -17 | 10 |
| 10 | Peterhead | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 27 | -35 | 7 |
