Both Queen of the South and Dunfermline Athletic are longing for points in this match, even with the guesting team having a 21 point edge in the standings.
- Queen of the South have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in League One
- Dunfermline Athletic have the fewest conceded goals (16) in League One
This has all the signs of an engaging fixture with lots of spark and excitement as both participants are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's get started!
Queen of the South form and stats
The story so far in the League One for Queen of the South at their home stadium (Palmerston Park) is 5 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
Queen of the South lost their last game at Kelty Hearts (placed 8th) after a 0-3 scoreline.
Before that, a loss in the away fixture against Hamilton Academical (after extra-time) in the Challenge Cup.
Queen of the South have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Palmerston Park with 18 goals in 12 league matches. 16 goals have been conceded.
Dunfermline Athletic form and stats
Dunfermline Athletic have an excellent away record in the League One so far with 9-2-1 from 12 games. In general it has been a productive period now for Dunfermline as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games.
Dunfermline Athletic delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Airdrieonians (placed 3rd) in their previous match.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Airdrieonians with the score of 4-3.Dunfermline are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 21 times in 12 away games so far. It's not easy to score on Dunfermline Athletic as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides get together this season, as the records show this recent fixture: Dunfermline Athletic - Queen of the South 1-1. Data for the last ten meetings featuring these two sides are: three wins for Queen of the South, three draws and four wins for Dunfermline Athletic. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Paton 14 goals |  N. Todorov 8 goals | M. Todd 7 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 |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | 18 | 2 | Scored | S | 7 | 21 | 40 |
| 41 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 92% | 96% |
| 80% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 75% | 75% |
| 60% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 33% | 33% |
| 40% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 17% |
| 24% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 60% | 58% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 25% | 42% |
| 24% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 67% | 54% |
| 20% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 17% | 8% |
| 5.7 | 5.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 6.9 | 6.5 |
| 4.4 | 3.8 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
| 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 11.4 | 11.3 |
| 4.1 | 4.6 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| 37% | 33% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 33% | 36% |
| 8.1 | 7.5 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.8 | 4.9 | 6.2 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
- Dunfermline Athletic have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Dunfermline Athletic have the fewest conceded goals (16) in League One
- Dunfermline Athletic have the fewest conceded goals (7) away in League One
- Dunfermline Athletic have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in League One
- Dunfermline Athletic have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in League One
- Dunfermline Athletic have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in League One
- Dunfermline Athletic have the most clean sheets (13) in League One
- Dunfermline Athletic have the most clean sheets (8) away in League One
- Dunfermline Athletic have the most matches under the total-line (16) in League One
- Dunfermline Athletic have the most points (29) away in League One
- Dunfermline Athletic have the the best goal difference (+14) away in League One
- Dunfermline Athletic have the the best goal difference (+24) in League One
- Dunfermline Athletic have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Queen of the South have the most dropped points from leading position (21) 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 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 24 | 53 |
| 2 | Falkirk | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 48 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 48 |
| 3 | Airdrieonians | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 40 |
| 4 | Edinburgh City | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 39 |
| 5 | Alloa Athletic | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 39 |
| 6 | Montrose | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 35 |
| 7 | Queen of the South | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 25 | -3 | 32 |
| 8 | Kelty Hearts | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -5 | 32 |
| 9 | Clyde | 25 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 25 | -23 | 14 |
| 10 | Peterhead | 25 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 57 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 33 | -45 | 11 |
