Both Queen of the South and Montrose are itching for points in this fixture, despite the visitors having a 8 point edge so far this season.
- Queen of the South have the most conceded goals in the first half (14) in League One
This looks to be an intriguing game with lots of action and excitement as both teams are well refreshed since they last played a game. Let's get started!
Queen of the South form and stats
2 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Queen of the South have to build on here at Palmerston Park in the League One.
Queen of the South lost their last game at Alloa Athletic (placed 4th) after a 1-5 scoreline. Queen of the South were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Before that match, a win away at Edinburgh City.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Queen have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 11 matches with the results: Won 6, drawn 1 and lost 4.
The Queen of the South fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 7 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded.
Montrose form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
It's the second away game in a row for Montrose, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Kelty Hearts (placed 8th) last time out.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Peterhead.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by Montrose in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Montrose, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
Observe that 9 of this club's 12 latest league fixtures have ended with three goals or more.
The visiting Montrose have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 7 games. As opposed to that, Montrose have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The previous head to head encounter ended Montrose - Queen of the South 0-0, played this season. Last six meetings between these contenders: Queen of the South won three, Montrose triumphed in one and we saw two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Paton 6 goals |   M. Wright 5 goals |  G. Reilly 4 goals |
Queen of the South missing players
Montrose missing players
| Queen of the South | Montrose | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| 26 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 87% |
| 87% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 80% |
| 60% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 57% | 60% |
| 47% | 43% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 43% | 27% |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 67% | 71% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 43% | 47% |
| 20% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 29% | 40% |
| 20% | 14% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 43% | 27% |
| 5.4 | 5.1 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 5 | 4.9 |
| 3.7 | 3.4 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
| 1.9 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.8 | 10.4 | 5.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 6.3 | 8.1 |
| 4.1 | 4.7 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| 39% | 30% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 41% | 42% |
| 9.2 | 8.7 | 14.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 8 | 8.7 |
| 3.7 | 3.6 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
- All of Queen of the South's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Queen of the South have the most conceded goals in the first half (14) in League One
- Queen of the South have the most points from losing position (5) 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 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 32 |
| 2 | Falkirk | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 27 |
| 3 | Montrose | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 27 |
| 4 | Alloa Athletic | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 | Edinburgh City | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 25 |
| 6 | Airdrieonians | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 22 |
| 7 | Queen of the South | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | -2 | 19 |
| 8 | Kelty Hearts | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -10 | 17 |
| 9 | Clyde | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -14 | 8 |
| 10 | Peterhead | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | -26 | 7 |
