Queens have an opportunity to further distance themselves from rivals Stranraer tomorrow as they visit Airdie United. Queens have a good record against the Lanarkshire club this season and aim to collect all three points. Rivals Stranraer have a tough fixture against Dundee at Strair Park and if they lose then Queens will be able to take full advantage. It will not be easy going at Airdrie and the home side will be hooping to bounce back after recent defeats. Queens have a flu bug in the playing squad at present and Ian McCall will delay his team selection although Paul Burns is ruled out having undergone an operation on his knee during the week. If Queens manage all three points and the Cleyholers falter against Dundee then it will odds on for Doonhamers to stay clear of the dreaded play-offs. There is still a lot of football still to be played and there may be further twists and turns before the season ends.
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Queen o.t.S. face a trip to Airdrie United at Shyberry Excelsior Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Doonhamers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a Scottish Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 28 Jan | Queen o.t.S. | 2 - 0 | Airdrie Utd. | SCD1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 03 Dec | Airdrie Utd. | 4 - 0 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Oct | Queen o.t.S. | 1 - 0 | Airdrie Utd. | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Mar | Queen o.t.S. | 0 - 0 | Airdrie Utd. | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 29 Dec | Airdrie Utd. | 2 - 0 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | Queen o.t.S. | 1 - 0 | Airdrie Utd. | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Sep | Airdrie Utd. | 0 - 1 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Airdrie United have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the The Diamonds in those games, with 9 conceded.
Queen o.t.S.'s away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The The Doonhamers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Airdrie Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division One, showing a record of 37 points from their 32 games played so far, Queen o.t.S. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 28 points from 32 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Airdrie Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 5 |
| Queen o.t.S. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Queen o.t.S. on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Airdrie Utd.. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Airdrie Utd. | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Queen o.t.S. | 12 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |