FM Preview: Airdrie United v Queen of the South 30 Mar 2010

Last updated : 30 March 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Airdrie United v Queen of the South fixture

Queen o.t.S. face a trip to Airdrie United at Shyberry Excelsior Stadium on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Doonhamers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 22 and win only 10 of the 43 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a Scottish F.A. Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010 Sat 28 Nov Airdrie Utd. 4 - 0 Queen o.t.S. SFAC
2009/2010 Sat 24 Oct Queen o.t.S. 3 - 0 Airdrie Utd. SCD1
2009/2010 Sat 15 Aug Airdrie Utd. 1 - 1 Queen o.t.S. SCD1
2008/2009 Sat 14 Mar Airdrie Utd. 2 - 0 Queen o.t.S. SCD1
2008/2009 Sat 14 Feb Queen o.t.S. 4 - 0 Airdrie Utd. SCD1
2008/2009 Sat 18 Oct Airdrie Utd. 2 - 0 Queen o.t.S. SCD1
2008/2009 Sat 02 Aug Queen o.t.S. 0 - 0 Airdrie Utd. SCD1


Recent respective form guides

Airdrie United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.

Queen o.t.S. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Doonhamers have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Airdrie Utd. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 28 games have yielded only 19 points. Queen o.t.S.'s 43 points from 27 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.

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Current form guides: P W D L F A P
Airdrie Utd. 6 2 2 2 9 8 8
Queen o.t.S. 6 2 1 3 6 10 7


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. Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Queen o.t.S. Not won in previous 5 away matches.

Queens have had some poor results of late at Airdrie and this is another banana skin fixture which Queens will have to dig deep to win. Queens interim manager Kenny Brannigan will be demanding an extreme effort from his troops and will have McMillan back after injury.

With a pitch inspection on the cards and with  imminent bad weather forecast there are some doubts whether this match goes ahead which will add further congestion to Queen's already tight fixture. This one could go to the wire with perhaps Queens sneaking a narrow win.