FM Preview: Ayr United v Queen of the South 24 Sep 2011

Last updated : 23 September 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Ayr United v Queen of the South fixture

Queen of the South face a trip to Ayr United at Somerset Park, Ayr on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 30 games played, Doonhamers have recorded 11 wins, and Ayr United have come away with 13 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Ayr United running out comfortable 2-0 winners in an Scottish Challenge Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

SeasonDateTeamResultTeamComp
2011/2012 Sat 23 Jul Ayr Utd. 2-0 Queen o.t.S. Scottish Challenge Cup
2009/2010 Sat 20 Mar Ayr Utd. 3 - 0 Queen o.t.S. Scottish Division One
2009/2010 Tue 16 Feb Queen o.t.S. 3 - 0 Ayr Utd. Scottish Division One
2009/2010 Sat 07 Nov Ayr Utd. 0 - 1 Queen o.t.S. Scottish Division One
2009/2010 Sat 29 Aug Queen o.t.S. 2 - 0 Ayr Utd. Scottish Division One
2006/2007 Wed 30 Aug Queen o.t.S. 2 - 2 Ayr Utd. Scottish Challenge Cup
2003/2004 Sat 27 Mar Queen o.t.S. 0 - 0 Ayr Utd. Scottish Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Ayr United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Honest Men in those games, with 5 conceded.

The away form of Queen of the South is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Doonhamers have hit 4 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Ayr United find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 6 games have yielded only 5 points.

Queen of the South see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, showing a record of 7 points from their 6 games played so far,

Current overall team form

TeamPWDLFAP
Ayr United 6 2 1 3 5 11 7
Queen of the South 6 3 0 3 9 10 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Queen of the South are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Somerset Park, Ayr with a well-deserved point. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

TeamSequences
Ayr United Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Queen of the South Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
Last drawn game 8 outings ago.

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Queens Mad Predition

Queens will still be smarting after that heavy defeat against Killie and we expect a close fought match. We are sitting on the fence with this one and will go for scoring draw.