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History of the Queen of the South v Dunfermline Athletic fixture
Queen o.t.S. prepare to entertain Dunfermline Athletic at Palmerston Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Doonhamers are clearly on top, winning 52.78% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Palmerston Park was earlier this season, with Queen o.t.S. running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Scottish Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
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| 2010/2011 | Sat 11 Dec | Dunfermline A. | 1 - 0 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
| 2010/2011 | Sat 02 Oct | Queen o.t.S. | 2-0 | Dunfermline A. | SCD1 |
| 2010/2011 | Tue 10 Aug | Dunfermline A. | 1 - 1 | Queen o.t.S. | SCC |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 27 Mar | Queen o.t.S. | 2 - 0 | Dunfermline A. | SCD1 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 13 Mar | Dunfermline A. | 3 - 1 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 01 Dec | Queen o.t.S. | 1 - 2 | Dunfermline A. | SCD1 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Sep | Dunfermline A. | 1 - 4 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Queen of the South's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While The Doonhamers have scored 11, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.
Dunfermline A.'s away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Queen o.t.S.'s 28 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 4th position. Dunfermline A. are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 39 points from 22 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Queen o.t.S. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 |
| Dunfermline A. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been a distinctly poor show from Queen o.t.S. at home in recent games, and, though I cannot see a run starting here, I do think the The Doonhamers will at least gain a draw. Score draw
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| Queen o.t.S. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Dunfermline A. | Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |
Following the disappointment of only managing a draw against `bottom dogs` Stirling Albion at Palmerston on Tuesday night Kenny Brannigan is looking for his troops to `give their all` against second top Dunfermline on Saturday.
A home win is well overdue as we haven`t tasted victory on our home ground since we beat Cowdenbeath down here in mid November. But it must be said that postponements played a big part in that.
The manager was an angry man after Tuesday night`s performance and rightly so! Said Kenny, "I was absolutely raging. We missed over a dozen scoring chances and it`s just not good enough. We got a draw, but to me it was like a defeat. It was the worst I`ve ever felt in management!
"We take on Dunfermline this Saturday and I`m looking for a big improvement in front of goal and in defence as well.
"In my mind Dunfermline are still favourites for promotion! They`ve brought in a few big name players and they`ll be hard to beat.
"We`ve had some great games against them in recent seasons and most of them have been close. But I feel Saturday`s match could well be the hardest to date."
Stephen McKenna is suspended for three games and will miss out on Saturday. `Hat-trick` hero David Weatherston jerked a ham-string while celebrating that third goal at Cappielow and is doubtful as he missed out against Stirling. Paul Burns has a groin injury and he too could be sidelined.
Both Willie McLaren and Dan Carmichael never trained today but the manager`s hoping both will be OK come Saturday.