FootyMAD Falkirk match preview

Last updated : 22 August 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Falkirk v Queen of the South fixture

Queen o.t.S. face a trip to Falkirk at Ochilview (Temporary) on Saturday 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 23 and win only 6 of the 38 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2002, with Falkirk annihilating their visitors 5 - 0 in a Scottish Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sat 01 MarQueen o.t.S.2 - 1FalkirkSCD1
2002/2003Sat 28 DecFalkirk5 - 0Queen o.t.S.SCD1
2002/2003Sat 02 NovQueen o.t.S.1 - 1FalkirkSCD1
2002/2003Sat 31 AugFalkirk3 - 0Queen o.t.S.SCD1
1934/1935Sat 30 DecQueen o.t.S.1 - 1FalkirkSC1
1934/1935Sat 30 DecFalkirk3 - 1Queen o.t.S.SC1
1936/1937Sat 30 DecQueen o.t.S.1 - 4FalkirkSC1

Recent respective form guides

Falkirk have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the Bairns, with 6 goals against.

The The Doonhamers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 3 have been let in at the wrong end.

Falkirk's 4 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 4th position. Queen o.t.S. see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division One, showing a record of 3 points from their 2 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Falkirk640213912
Queen o.t.S.6222448

FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Falkirk is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Falkirk 5 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 8 .
Queen o.t.S. Undefeated in last 3 away games.
4 games since last defeat.