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History of the Ayr United v Queen of the South fixture
Queen o.t.S. face a trip to Ayr United at Somerset Park, Ayr on Saturday afternoon,
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Queen o.t.S. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Honest Men 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 16 Feb | Queen o.t.S. | 3 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 07 Nov | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 1 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 29 Aug | Queen o.t.S. | 2 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 30 Aug | Queen o.t.S. | 2 - 2 | Ayr Utd. | SCC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Queen o.t.S. | 0 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 1 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 16 Nov | Queen o.t.S. | 1 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Ayr United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These games have seen the Honest Men score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 2.
In complete contrast to Ayr Utd., Queen o.t.S. are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Doonhamers have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Ayr Utd. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 24 points from 25 matches. Queen o.t.S.'s 39 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 12 |
| Queen o.t.S. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Honest Men, as the The Doonhamers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
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| Ayr Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Queen o.t.S. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |
THE VIEW FROM THE OFFICIAL SITE
With only two wins in their last seven outings Queens will be going all out for three points when they travel to Ayr on Saturday. We've an impressive record against them this season, winning thrice without conceding a single goal, but Gordon Chisholm insists, "That means nothing!"
Added the manager, "We beat them 1-0 at Somerset Park last time around but it was a bruising, physical battle. It wasn't one for the faint hearted and we picked up a few knocks into the bargain. Local derbies are always that bit more up-beat and Brian Reid has got them playing well at the moment. I think they're a much better team than their current league position suggests.
"I watched them beat Partick Thistle only recently and I'll get another chance to spy on them tomorrow night. They play Dundee, who are next up for us, so it's an ideal opportunity to 'kill two birds with one stone' so to speak.
"I wasn't at all happy with our last couple of results--we conceded far too many soft goals. In those two games we allowed the opposition to 'cut us up' and we only had ourselves to blame. We must tighten up and become more solid again at the back."