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Queen o.t.S. prepare to entertain St. Johnstone at Palmerston Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 12 of the 31 previous games, with the The Doonhamers winning just 7.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Palmerston Park was earlier this season, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3-3 draw 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | St. Johnstone | 2 - 0 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 04 Aug | Queen o.t.S. | 3-3 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | St. Johnstone | 3 - 0 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 06 Mar | Queen o.t.S. | 1 - 0 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | St. Johnstone | 5 - 0 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 12 Aug | Queen o.t.S. | 0 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Apr | Queen o.t.S. | 3 - 2 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Queen of the South are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the The Doonhamers in those games, with 7 conceded.
St. Johnstone have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Saints's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Queen o.t.S.'s 32 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 4th position. St. Johnstone are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 38 points from 23 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Queen o.t.S. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 15 |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the The Doonhamers, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Queen o.t.S. | Won 4 successive home games. 9 games since last home draw. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| St. Johnstone | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |