FootyMAD's St. Mirren match preview

Last updated : 09 September 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Queen of the South v St. Mirren fixture

Queen o.t.S. prepare to entertain St. Mirren at Palmerston Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 42 games played, The Doonhamers have recorded 19 wins, and St. Mirren have come away with 13 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Palmerston Park was earlier this season, with St. Mirren inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the The Doonhamers in a Scottish Challenge Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Wed 31 AugQueen o.t.S.1-2St. MirrenSCC
2004/2005Sat 09 AprSt. Mirren3 - 0Queen o.t.S.SCD1
2004/2005Sat 29 JanQueen o.t.S.0 - 0St. MirrenSCD1
2004/2005Sat 27 NovSt. Mirren2 - 2Queen o.t.S.SCD1
2004/2005Sat 02 OctQueen o.t.S.2 - 1St. MirrenSCD1
2003/2004Sat 10 AprQueen o.t.S.1 - 0St. MirrenSCD1
2003/2004Sat 24 JanSt. Mirren3 - 1Queen o.t.S.SCD1

Recent respective form guides

Queen of the South have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the The Doonhamers, with 4 goals against.

The Buddies have had a decent run of form away from home recently, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Buddies, and 0 goals against.

Queen o.t.S. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 4 games have yielded only 1 points. St. Mirren are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 7 points from 4 games.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Queen o.t.S.60153121
St. Mirren64118513

FootyMad's prediction ...

The Doonhamers are in quite good form at home, but the FootyMad team thinks on this occassion, St. Mirren will prove too strong and win this game comfortably. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Queen o.t.S. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 6 most recent games.
St. Mirren 3 successive away victories.
5 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 4 matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.