QUEENS SEEK SOME FESTIVE CHEER AT AIRDRIE

Brian Reid still injured

Queens have no injury worries as they head up the M74 tomorrow evening to take on an Airdrie United team whose recent form has been quite impressive. Despite losing narrowly to Falkirk in their last game they have put together an impressive run of results under the shrewd guidance of Sandy Stewart. They have in Gow and McLaren two of the most talented players players in Scotland and of course the evergreen Owen Coyle is always a threat. We have already beaten them three times this season but with many of their players back from injury they may well give Queens problems tomorrow evening. Apart from Brian Reid, manager Scott has a full squad to pick from. This will be a real test for the Queens defence and a repeat of the performance at Falkirk will ensure an unhappy evening at the Skyberry Exelsior Stadium for the travelling support. As usual a large contingent of Doonhamer fans will be up for the match with the Travel Club laying on free buses for the members. Here's hoping for a Queens win.

History of the Airdrie United v Queen of the South fixture

Queen o.t.S. face a trip to Airdrie United at Shyberry Excelsior Stadium on Wednesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 34 games played, The Doonhamers have recorded 9 wins, and Airdrie Utd. have come away with 17 victories.

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 The Diamonds in a Scottish Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005	Sat 06 Nov	Queen o.t.S.	1 - 0	Airdrie Utd.	SCD1
2004/2005	Sat 04 Sep	Airdrie Utd.	0 - 1	Queen o.t.S.	SCD1
2004/2005	Sat 31 Jul	Airdrie Utd.	0 - 2	Queen o.t.S.	SCC
2001/2002	Tue 07 Aug	Airdrieonians	2 - 0	Queen o.t.S.	SCC
1933/1934	Sat 30 Dec	Airdrieonians	2 - 5	Queen o.t.S.	SPL
1934/1935	Sat 30 Dec	Airdrieonians	3 - 1	Queen o.t.S.	SPL
1987/1988	Sat 30 Dec	Airdrieonians	1 - 1	Queen o.t.S.	SCD1

Recent respective form guides

Airdrie United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 10.

The away form of Queen o.t.S. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Doonhamers have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Airdrie Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division One, showing a record of 28 points from their 20 games played so far, Queen o.t.S.'s 29 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Airdrie Utd.	6	4	1	1	10	5	13
Queen o.t.S.	6	3	1	2	8	7	10

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Diamonds, as the The Doonhamers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Airdrie Utd.	Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Queen o.t.S.	Not won in previous 5 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago.