FootyMAD's Queen of the South match preview

Last updated : 15 February 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Queen of the South v Stirling Albion fixture

Stirling Alb. face a trip to Queen of the South at Palmerston Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 45 games played, Binos have recorded 13 wins, and Queen o.t.S. have come away with 22 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Scottish Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sat 15 DecStirling Alb.1 - 3Queen o.t.S.SCD1
2007/2008Sat 29 SepQueen o.t.S.2 - 2Stirling Alb.SCD1
2005/2006Wed 10 AugStirling Alb.2 - 1Queen o.t.S.SLGC
2000/2001Sat 28 AprStirling Alb.1 - 1Queen o.t.S.SCD2
2000/2001Sat 24 FebQueen o.t.S.2 - 1Stirling Alb.SCD2
2000/2001Sat 21 OctStirling Alb.0 - 1Queen o.t.S.SCD2
2000/2001Sat 12 AugQueen o.t.S.0 - 0Stirling Alb.SCD2

Recent respective form guides

Queen of the South have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the The Doonhamers, with 5 goals against.

In complete contrast to Queen o.t.S., Stirling Alb. are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Binos have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Queen o.t.S.'s 35 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 4th position. Stirling Alb. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 24 games have yielded only 19 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Queen o.t.S.660018418
Stirling Alb.62136107

FootyMad's prediction ...

Binos are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Queen o.t.S.. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Queen o.t.S. Won 5 successive home games.
10 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 6 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 12 .
Stirling Alb. 4 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 6 outings ago.