FM Preview: Queen of the South v Stirling Albion 14 Dec 2010

Last updated : 13 December 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Queen of the South v Stirling Albion fixture

Stirling Alb. pack their bags to visit Queen of the South at Palmerston Park on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 46 games played, Binos have recorded 13 wins, and Queen o.t.S. have come away with 23 victories.

The previous match played between the two at Palmerston Park was within the last three years, in February 2008, with Queen o.t.S. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Scottish Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 25 SepStirling Alb.0 - 0Queen o.t.S.SCD1
2007/2008Sat 05 AprStirling Alb.0 - 0Queen o.t.S.SCD1
2007/2008Sat 16 FebQueen o.t.S.3 - 1Stirling Alb.SCD1
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

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 16 goals for the The Doonhamers, with 6 goals against.

Stirling Alb. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Binos have hit 6 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Queen o.t.S.'s 20 points from 14 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Stirling Alb. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 13 games have yielded only 12 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Queen o.t.S.6213697
Stirling Alb.61147194

FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics:
Queen o.t.S. 11 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Stirling Alb. Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 4 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.