FootyMAD's Queen of the South match preview

Last updated : 10 March 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the St. Johnstone v Queen of the South fixture

St. Johnstone prepare to entertain Queen of the South at McDiarmid Park on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Saints are clearly on top, having won 17 and lost only 6 of the 32 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at McDiarmid Park was earlier this season, with St. Johnstone running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Scottish Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sat 09 FebQueen o.t.S.3 - 1St. JohnstoneSCD1
2007/2008Sat 20 OctSt. Johnstone2-0Queen o.t.S.SCD1
2007/2008Sat 04 AugQueen o.t.S.3 - 3St. JohnstoneSCD1
2006/2007Sat 21 AprSt. Johnstone3 - 0Queen o.t.S.SCD1
2006/2007Tue 06 MarQueen o.t.S.1 - 0St. JohnstoneSCD1
2006/2007Sat 21 OctSt. Johnstone5 - 0Queen o.t.S.SCD1
2006/2007Sat 12 AugQueen o.t.S.0 - 1St. JohnstoneSCD1

Recent respective form guides

St. Johnstone are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 5 conceded.

The The Doonhamers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the The Doonhamers, and 5 goals against.

St. Johnstone are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 44 points from 27 games. Queen o.t.S.'s 40 points from 27 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 4th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
St. Johnstone63129910
Queen o.t.S.642012414

FootyMad's prediction ...

St. Johnstone are starting to turn McDiarmid Park into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
St. Johnstone Unbeaten in the last 17 home games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Queen o.t.S. Undefeated in last 4 away games.
11 games since last defeat.