FootyMAD's Queen of the South match preview

Last updated : 05 December 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 Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Saints are clearly on top, having won 18 and lost only 6 of the 33 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at McDiarmid Park was less than a year ago, in March 2008, the Saints carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Sat 20 SepQueen o.t.S.2 - 2St. JohnstoneSCD1
2007/2008Tue 11 MarSt. Johnstone2-1Queen o.t.S.SCD1
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

Recent respective form guides

St. Johnstone are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 8 conceded.

Queen o.t.S. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the The Doonhamers have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

St. Johnstone are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, with their 15 games giving them a return of 28 points. Queen o.t.S. see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, showing a record of 21 points from their 15 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
St. Johnstone642011514
Queen o.t.S.61053123

FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Queen o.t.S. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Saints in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
St. Johnstone Won 4 successive home games.
9 games since last home draw.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Queen o.t.S. 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.