Preview Queen of the South

Ladbrokes Championship (away) Saturday 1st February 2020, 3.00pm kick off at Palmerston Park.

Once more the Pars will be up against Allan Johnston’s Queen of the South. The Dumfries side slipped to eighth after losing 3-2 to tenth places Alloa Athletic last Saturday. Dunfermline have only lost once at Palmerston Park in their last eight visits which stretch back to season 2010-2011.

Milestones away to Queen of the South
Last League win | 06/05/17 | 1-0 | Championship
Last League defeat | 20/04/19 | 1-2 | Championship
Best League win | 02/05/09 & 14/04/82 | 3-0 | Division One
Worst League defeat | 13/12/75 | 2-5 | Division One
Last Goalless Draw | 15/12/18 | 0-0 | Championship
First Fixture | 24/04/26 | 1-2 | Division Two (old)
Highest Aggregate | 13/12/75 | 2-5 | Division One

Last time at Palmerston Park
Queen of the South 1 Dunfermline 1
Ladbrokes Championship, 10 August 2019

This was a match where two points were dropped after Dunfermline failed to take a multitude of first half chances that should have seen them out of sight by the interval.

The visitors took the lead in the eighth minute when Kyle TURNER dipped his shoulder and waltzed past defenders before striking the ball into the right side of the Queens goal from 20 yards out. Kyle’s third goal of the competitive season made it 0-1.

Queens scored the equaliser in 62 minutes when Kevin Holt collected a headed clearance to slip Gary OLIVER in on the left side of the Dunfermline box. The former Hearts youth rounded Lee Ashcroft and delicately slipped the ball past the advancing Ryan Scully. 1-1

QUEEN OF THE SOUTH: Robby McCrorie: Scott Mercer, Callum Semple (Lewis Kidd HT), Lee Kilday, Darren Brownlie, Kevin Holt: Daniel Pybus, Connor Murray, Michael Paton (Jack Hamilton 70), Gary Oliver, Faissal El Bakhtaoui
SUBS NOT USED: Andrew McCarthy, Ross Irving, Ewan Gourlay, Craig Burns (GK).

DUNFERMLINE: Ryan Scully: Aaron Comrie, Lee Ashcroft, Euan Murray (Stuart Morrison 90+8), Lewis Martin: Ryan Dow, Paul Paton (c), Tom Beadling, Kyle Turner (Lewis McCann 88): Kevin Nisbet, Andy Ryan (Josh Coley 65).
SUBS NOT USED: Josh Edwards, Matthew Todd, Paul Allan, Cammy Gill (GK)

Last Twelve League Matches v Queen of the South

Date: H/A F-A WDL League
02/11/19: (H) 2-0 W Championship
10/08/19: (A) 1-1 D Championship
20/04/19: (A) 1-2 L Championship
02/03/19: (H) 1-0 W Championship
15/12/18: (A) 0-0 L Championship
20/10/18: (H) 0-1 L Championship
31/03/18: (H) 3-1 W Championship
24/02/18: (A) 0-0 D Championship
09/12/17: (H) 2-5 L Championship
14/10/17: (A) 0-0 D Championship
06/05/17: (A) 1-0 W Championship
07/03/17: (H) 1-1 D Championship

In the last twelve meetings, Dunfermline have won four, Queen of the South four and four have been drawn.

Form Last Six Matches

Dunfermline have won only one of their last six matches and away from home have only taken three points from Partick and Ayr.

Queen of the South have won three of their last six home matches, three of their last six matches and lost their last two.

DUNFERMLINE
Dundee (H) W 2-0
Morton (A) L 2-3
Ayr United (H) L 0-1
Alloa Athletic (H) L 1-3
Inverness Caley Thistle (A) L 0-2
Dundee (A) L 3-4

QUEEN OF THE SOUTH
Alloa Athletic (H) L 2-3
Dundee United (H) L 0-1
Ayr United (A) W 2-1
Arbroath (H) W 2-0
Partick Thistle (H) L 1-2
Dundee (A) W 2-1

Current League Stats

DUNFERMLINE
League Position: 5th
League Points: 28
Goal Difference: +3
League Record: P22 W8 D4 L9 GF33 GA30
Last Six League Match Form: LLLLLW

QUEEN OF THE SOUTH
League Position: 8th
League Points: 25
Goal Difference: -2
League Record: P20 W8 D5 L7 GF22 GA24
Last Six League Match Form: WLWWLL

Last time out

DUNFERMLINE (v Dundee): Cammy Gill: Aaron Comrie, Lee Ashcroft, Danny Devine, Euan Murray: Ryan Dow (Joe Thomson 88), Paul Paton (c), Kyle Turner, Dom Thomas: Gabby McGill (Ethan Ross 77), Kevin Nisbet.
SUBS NOT USED: Lewis McCann, Josh Edwards, Stuart Morrison, Matthew Todd, Ryan Scully (GK)

QUEEN OF THE SOUTH (v Alloa Athletic): Ross Stewart: Scott Mercer (Michael Paton 18), Darren Brownlie, David Devine, Kevin Holt: Daniel Pybus, Darren Lyon, Abdul Osman, Connor Murray, Gary Oliver (Jack Hamilton HT), Stephen Dobbie.
SUBS NOT USED: Callum Semple, Ewan Gourlay, Lewis Kidd, Ross Irving, Jack Leighfield (GK).

Other Championship fixtures

Partick Thistle v Ayr United (Friday)
Dundee United v Arbroath
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Alloa Athletic
Morton v Dundee

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