Preview Queen of the South

cinch Championship, Saturday 29th January 2022, kick off 3.00pm at Palmerston Park

When interviewed Manager John Hughes and all his players tend to term their next matches as massive but they don’t come much more massive than this Saturday’s match in Dumfries. Dunfermline in ninth place take on a Queen of the South side that currently sits just one point below the Pars in the Championship. Three points could have a very important effect on the Championship survival chances for both.



Milestones away to Queen of the South

Last win | 01/02/20 | 3-2 | Championship

Last defeat | 02/10/21 | 0-1 | 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

Pars boss Peter Grant said of this match “it was very difficult to watch a team representing me today, never mind the club playing the way we did in the first half especially.”

It had looked as though it might be a goalless encounter but Queen of the South would win the match with a goal just five minutes from the end.

The home side had pushed up forcing a corner on the left as they pinned the Pars back. Todorov blocked a Fitzpatrick shot but the ball was not cleared and Roberto Nditi fired a block that landed back for Lee CONNELLY to crash the ball at an angle from the left into the far side of the Fifers net.

QUEEN OF THE SOUTH: Solomon Brynn: Max Johnston, Paul McKay, Roberto Nditi, Josh Debayo, Alex Cooper (Ben Liddle 75), Harry Cochrane, Innes Cameron, Willie Gibson (c), Lee Connelly (Ruari Paton 90+4), Ruben Soares Junior (Aiden Fitzpatrick 64).
SUBS NOT USED: Ally Roy, Calvin McGrory, Euan East, Charlie Cowie (GK).

DUNFERMLINE: Owain Fôn Williams (c): Aaron Comrie, Mark Connolly, Vytas Gašpuitis, Josh Edwards: Ryan Dow (Dom Thomas 77), Paul Allan (Lewis McCann 90+1), Dan Pybus, Kai Kennedy: Kevin O’Hara, Craig Wighton (Nikolay Todorov 67)
SUBS NOT USED: Kyle Macdonald, Leon Jones, Reece Cole, Deniz Mehmet (GK)

Last Twelve League Matches v Queen of the South



Date: . . H/A WDL F-A League
11/12/21: (H) | D | 3-3 | Championship

02/10/21: (A) | L | 0-1 | Championship

17/04/21: (H) | W | 3-1 | Championship

27/02/21: (A) | L | 0-1 | Championship 

31/10/20: (H) | W | 3-2 | Championship

07/03/20: (H) | D | 1-1 | Championship

01/02/20: (A) | W | 3-2 | Championship

02/11/19: (H) | W | 2-0 | Championship

10/08/19: (A) | D | 1-1 | Championship 

20/04/19: (A) | L | 1-2 | Championship 

02/03/19: (H) | W | 1-0 | Championship

15/12/18: (A) | L | 0-0 | Championship



In the last twelve meetings, Dunfermline have won five, Queen of the South four and three have been drawn including the most recent at East End Park in December.



Recent Form

Both teams drew their last league matches and both against Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Queen of the South have won six times at home this season but only two of those have been in the Championship. Ayr United and Dunfermline are the two teams who left Palmerston Park pointless. The win over Ayr was Queens only league win since defeating the Pars in October.

Dunfermline have won only one of their last eight but they have lost only twice in their last six matches. Their only away win on the league this season was at Inverness in November.

Last six matches



DUNFERMLINE

Inverness Caley Thistle (H) D 1-1

Hamilton Academical (H) W 1-0

Morton (A) L 0-5

Raith Rovers (A) D 0-0

Arbroath (H) L 0-3

Queen of the South (H) D 3-3



QUEEN OF THE SOUTH

Inverness Caley Thistle (A) D 2-2
Kilmarnock (H) L 0-2

Hamilton Academical (H) L 0-3

Ayr United (H) W 3-0
Dunfermline (A) D 3-3

Cove Rangers (A) L 0-3



League Record


DUNFERMLINE

League Position: 9th

League Points: 19

Goal Difference: -17

Away League Record: P10 W1 D4 L6 GF8 GA18

Last Six Match Form: DLDLWD



QUEEN OF THE SOUTH

League Position: 10th

League Points: 18

Goal Difference: -12

Home League Record: P11 W2 D3 L6 GF7 GA13

Last Six Match Form: LDWLLD

Last Time Out

DUNFERMLINE (v Inverness Caley Thistle): Owain Fôn Williams (c): Aaron Comrie, Coll Donaldson, Lewis Martin, Josh Edwards: Dan Pybus, Paul Allan (Kevin O’Hara HT), Matthew Todd (Graham Dorrans 63), Ryan Dow (Reece Cole 63): Steven Lawless, Lewis McCann.
SUBS NOT USED: Kyle Macdonald, Nikolay Todorov, Leon Jones, Deniz Mehmet (GK)

QUEEN OF THE SOUTH (v Inverness Caley Thistle): Josh Rae: Max Johnston, Roberto Nditi, Willie Gibson (c) (Aidan Fitzpatrick 76), Euan East: Shea Gordon (Josh Debayo 70), Calvin McGrory, Ben Liddle, Alex Cooper: Ruari Paton (Ally Roy 76), Lee Connelly.
SUBS NOT USED: Kieran McKechnie, Niyah Joseph, Ruben Soares Junior, Charlie Cowie (GK).

Queen of the South were without a match last Saturday so they arranged a friendly against Gretna 2008 on Friday night. Lee Connelly, Ally Roy and a trialist all scored twice and further goals from Nditi, Soares Junior and McKechnie meant Queens ran out 9-0 winners.

Referee for this match will be Greg Aitken.

Other Championship Fixtures

Morton v Raith Rovers (Friday)
Arbroath v Partick Thistle
Hamilton Academical v Ayr United
Kilmarnock v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

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