Preview Queen of the South
Wednesday, 29th Sep 2010Last time at Palmerston in March this year, goals from Willie McLaren and David Weatherston separated the teams but there is also the matter of revenge for three Alba Challenge Cup knock outs.
Dunfermline travel to Dumfries as the league leaders and it would be good to follow the success at Firhill last Saturday with another three points to take back up the M74.
| Pars v Queen of the South: The Full League Record | ||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | |
| At East End Park | 31 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 77 | 35 |
| At Palmerston Park | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 43 | 58 |
| Division One (before 1975) | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 25 |
| Division Two (before 1975) | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 31 |
| First Division (since 1975) | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 32 |
| Second Division (since 1975) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| TOTALS | 65 | 33 | 10 | 22 | 120 | 93 |
The Pars record against the Dumfries men is fairly good winning more matches than they lose and draw put together. There have been 65 league meetings between the clubs with the Fifers having won 33 of them, QOS 22 with 10 having been drawn.
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Milestones v Queen of the South (away) | |||
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Last League Victory |
2-1 |
Div One | |
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Last League Defeat |
0-2 |
Div One | |
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Best League Victory |
02/05/09 |
3-0 |
Div One |
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Worst League Defeat |
13/12/75 |
2-5 |
Div One |
Last time the Pars travelled to Palmerston in March this year, goals from Willie McLaren and David Weatherston separated the teams but that was the first home win in Dumfries in this fixture since 1986! There is also the matter of revenge for three successive Alba Challenge Cup knock outs that QOS have inflicted on the Pars in front of their East End Park audience. In the last dozen league meetings Dunfermline have won eight, lost three and drawn one.
Last Twelve League Matches v Queen of the South | ||||
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Date |
H/A |
F-A |
W D L |
League |
| 27/03/10 | A | 0-2 | L | Scottish Division One |
| 13/03/10 | H | 3-1 | W | Scottish Division One |
| 01/12/09 | A | 2-1 | W | Scottish Division One |
| 26/09/09 | H | 1-4 | L | Scottish Division One |
| 02/05/09 | A | 3-0 | W | Scottish Division One |
| 31/01/09 | H | 0-2 | L | Scottish Division One |
| 13/12/08 | A | 2-1 | W | Scottish Division One |
| 09/08/08 | H | 2-1 | W | Scottish Division One |
| 26/04/08 | H | 4-0 | W | Scottish Division One |
| 15/03/08 | A | 1-1 | D | Scottish Division One |
| 22/12/07 | H | 2-0 | W | Scottish Division One |
| 06/10/07 | A | 1-0 | W | Scottish Division One |
How they stand
| Queen of the South | Dunfermline |
| Current League Position | |
| 5 | 1 |
| Last Six League Form | |
| LWWLWD | WLWWWW |
| League Points | |
| 10 | 18 |
| Goal Difference | |
| +1 | +10 |
| Home / Away League Records | |
| P3 W2 D0 L1 | P4 W3 D0 L1 |
The Pars only defeat so far this season`s league programme was the 2-0 loss at Starks Park in August.
Queen of the South have scored 20 goals in their last six home games, they have lost only once at home this season when John McGlynn`s Raith came to Palmerston Park.
| Recent League form this season - home / away | ||||||
| Queen of the South (home) |
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Dunfermline (away) | ||||
| Partick Thistle | W | 2-1 | Partick Thistle | W | 2-0 | |
| East Fife | W | 5-0 | Rangers |
L |
2-7 | |
| Ross County | W | 3-0 | Stirling Albion | W | 2-3 | |
| Forfar Athletic | W | 4-1 | Raith Rovers | L | 0-2 | |
| Raith Rovers | L | 1-3 | Falkirk | W | 1-0 | |
| Dumbarton | W | 5-1 | Raith Rovers | W | 2-1 | |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Partick Thistle): Chris Smith; Calum Woods, Andy Dowie, Chris Higgins, Austin McCann (c); Paul Willis (Nick Phinn 87), Steven Bell, Gary Mason, Joe Cardle; Andy Kirk, Pat Clarke (Steven McDougall 70),
SUBS NOT USED: Alex Keddie, Alex Burke, Kyle Allison (GK)
QUEEN OF THE SOUTH (v Stirling Albion): David Hutton; Ryan McGuffie, Allan Johnston (Neil Scally 33), David Lilley, Bob Harris, Craig Reid, Conroy, Paul Burns, Willie McLaren (Daniel Carmichael 71), Derek Holmes, David Weatherston
SUBS NOT USED: Lee Robinson, Stephen McKenna, Ryan Smillie
Referee will be George Salmond.
C`mon Ye Pars!
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