Preview Queen of the South
Wednesday, 13th Apr 2011The Pars sit one point clear of Raith Rovers so before next weekend`s Fife Derby between first and second it is vital to take another three points from the Doonhamers.
Dunfermline welcome Queen of the South to East End Park this Saturday. The league leaders held their position despite having a weekend off as the Dumfries side played Ross County in the Challenge Cup Final. Thankfully Raith Rovers dropped two points at home to Cowdenbeath so Dunfermline still sit top of the league after 32 games, one point clear of the Kirkcaldy club. Queen of the South can have a big say in deciding the fate of the Fife contenders. This is their second last away game of the season and they conclude their away schedule at Starks Park in a fortnight`s time.
Pars v Queen of the South: The Full League Record | ||||||
P | W | D | L | F | A | |
At East End Park | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 78 | 35 |
At Palmerston Park | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 46 | 61 |
Division One (before 1975) | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 25 |
Division Two (before 1975) | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 31 |
First Division (since 1975) | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 35 |
Second Division (since 1975) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
TOTALS | 68 | 35 | 10 | 23 | 124 | 96 |
Dunfermline have 33 league wins to 23 Queen of the South wins, 10 have been drawn. Before Queens win in January 2009, their 2-0 victory in January 2009 was their first league win at East End Park in over 53 years!
Milestones v Queen of the South (home) | |||
Last League Victory |
11/12/10 |
First Division | |
Last League Defeat |
26/09/09 |
First Division | |
Best League Victory |
30/12/72 |
6-1 |
Div One (old) |
Worst League Defeat |
26/09/09 |
First Division |
The Pars have won eight of the last twelve league meetings including the last game at Palmerston in February and the last home game against Queens at East End Park in December.
Last Twelve League Matches v Queen of the South | ||||
Date |
H/A |
F-A |
W D L |
League |
26/02/11 | A | 3-1 | W | First Division |
11/12/10 | H | 1-0 | W | First Division |
02/10/10 | A | 0-2 | L | First Division |
27/03/10 | A | 0-2 | L | First Division |
13/03/10 | H | 3-1 | W | First Division |
01/12/09 | A | 2-1 | W | First Division |
26/09/09 | H | 1-4 | L | First Division |
02/05/09 | A | 3-0 | W | First Division |
31/01/09 | H | 0-2 | L | First Division |
13/12/08 | A | 2-1 | W | First Division |
09/08/08 | H | 2-1 | W | First Division |
26/04/08 | H | 4-0 | W | First Division |
Following their 4-1 defeat at home to Morton on Wednesday night, Queen of the South are now officially out of the title chase. The Pars sit one point clear of Raith Rovers before next weekend`s Fife Derby between first and second it is vital to take another three points from the Doonhamers.
Dunfermline | Queen of the South |
Current League Position | |
1 | 5 |
League form: Last Six Games | |
DWDDWW | LWWDLL |
League Points | |
58 | 42 |
Goal Difference | |
+24 | +3 |
Home / Away Record | |
P15, W8, D6, L1 | P16, W6, D4, L6 |
Back in August QOS knocked the Pars out of the Alba Challenge Cup after extra time and 6-5 on penalties. That was the third successive season they had come to Fife and progressed to the next round of the Challenge Cup. Revenge has been enacted with six points taken out of nine but it is the next three at stake than mean everything.
Recent Home / Away Form | ||||||
Dunfermline Home | Queen of the South Away | |||||
Partick Thistle | D | 0-0 | Partick Thistle | D | 0-0 | |
Stirling Albion | W | 4-1 | Stirling Albion | W | 2-0 | |
Ross County | D | 1-1 | Ross County | W | 2-1 | |
Morton | L | 1-3 | Dundee | L | 1-2 | |
Falkirk | D | 1-1 | Partick Thistle | L | 1-3 | |
Montrose | W | Cowdenbeath | D |
2-2 |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Cowdenbeath): Chris Smith; Calum Woods, Kevin Rutkiewicz, Alex Keddie, Austin McCann (c); Martin Hardie, Andy Dowie, Alex Burke, Joe Cardle (David Graham, 77), Liam Buchanan (Steven McDougall,85), Jake Hyde (Pat Clarke 55), .
SUBS NOT USED: Chris Higgins, Greg Paterson (GK).
QUEEN OF THE SOUTH (v Morton): Roddy McKenzie; Derek Lilley, Bob Harris, Ryan McGuffie; Paul Burns, Stephen McKenna, Allan Johnston, Willie McLaren, Danny Carmichael; Derek Holmes (Ryan Smillie 60), Steven Degnan (Ian McShane 89).
SUBS NOT USED: Steven Black, Jamie McGowan, David Hutton (GK)
Referee will be Alan Muir.
C`mon Ye Pars!
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