FM Preview: Queen of the South v Falkirk 14 Apr 2012

Last updated : 13 April 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Queen of the South v Falkirk fixture

Falkirk face a trip to Queen of the South at Palmerston Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 46 games played, Bairns have recorded 13 wins, and Queen of the South have come away with 18 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Palmerston Park was earlier this season, where Falkirk annihilated the Bairns 1-5 in a Scottish Division One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 25 Feb Falkirk 3 - 0 Queen o.t.S. Scottish Division One
2011/2012 Sat 17 Dec Queen o.t.S. 1-5 Falkirk Scottish Division One
2011/2012 Sat 15 Oct Falkirk 1 - 0 Queen o.t.S. Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Tue 22 Mar Queen o.t.S. 0 - 1 Falkirk Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 15 Jan Falkirk 0 - 3 Queen o.t.S. Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 23 Oct Queen o.t.S. 1 - 5 Falkirk Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 11 Sep Falkirk 3 - 1 Queen o.t.S. Scottish Division One

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Queen of the South have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. While Doonhamers have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Falkirk is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Bairns have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Queen of the South find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 32 games have yielded only 31 points.

Falkirk are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 47 points from 32 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Queen of the South 6 2 2 2 6 12 8
Falkirk 6 2 0 4 8 12 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Falkirk are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Palmerston Park with a well-deserved point. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Queen of the South 4 games since last home draw.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Falkirk Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.

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