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Falkirk travel to take on Queen of the South at Palmerston Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 43 games played, Bairns have recorded 10 wins, and Queen o.t.S. have come away with 18 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Queen o.t.S. was back in February 2005, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 11 Sep | Falkirk | 3 - 1 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 10 Jan | Falkirk | 4 - 2 | Queen o.t.S. | SFAC |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 23 Sep | Falkirk | 2 - 1 | Queen o.t.S. | SLGC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 May | Falkirk | 1 - 2 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Feb | Queen o.t.S. | 1 - 1 | Falkirk | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Dec | Falkirk | 4 - 2 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 21 Aug | Queen o.t.S. | 1 - 3 | Falkirk | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Queen of the South have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, The Doonhamers have rattled up an impressive 17 goals, and conceded 5.
Falkirk have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.
Queen o.t.S.'s 13 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 4th position. Falkirk are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 15 points from 9 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Queen o.t.S. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| Falkirk | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Falkirk only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Palmerston Park will be a good result. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Queen o.t.S. | Won 5 successive home games. 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Falkirk | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |