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Queen o.t.S. play host to Raith Rovers at Palmerston Park on Saturday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. It couldn't be much closer,The Doonhamers having the edge 14 games to 11.
The last time the two teams met at Queen o.t.S. was way back in the black-and-white days of December 1926, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Scottish Second Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1926/1927 | Sat 30 Dec | Raith Rvs | 7 - 2 | Queen o.t.S. | SC2 |
| 1926/1927 | Sat 30 Dec | Queen o.t.S. | 1-1 | Raith Rvs | SC2 |
| 1953/1954 | Sat 30 Dec | Queen o.t.S. | 5 - 1 | Raith Rvs | SC-A |
| 1953/1954 | Sat 30 Dec | Queen o.t.S. | 5 - 1 | Raith Rvs | SC-A |
| 1954/1955 | Sat 30 Dec | Raith Rvs | 3 - 1 | Queen o.t.S. | SC-A |
| 1954/1955 | Sat 30 Dec | Raith Rvs | 3 - 1 | Queen o.t.S. | SC-A |
| 1954/1955 | Sat 30 Dec | Queen o.t.S. | 2 - 0 | Raith Rvs | SC-A |
Recent respective form guides
Queen of the South have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 3.
Raith Rvs have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Queen o.t.S.'s 7 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Raith Rvs see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division One, showing a record of 5 points from their 4 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Queen o.t.S. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| Raith Rvs | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that The Doonhamers's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Raith Rvs. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Queen o.t.S. | 6 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Raith Rvs | 7 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |