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Queen o.t.S. prepare to entertain Falkirk at Palmerston Park on Saturday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 40 games played, The Doonhamers have recorded 16 wins, and Falkirk have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Palmerston Park was less than a year ago, in March 2003, the The Doonhamers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Falkirk | 0 - 0 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Queen o.t.S. | 2-1 | Falkirk | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Falkirk | 5 - 0 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 02 Nov | Queen o.t.S. | 1 - 1 | Falkirk | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 31 Aug | Falkirk | 3 - 0 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
| 1956/1957 | Sat 30 Dec | Queen o.t.S. | 1 - 2 | Falkirk | SC1 |
| 1938/1939 | Sat 30 Dec | Queen o.t.S. | 2 - 0 | Falkirk | SC1 |
Recent respective form guides
Queen of the South have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the The Doonhamers in those games, with 6 conceded.
The Bairns have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Bairns, and 8 goals against.
Queen o.t.S.'s 30 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 4th position. Falkirk see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division One, showing a record of 29 points from their 17 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 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
| Falkirk | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Queen o.t.S. are starting to turn Palmerston Park into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occassion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Queen o.t.S. | 4 games since last home draw. |
| Falkirk | Undefeated in last 4 away games. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |