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Queen o.t.S. prepare to entertain St. Johnstone at Palmerston Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 11 of the 28 previous games, with the The Doonhamers winning just 6.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Palmerston Park was less than a year ago, in April 2006, as the The Doonhamers squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Apr | Queen o.t.S. | 3-2 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | St. Johnstone | 2 - 1 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Oct | Queen o.t.S. | 1 - 3 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 Aug | St. Johnstone | 4 - 0 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Apr | Queen o.t.S. | 2 - 0 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Feb | St. Johnstone | 0 - 0 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Oct | Queen o.t.S. | 0 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
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 8 conceded.
St. Johnstone's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Saints, and 6 goals against.
Queen o.t.S. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 0 points from 1 matches. St. Johnstone see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division One, showing a record of 1 points from their 1 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Queen o.t.S. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Queen o.t.S. are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of St. Johnstone will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Queen o.t.S. | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| St. Johnstone | 5 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |