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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 12 of the 33 previous games, with the The Doonhamers winning just 8.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Palmerston Park was earlier this season, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Dec | St. Johnstone | 0 - 0 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Sep | Queen o.t.S. | 2-2 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 11 Mar | St. Johnstone | 2 - 1 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 09 Feb | Queen o.t.S. | 3 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | St. Johnstone | 2 - 0 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 04 Aug | Queen o.t.S. | 3 - 3 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | St. Johnstone | 3 - 0 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Queen of the South's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While The Doonhamers have scored 8, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
St. Johnstone's away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Queen o.t.S. see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, showing a record of 30 points from their 24 games played so far, St. Johnstone are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, with their 23 games giving them a return of 42 points.
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 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Palmerston Park for the The Doonhamers and the Madmen are unable to see past St. Johnstone claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Queen o.t.S. | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| St. Johnstone | Previous 6 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 6 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |