QUEENS HEAD FOR PAISLEY IN CONFIDENT MOOD

Sean O'Connor

Having picked up 11 points from their last five unbeaten matches Ian McCall's men head for the lions den of league leaders St Mirren in confident mood. If they manage to gain three points then we can jump ahead of the Cleyholers which could set us up nicely for next Saturday's showdown at Palmerston. Queens have no injury worries and even Sean O'Connor could be on the bench. He had an impressive 70 minutes in midweek against Gretna at reserve level and came through with no problems with his recent injury. There is expected to be a large away Queens support at Paisley and this acts as an extra man at times. I think Queens will give Saints problems but with home advantage the league leaders are clear favourites with a draw about the best we can hope for under the circumstances. Meanwhile congratulations to McCall for being awarded Bell's 1st manager of the month for February.

History of the St. Mirren v Queen of the South fixture

Queen o.t.S. face a trip to St. Mirren at St Mirren Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Doonhamers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 26 and win only 9 of the 42 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with St. Mirren running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Scottish Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006	Mon 26 Dec	Queen o.t.S.	0 - 0	St. Mirren	SCD1
2005/2006	Sat 29 Oct	St. Mirren	2 - 0	Queen o.t.S.	SCD1
2005/2006	Sat 10 Sep	Queen o.t.S.	0 - 1	St. Mirren	SCD1
2005/2006	Wed 31 Aug	Queen o.t.S.	1 - 2	St. Mirren	SCC
2004/2005	Sat 09 Apr	St. Mirren	3 - 0	Queen o.t.S.	SCD1
2004/2005	Sat 29 Jan	Queen o.t.S.	0 - 0	St. Mirren	SCD1
2004/2005	Sat 27 Nov	St. Mirren	2 - 2	Queen o.t.S.	SCD1

Recent respective form guides

St. Mirren have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Buddies, with 5 goals against.

In complete contrast to St. Mirren, Queen o.t.S. are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the The Doonhamers have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

St. Mirren are leading the way in the Bells Scottish Division One, with their 27 games giving them a return of 55 points. Queen o.t.S. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 21 points from 28 matches.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
St. Mirren	6	2	2	2	6	3	8
Queen o.t.S.	6	3	2	1	8	6	11

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Buddies, as the The Doonhamers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
St. Mirren	7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Queen o.t.S.	10 games since last away draw. 6 games since last defeat.