FM Preview: Queen of the South v Raith Rovers 13 Aug 2011

Last updated : 12 August 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Queen of the South v Raith Rovers fixture

Raith Rovers face a trip to Queen of the South at Palmerston Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 48 games played, Rovers have recorded 14 wins, and Queen of the South have come away with 16 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2011, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Scottish Division One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 30 Apr Raith Rovers 0 - 1 Queen o.t.S. Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 05 Mar Queen o.t.S. 0-2 Raith Rovers Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 06 Nov Raith Rovers 0 - 1 Queen o.t.S. Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 14 Aug Queen o.t.S. 1 - 3 Raith Rovers Scottish Division One
2009/2010 Wed 28 Apr Raith Rovers 0 - 0 Queen o.t.S. Scottish Division One
2009/2010 Sat 17 Apr Queen o.t.S. 3 - 0 Raith Rovers Scottish Division One
2009/2010 Sat 17 Oct Raith Rovers 1 - 0 Queen o.t.S. Scottish Division One

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Queen of the South have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the The Doonhamers in those games, with 9 conceded.

Raith Rovers have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Rovers's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Queen of the South's 1 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.

Raith Rovers are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 3 points from 1 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Queen of the South 6 3 1 2 8 6 10
Raith Rovers 6 3 0 3 8 8 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Raith Rovers on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Queen of the South. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Queen of the South 4 games since last home draw.
Raith Rovers 6 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 8 outings ago.

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