FootyMAD's Queen of the South match preview

Last updated : 07 November 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Queen of the South v Greenock Morton fixture

Morton face a trip to Queen of the South at Palmerston Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The 'Ton will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Scottish Challenge Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Sat 13 SepMorton0 - 0Queen o.t.S.SCD1
2008/2009Sun 07 SepQueen o.t.S.0 - 2MortonSCC
2007/2008Sat 29 MarQueen o.t.S.0 - 0MortonSCD1
2007/2008Sat 02 FebMorton0 - 2Queen o.t.S.SFAC
2007/2008Sat 19 JanMorton0 - 3Queen o.t.S.SCD1
2007/2008Sat 10 NovQueen o.t.S.1 - 3MortonSCD1
2007/2008Sat 01 SepMorton0 - 1Queen o.t.S.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. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the The Doonhamers, with 6 goals against.

In complete contrast to Queen o.t.S., Morton are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the The 'Ton have hit 4 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Queen o.t.S. are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 21 points from 12 games. Morton find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 12 games have yielded only 10 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Queen o.t.S.63031179
Morton6213597

FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics:
Queen o.t.S. Not drawn a match in their last 6 .
Morton Lost each of the previous 4 away matches.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
Last drawn game 6 outings ago.