Preview Queen of the South
Saturday, 27th Aug 2016Ladbrokes Championship: 3.00pm kick off at East End Park
Dunfermline Athletic welcome Gavin Skelton`s Queen of the South to East End Park this Saturday. The Dumfries side`s 35 year old manager has only lost one match since his appointment in May 2016: that was away to Premiership opponents Partick Thistle in the Betfred Cup. They are unbeaten in the league having defeated Ayr United and Falkirk and left Tannadice with a 1-1 draw in the opening match of the campaign.
| Pars v Queen of the South: The Full League Record | ||||||
| . | P | W | D | L | F | A |
| At East End Park | 33 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 84 | 36 |
| At Palmerston Park | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 46 | 61 |
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| Division One (before 1975) | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 25 |
| Division Two (before 1975) | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 31 |
| First Division (since 1975) | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 36 |
| Second Division (since 1975) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| TOTALS | 69 | 36 | 10 | 23 | 130 | 97 |
Dunfermline have 36 league wins to 23 Queen of the South wins, 10 have been drawn. Queens two wins in 2009 were their first league wins at East End Park in over 53 years!
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Milestones v Queen of the South (home) |
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Last League Victory |
16/04/11 |
6-1 |
First Division |
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Last League Defeat |
26/09/09 |
1-4 |
First Division |
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Best League Victory |
30/12/72 |
6-1 |
Div One (old) |
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16/04/11 |
6-1 |
First Division |
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Worst League Defeat |
26/09/09 |
1-4 |
First Division |
Last Time QOS at East End Park
When the sides last met the Pars were on their way to winning the First Division title. Jim McIntyre`s men took their time in getting going but hit Queens for six in the final hour. Martin Hardie opened the scoring in 32 minutes and David Graham made it two just six minutes into the second half. `Bomber` Harris pulled one back for the visitors but even down to ten men following a red card shown to Kevin Rutkiewicz in added time at the end of the first half, Chris Higgins (65), Graham (69), Andy Kirk (76) and Pat Clarke (82) made it a mauling at 6-1.
It was former Pars keeper Roddy McKenzie who conceded all the goals but one Allan Johnston was in the Queen of the South side that afternoon and Pars keeper David Hutton warmed the bench.
DUNFERMLINE:. Chris Smith: Neil McGregor, Kevin Rutkiewicz, Alex Keddie, Austin McCann (c). David Graham, Gary Mason, Martin Hardie (Pat Clarke 80), Joe Cardle (Steven McDougall 80), Liam Buchanan (Chris Higgins HT), Andy Kirk.
SUBS NOT USED: Alex Burke, Greg Paterson (GK).
QUEEN OF THE SOUTH: .Roddy McKenzie: Craig Reid, Derek Lilley, Bob Harris, Ryan McGuffie. Paul Burns, Stephen McKenna, Allan Johnston, Willie McLaren: Derek Holmes, Colin McMenamin.
SUBS NOT USED: Rocco Quinn, Ian McShane, Steven Degnan, Danny Carmichael, David Hutton (GK).
| Last Twelve League Matches v Queen of the South | ||||
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Date |
H/A |
F-A |
W D L |
League |
| 16/04/11 | H | 6-1 | W | First Division |
| 26/02/11 | A | 3-1 | W | First Division |
| 11/12/10 | H | 1-0 | W | First Division |
| 02/10/10 | A | 0-2 | L | First Division |
| 27/03/10 | A | 0-2 | L | First Division |
| 13/03/10 | H | 3-1 | W | First Division |
| 01/12/09 | A | 2-1 | W | First Division |
| 26/09/09 | H | 1-4 | L | First Division |
| 02/05/09 | A | 3-0 | W | First Division |
| 31/01/09 | H | 0-2 | L | First Division |
| 13/12/08 | A | 2-1 | W | First Division |
| 09/08/08 | H | 2-1 | W | First Division |
The Pars have won eight of the last twelve league meetings including the last game at East End Park in April 2011. The Doonhamers however are now experienced Championship campaigners and currently sit in third place behind the Pars most recent opponents, Raith Rovers and Hibernian.
| Dunfermline . | Queen of the South |
| Current League Position | |
| 7 | 3 |
| .Recent form: Last Six Games | |
| WLLWLL | WLWDWW |
| League Points | |
| 3 | 7 |
| Goal Difference | |
| -2 | +5 |
| League Record | |
| P3, W1, D0, L2 | P3, W2, D1, L0 |
The Pars have won just one of their last five games while their opponents are unbeaten in their last five. One of Queen of the South`s best results was at Easter Road in the Betfred Cup where they came back from a goal down at half time to win 3-1. Stephen Dobbie is their top goalscorer, returning to Palmerston Park after a seven year absence that saw him play for Swansea City, Blackpool, Brighton, Crystal Palace, Fleetwood and Bolton.
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| Competitive Form this season - | ||||||
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Queen of the South | ||||
| Raith Rovers (A) | L | 0-2 | Falkirk (H) | W | 2-0 | |
| Hibernian (A) | L | 1-2 | Ayr United (H) | W | 4-1 | |
| Dumbarton (H) | W | 4-3 | Hibernian (A) | W | 3-1 | |
| Dundee United (A) | L | 0-2 | Dundee United (A) | D | 1-1 | |
| Inverness Caley (H) | L | 1-5 | Stenhousemuir (H) | W | 1-0 | |
| Cowdenbeath (A) | W | 3-0 | Partick Thistle (A) | L | 1-2 | |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Raith Rovers): David Hutton: Ryan Williamson, Lee Ashcroft, Ben Richards-Everton, Lewis Martin (Jason Talbot 80): Rhys McCabe (Michael Paton 77), Andy Geggan (c), Kallum Higginbotham, Joe Cardle: Michael Moffat (David Hopkirk 60), Gavin Reilly.
SUBS NOT USED: Paul McMullan, Callum Fordyce, Lewis Spence, Cammy Gill (GK)
QUEEN OF THE SOUTH (v Falkirk): .Lee Robinson: Jamie Hamill, Jordan
Marshall, Andy Dowie, Darren Brownlie: Grant Anderson, Mark Millar (Jake Pickard
85), Kyle Jacobs, Lyndon Dykes, Derek Lyle (Dale Hilson 67), Stephen Dobbie
(Owen Moxon 94)
SUBS NOT USED: Steven Rigg, Scott Hooper, Callum Tapping, Robbie Thomson (GK)
Referee will be .
C`mon Ye Pars!
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