FootyMAD Queen of the South match preview

Last updated : 17 October 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Queen of the South v Inverness Caledonian Thistle fixture

Inverness CT face a trip to Queen of the South at Palmerston Park on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Caley Thistle? have won 1 of the 6 games compared to the host's 2 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2003, when they played out a goalless draw in a Scottish Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sat 05 AprInverness CT1 - 0Queen o.t.S.SCD1
2002/2003Tue 11 MarQueen o.t.S.0 - 0Inverness CTSCD1
2002/2003Sat 16 NovInverness CT5 - 3Queen o.t.S.SCD1
2002/2003Sat 14 SepQueen o.t.S.1 - 3Inverness CTSCD1
1998/1999Sat 17 AprQueen o.t.S.1 - 1Inverness CTSCD2
1998/1999Sat 13 FebInverness CT1 - 0Queen o.t.S.SCD2
1998/1999Sat 14 NovQueen o.t.S.2 - 2Inverness CTSCD2

Recent respective form guides

Queen of the South are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the The Doonhamers in those games, with 4 conceded.

Inverness CT's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen the Caley Thistle? pummel 12 goals, and let in 5.

Queen o.t.S. are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 16 points from 8 games. Inverness CT are leading the way in the Bells Scottish Division One, with their 8 games giving them a return of 17 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Queen o.t.S.650112515
Inverness CT650112315

FootyMad's prediction ...

This is a game which sees both teams in reasonable shape, and one which the Madmen are pretty confident will end up as a draw. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Queen o.t.S. 8 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 4 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
Inverness CT Undefeated in last 5 away games.
Won each of the previous 5 matches.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.