About Match
In the standings it is Queen of the South 10th on 4 points, Alloa Athletic 5th on 9 — separated by 5. Queen of the South rank 6th in the league on five-round form, well above their 10th table position. Per game in the league, Queen of the South score 0.83 and conceding 2, Alloa Athletic 1 and 0.57, against a competition average of 1.2 goals per team per game. A win would lift Queen of the South to 7 points and up to 7th (other results unchanged).
The head-to-head ledger counts 35 games: 14 Queen of the South wins, 11 for Alloa Athletic, 10 draws, at 2.71 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 34% of the meetings went to the host.
Palmerston Park in Dumfries, capacity 8,690, hosts the game.