Match Report
5 points and 5 places separated them: Queen of the South 10th with 4, Alloa Athletic 5th with 9. The last five rounds placed Queen of the South 6th in the league for form — higher than their 10th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.2 goals per team per game, Queen of the South ran at 0.83 scored and 2 conceded, Alloa Athletic at 1 and 0.57.
34 meetings are on record — 14 won by Queen of the South, 10 by Alloa Athletic, 10 drawn, at 2.74 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 35% of the wins in this matchup.
Palmerston Park, capacity 8,690, hosted the game. G. Irvine took charge of the match — our records show 96 games refereed with an average of 1.3 yellow cards per game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Alloa Athletic: Josh Walker (47'), Kyle Glasgow (54')
Key stats
Possession: Queen of the South 50% · Alloa Athletic 50% · Total shots: 9-13 · On target: 3-7 · Corners: 4-5