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Arbroath face a trip to Queens Park at Hampden Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Red Lichties will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 27 and win only 11 of the 53 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Oct | Queens Park | 2 - 2 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 17 Mar | Arbroath | 2 - 0 | Queens Park | SCD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 20 Jan | Queens Park | 1 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 11 Nov | Arbroath | 2 - 2 | Queens Park | SCD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 23 Sep | Queens Park | 0 - 0 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 09 May | Arbroath | 1 - 1 | Queens Park | SCD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 21 Feb | Queens Park | 0 - 2 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Queens Park have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Spiders in those games, with 5 conceded.
In complete contrast to Queens Park, Arbroath are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Red Lichties have hit 4 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Queens Park's total of 37 points from their 21 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Bells Scottish Division Three. Arbroath lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 28 from their 21 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Queens Park | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 13 |
| Arbroath | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Spiders, as the Red Lichties have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Queens Park | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Arbroath | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 15 outings ago. |