Queen's Park vs Arbroath Prediction

Recent form has dipped for both sides

Arbroath's form has gone south lately. After a decent September that included wins over Stenhousemuir, Raith Rovers and Queen's Park themselves, October brought four straight defeats, the heaviest a 4-0 home loss to Raith Rovers, before a Challenge Cup win over Queen of the South.

Queen's Park: 20 completed matches; Arbroath: 20 completed matches.

Queen's Park

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

55% 11 / 20

Scored

21

Conceded

28

Difference

-7

Arbroath

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

55% 11 / 20

Scored

16

Conceded

31

Difference

-15

Queen's Park haven't fared much better. They won away at Inverness CT in mid-October but have since lost at home to Dunfermline and away at Morton and Ayr, with their most recent outing a 1-1 draw against Aberdeen's under-21 side in the Challenge Cup.

Both sides arrive out of form, so home advantage alone won't guarantee control of this one.

Comparative Team Statistics: Queen's Park vs Arbroath

A fixture with plenty of history

These two have met well over a dozen times in the last decade, almost always in the Championship. Arbroath have won three of the last four meetings, including a 2-1 win when they hosted Queen's Park back in September.

The series has thrown up some big swings too, like Arbroath's 6-0 away win in February 2024 and a 5-0 home win over Queen's Park that same April. Games between these two haven't always been tight.

History leans towards Arbroath in recent meetings, though neither side should expect an easy afternoon.

Both sides stuck in a similar rut

With 13 games played each, Arbroath sit 8th on 11 points, while Queen's Park are just below in 10th on 7 points. Both have lost more games than they've won this season, with three wins for Arbroath and two for Queen's Park.

The goal difference tells a similar story. Arbroath have conceded 22 and scored just 7, while Queen's Park have conceded 22 and scored 8. Neither side has found much consistency at either end.

What to watch for

Both teams go into this out of form and short on confidence, which can make for an unpredictable game. Arbroath's recent head-to-head edge suggests they're capable of getting something here, but their own four-game losing run before the cup win raises doubts about repeating it.

Queen's Park will be hoping home advantage makes the difference. With both sides struggling at both ends of the pitch, a scrappy, low-scoring contest wouldn't be a surprise.