+0.60 points a game is the venue form gap, in Queen of the South's favour: Queen of the South takes 1.60 a game at home over the last two seasons, Airdrieonians 1.00 away.
Queen of the South: 40 league matches in the bank, 4 from this season and the rest from last season. Airdrieonians: 41 league matches in the bank, 5 from this season and the rest from last season in the Scottish Championship.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Queen of the South -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 0, drew 0, lost 2 of 2, scoring 0 and conceding 3. Last season at home: won 9, drew 5, lost 4 of 18, scoring 31 and conceding 21 -- 1.78 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Montrose 1-2 away; lost to Alloa Athletic 0-2 at home; lost to Peterhead 0-1 at home; lost to East Kilbride 1-5 away; beat Alloa Athletic 4-1 away. The last of these is from last season.
The dugout
Every one of the 16 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Peter Murphy. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Airdrieonians -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 0, drew 1, lost 1 of 2, scoring 0 and conceding 4. Last season away in the Scottish Championship: won 5, drew 4, lost 9 of 18, scoring 19 and conceding 25 -- 1.06 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with East Fife 0-0 at home; lost to Ross County 1-3 at home; lost to Hamilton Academical 0-4 away; drew with East Kilbride 1-1 at home; drew with Cove Rangers 0-0 away.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 3 different managers took its 10 matches with one recorded (5, 3, 2 apiece), most recently John Rankin with 5. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 06:39 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.