+0.15 points a game is the venue form gap, in Ross County's favour: Ross County takes 1.35 a game at home over the last two seasons, Queen of the South 1.20 away.
Ross County: 41 league matches in the bank, 5 from this season and the rest from last season in the Scottish Championship. Queen of the South: 42 league matches in the bank, 6 from this season and the rest from last season.
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
Ross County -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 2, drew 0, lost 0 of 2, scoring 6 and conceding 1. Last season at home in the Scottish Championship: won 6, drew 3, lost 9 of 18, scoring 24 and conceding 28 -- 1.17 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with East Fife 2-2 away; beat East Kilbride 4-0 at home; beat Airdrieonians 3-1 away; beat Montrose 2-1 at home; beat Peterhead 1-0 away.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 3 different managers took its 17 matches with one recorded (10, 4, 3 apiece), most recently Stuart Kettlewell with 10. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Queen of the South -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 0, drew 0, lost 2 of 2, scoring 2 and conceding 7. Last season away: won 6, drew 6, lost 6 of 18, scoring 27 and conceding 24 -- 1.33 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with East Fife 1-1 at home; beat Airdrieonians 2-1 at home; lost to Montrose 1-2 away; lost to Alloa Athletic 0-2 at home; lost to Peterhead 0-1 at home.
The dugout
Every one of the 18 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.
Built 07:32 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.