+0.57 points a game is the venue form gap, in Queen of the South's favour: Queen of the South takes 1.70 a game at home over the last two seasons, Ross County 1.13 away.
Queen of the South: 46 league matches in the bank, 10 from this season and the rest from last season. Ross County: 45 league matches in the bank, 9 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 2, drew 1, lost 2 of 5, scoring 7 and conceding 8. 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: beat Peterhead 1-0 away; beat Cove Rangers 4-3 at home; lost to Hamilton Academical 1-4 away; lost to Ross County 0-8 away; drew with East Fife 1-1 at home.
The dugout
Every one of the 19 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.
Ross County -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 4, drew 1, lost 0 of 5, scoring 13 and conceding 3. Last season away in the Scottish Championship: won 2, drew 7, lost 9 of 18, scoring 11 and conceding 29 -- 0.72 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Montrose 5-0 away; beat Alloa Athletic 4-1 at home; beat Cove Rangers 2-0 away; beat Queen of the South 8-0 at home; drew with East Fife 2-2 away.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 3 different managers took its 21 matches with one recorded (14, 4, 3 apiece), most recently Stuart Kettlewell with 14. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 07:05 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.