FM Preview: Rangers v Queen's Park 20 Oct 2012

Last updated : 19 October 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Rangers v Queen's Park fixture

Rangers play host to Queen's Park at Ibrox on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 36 wins out of 50 previous matches.

The last time the two teams met at Rangers was amazingly over twenty years ago, in August 1991, with Rangers annihilating their visitors 6-0 in a Scottish League Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
1991/1992 Tue 20 Aug Rangers 6-0 Queen's Park Scottish League Cup
1982/1983 Sat 12 Mar Queen's Park 1 - 2 Rangers Scottish F.A. Cup
1973/1974 Sat 26 Jan Rangers 8 - 0 Queen's Park Scottish F.A. Cup
1957/1958 Mon 01 Jul Rangers 5 - 1 Queen's Park Scottish First Division
1957/1958 Mon 01 Jul Queen's Park 2 - 4 Rangers Scottish First Division
1956/1957 Sun 01 Jul Queen's Park 4 - 6 Rangers Scottish First Division
1956/1957 Sun 01 Jul Rangers 3 - 3 Queen's Park Scottish First Division

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Recent respective form guides

Rangers are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Gers have rattled up an impressive 21 goals, and conceded 5.

The Spiders have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Spiders, and 10 goals against.

Rangers's total of 12 points from their 7 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Three.

Queen's Park are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, with their 7 games giving them a return of 14 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Rangers 6 3 2 1 9 4 11
Queen's Park 6 4 1 1 13 7 13

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Rangers are starting to turn Ibrox into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Rangers Unbeaten in the last 11 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Queen's Park 6 games since last away draw.

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