Match Preview: Airdrieonians vs Queen’s Park

The season so far
Queen’s Park and Airdrie both made progress from the Group stages of the Premier Sports Cup having secured nine points. Rhys McCabe’s team started the season with a whopping 8-0 success over East Kilbride and followed that up with a 4-3 comeback win at Dumbarton.

Like Queen’s, Airdrie gave Aberdeen a hard time of things before losing 2-1 with a 2-0 win over Queen of the South booking their place in the last sixteen.

In the Championship Airdrie picked up three points on the opening day with a 1-0 win over Raith Rovers at home however their second outing was not as successful as they went down 5-0 live on TV at Ayr United.

Queen’s are looking for their first league success this season after picking up a hard-earned point in the 1-1 draw with visitors Livingston in their last outing.

Queen’s Park goalscorers
Roddy MacGregor 5
Jack Turner 4
Dom Thomas 3
Zak Rudden 2
Liam McLeish 1
Zach Mauchin 1
Sean Welsh 1
Joshua Scott 1

Clean Sheets
3

Last Time out
May 3 2024 – Scottish Championship

Match Report – Queen’s Park 2 Airdrieonians 0

Queen’s Park – Calum Ferrie, Alex Bannon, Charlie Fox, Tommy Robson, Louis Longridge, Sean Welsh, Jack Turner, Josh Scott, Dom Thomas (Zach Mauchin 57), Cillian Sheridan (Liam McLeish 70), Ruari Paton.
Unused substitutes – Jack Wills (G/k), Danny Wilson, Cameron Bruce, Stuart McKinstry, Lewis Reid, Mackenzie Carse, Tyrece McDonnell.

Airdrieonians – Robbie Hemfrey, Murray Aiken (Alasdair Spalding 63), Aaron Taylor-Sinclair (Mason Hancock 63), Cameron Ballantyne (Kanayo Megwa 63), Callum Fordyce (Craig Watson 46), Lewis McGregor, Adam Frizzell (Elliot Dunlop 63), Arron Lyall, Chris Donnell, Josh O’Connor, Calum Gallagher.
Unused substitutes – Cade Melrose (G/k), Nikolay Todorov, Gabriel McGill, Cameron Rowley.

Referee – Ross Hardie