On the coupon, it looks an away banker.
The home team haven’t won in their last five league games, have lost their last three and haven’t been able to muster a single goal in that barren run.
By way of contrast, the visitors are unbeaten in six, have won their last four and in chalking up those victories have kept three clean sheets.
But defender Mark Durnan knows nothing can be taken for granted when he heads south with Dundee United tomorrow to face his old mates at Queen of the South.
Three years plying his trade at Palmerston before he switched to Tannadice in 2015 taught him nobody gets it easy in Dumfries.
That’s something he was proud of as a Doonhamer and, for all their recent troubles, he know the current side are exactly the same.
“When I was there I experienced that. We made it a hard place for teams to go,” said the 23-year-old.
“Queens had some good performances against the bigger clubs like Rangers and Hibs and beat St Mirren in the cup when they were in the Premiership.
“It is a difficult place and some people find it hard to adapt to the astro there, so I knows what to expect.
“Queens had a really good start to the season and they have had a few injuries lately that have hampered them for the last few matches, but they won’t make it easy for us.”
What Durnan also knows is this is a United side brimming with confidence. They can’t wait for the next game, however tough the opposition.
“We’re on a good run and we want to keep it going. You don’t take anything for granted but we believe we can go there and get a result.”
Without question Durnan is in the best form of his time so far at United, but something else he’s not complacent about is his place in the team.
Everyone in Ray McKinnon’s squad is firing and the big centre-half knows if he doesn’t maintain his good work, there are others who can come in and do a job.
That’s why Durnan was relieved when he was recalled for last week’s win over Falkirk after missing out the previous week through suspension.
“There’s good competition in the squad, so we need to play well every week to stay in the team. Most clubs need that rivalry and it’s massive if we’re going to do what we want.
“I was a bit frustrated at the start of the season when I wasn’t playing, so I had to work hard to get back.
“Then it was disappointing when I got sent off at St Mirren because I knew I’d be missing the next week.
“I thought I’d lost my chance because I knew if someone came in and did well, like Coll (Donaldson) did, I might not get back in the team.
“I’m just glad the manager had faith in me and put me back in. I was delighted when he named his team and I was in it.
“I want to keep putting in the performances to repay him.”
He did exactly that by popping up with the winner against the Bairns with a move he started and finished.
Not known for his goals, that’s earned him his fair share of ribbing in training but he’s happy to take it.
“It was all a bit crazy. To be honest, once the ball came to me I was looking for a pass but there wasn’t anything on.
“I saw Willo but I thought it might be a sticky pass, so I ran with it and, once I gave the ball to Cammy, I just decided to get myself forward.
“I thought I’d take a chance and get myself in the box because I thought there might be an opportunity.
“The manager is always banging on at us in training to be sharp if an opportunity arises, so I went.
“I got in the box and the ball fell at my feet. Sometimes it takes something different in a tight match like that as well.”
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