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St. Johnstone prepare to entertain Motherwell at McDiarmid Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 21 of the 56 previous games, with the Saints winning just 19.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at McDiarmid Park was less than a year ago, in March 2010, with Motherwell inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Saints in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 06 Mar | St. Johnstone | 1-2 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Dec | Motherwell | 1 - 3 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 15 Aug | St. Johnstone | 2 - 2 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 28 Feb | Motherwell | 1 - 2 | St. Johnstone | SFAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Jan | St. Johnstone | 0 - 3 | Motherwell | SFAC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 06 Apr | Motherwell | 1 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | St. Johnstone | 0 - 2 | Motherwell | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
St. Johnstone's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Saints's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Motherwell's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the The 'Well have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
St. Johnstone find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 3 games have yielded only 1 points. Motherwell see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 3 points from their 3 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| Motherwell | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at McDiarmid Park for the Saints and the Madmen are unable to see past Motherwell claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St. Johnstone | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Motherwell | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |