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St. Johnstone face a trip to Brechin City at Glebe Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 7 of the 14 previous games, with the hosts winning just 5.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in March 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Oct | St. Johnstone | 3 - 1 | Brechin City | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Brechin City | 0 - 2 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | St. Johnstone | 2 - 2 | Brechin City | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 16 Nov | Brechin City | 0 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | St. Johnstone | 3 - 1 | Brechin City | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 26 Aug | St. Johnstone | 1 - 2 | Brechin City | SCC |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 14 Aug | Brechin City | 3 - 2 | St. Johnstone | SCC |
Recent respective form guides
Brechin City's disastrous home run has meant they have managed only 2 draws from the last six matches. While The City have scored 8, a worringly large 15 have been leaked at the other end.
St. Johnstone's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Saints's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 10 against.
Brechin City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 16 games have yielded only 5 points. St. Johnstone's 26 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 4th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brechin City | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Saints of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Glebe Park with St. Johnstone coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brechin City | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 10 home matches. Not won in the 18 most recent games. |
| St. Johnstone | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |