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St. Johnstone are ready to welcome Dundee to McDiarmid Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 23 of the 54 previous games, with the Saints winning just 16.
The previous match played between the two at McDiarmid Park was more than three years back, in April 2002, with Dundee inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Saints in a Scottish Premier match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Apr | St. Johnstone | 0-1 | Dundee | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Feb | Dundee | 1 - 0 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Dec | St. Johnstone | 0 - 2 | Dundee | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Sep | Dundee | 1 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Mar | St. Johnstone | 2 - 3 | Dundee | SPL |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 02 Dec | Dundee | 1 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Sep | St. Johnstone | 0 - 0 | Dundee | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
St. Johnstone are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 4 conceded.
The away form of Dundee is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Dees have hit 4 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
St. Johnstone see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division One, showing a record of 7 points from their 5 games played so far, Dundee are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 8 points from 5 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| Dundee | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its not been a very profitable last few weeks for St. Johnstone, and I'm afraid the Footymad team cannot see it getting too much better here. Look no further than honours being even at the end of this one. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St. Johnstone | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Dundee | Not won in previous 23 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |