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St. Johnstone prepare to entertain Dundee at McDiarmid Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 23 of the 56 previous games, with the Saints winning just 16.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at McDiarmid Park was less than a year ago, in January 2006, when they played out a goalless draw in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Sep | Dundee | 1 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Mar | Dundee | 0 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 02 Jan | St. Johnstone | 0-0 | Dundee | SCD1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 12 Nov | Dundee | 2 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Sep | St. Johnstone | 1 - 1 | Dundee | SCD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Apr | St. Johnstone | 0 - 1 | Dundee | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Feb | Dundee | 1 - 0 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
St. Johnstone have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Saints, with 5 goals against.
Dundee have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The The Dee's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
St. Johnstone's 24 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 4th position. Dundee see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division One, showing a record of 23 points from their 16 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Dundee | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
St. Johnstone are starting to turn McDiarmid Park into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St. Johnstone | 4 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Dundee | 11 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |