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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 61 previous games, with the Saints winning just 19.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at McDiarmid Park was earlier this season, with St. Johnstone running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 29 Nov | Dundee | 1 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | St. Johnstone | 2-0 | Dundee | SCD1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Mar | Dundee | 3 - 2 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 02 Jan | St. Johnstone | 1 - 1 | Dundee | SCD1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 03 Nov | Dundee | 2 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 18 Aug | St. Johnstone | 1 - 1 | Dundee | SCD1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 25 Mar | St. Johnstone | 2 - 0 | Dundee | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
St. Johnstone have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 3.
Dundee have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
St. Johnstone are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, with their 24 games giving them a return of 43 points. Dundee are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 37 points from 24 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Dundee | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
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. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St. Johnstone | 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Dundee | 8 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |