|
St. Johnstone travel to take on Dunfermline Athletic at East End Park on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saints will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Dunfermline A. was back in October 2001, over five years ago, the Pars carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory 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: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 28 Oct | St. Johnstone | 3 - 2 | Dunfermline A. | SLGC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 12 Jan | St. Johnstone | 0 - 1 | Dunfermline A. | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Oct | Dunfermline A. | 2 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 04 Aug | St. Johnstone | 0 - 2 | Dunfermline A. | SPL |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 20 May | Dunfermline A. | 0 - 0 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 02 Jan | Dunfermline A. | 0 - 0 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 04 Nov | St. Johnstone | 0 - 2 | Dunfermline A. | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Dunfermline Athletic have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
St. Johnstone have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Saints's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Dunfermline A. see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, showing a record of 4 points from their 4 games played so far, St. Johnstone see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, showing a record of 3 points from their 4 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dunfermline A. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Saints could well see them head back from East End Park with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dunfermline A. | No sequences of note |
| St. Johnstone | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |