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St. Johnstone prepare to entertain Dunfermline Athletic at McDiarmid Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 62 games played, Saints have recorded 28 wins, and Dunfermline A. have come away with 19 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at McDiarmid Park was less than a year ago, in March 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | St. Johnstone | 1-1 | Dunfermline A. | SCD1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Jan | Dunfermline A. | 0 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 25 Nov | Dunfermline A. | 2 - 3 | St. Johnstone | SCC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 10 Nov | St. Johnstone | 0 - 0 | Dunfermline A. | SCD1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 02 Sep | Dunfermline A. | 0 - 0 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 28 Oct | St. Johnstone | 3 - 2 | Dunfermline A. | SLGC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 12 Jan | St. Johnstone | 0 - 1 | Dunfermline A. | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
St. Johnstone have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 8 conceded.
The Pars have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
St. Johnstone are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 4 points from 2 games. Dunfermline A.'s 3 points from 2 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 |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 10 |
| Dunfermline A. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 12 |
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 | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Dunfermline A. | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |