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St. Johnstone face a trip to Dunfermline Athletic at East End Park on Saturday 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 most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2008, with St. Johnstone inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Pars in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 16 Aug | St. Johnstone | 0 - 3 | Dunfermline A. | SCD1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Dunfermline Athletic have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Pars in those games, with 3 conceded.
St. Johnstone have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Saints have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Dunfermline A. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 18 points from 10 games. St. Johnstone are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 20 points from 11 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dunfermline A. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 13 |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With St. Johnstone only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at East End Park will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dunfermline A. | Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| St. Johnstone | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |