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St. Johnstone face a trip to Hamilton Academical at New Douglas 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 lose 26 and win only 10 of the 46 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2003, with St. Johnstone inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Accies in a Scottish Challenge Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 31 Jul | St. Johnstone | 2 - 0 | Hamilton Ac. | SCC |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 23 Sep | St. Johnstone | 3 - 2 | Hamilton Ac. | SLC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 02 Aug | Hamilton Ac. | 2 - 3 | St. Johnstone | SCC |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 06 Aug | St. Johnstone | 3 - 0 | Hamilton Ac. | SCC |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 30 Mar | St. Johnstone | 4 - 1 | Hamilton Ac. | SCD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 13 Jan | Hamilton Ac. | 2 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 11 Nov | St. Johnstone | 2 - 0 | Hamilton Ac. | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Hamilton Academical have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, Accies have rattled up an impressive 16 goals, and conceded 4.
In complete contrast to Hamilton Ac., St. Johnstone are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Saints have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Hamilton Ac.'s 4 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. St. Johnstone are stuck down in the relegation zone of Bells Scottish Division One with a return of just 3 points from their 4 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hamilton Ac. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Accies, as the Saints have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hamilton Ac. | 7 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| St. Johnstone | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |