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St. Johnstone prepare to entertain Hamilton Academical at McDiarmid Park on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Saints are clearly on top, having won 26 and lost only 11 of the 50 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at McDiarmid Park was earlier this season, with Hamilton Ac. inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Saints in a Scottish Challenge Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 27 Sep | St. Johnstone | 1-2 | Hamilton Ac. | SCC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Hamilton Ac. | 0 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Mar | St. Johnstone | 0 - 2 | Hamilton Ac. | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 29 Dec | Hamilton Ac. | 0 - 3 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | St. Johnstone | 3 - 0 | Hamilton Ac. | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Sep | Hamilton Ac. | 1 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 31 Jul | St. Johnstone | 2 - 0 | Hamilton Ac. | SCC |
Recent respective form guides
St. Johnstone are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Hamilton Ac. however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Accies, and 4 goals against.
St. Johnstone are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 18 points from 10 games. Hamilton Ac. are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 19 points from 10 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 |
| Hamilton Ac. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that St. Johnstone's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Hamilton Ac.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St. Johnstone | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Hamilton Ac. | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 11 games since last defeat. |