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St. Johnstone prepare to entertain Hamilton Academical at McDiarmid Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Saints are clearly on top, having won 27 and lost only 11 of the 51 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at McDiarmid Park was earlier this season, with St. Johnstone annihilating their visitors 5-1 in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Feb | Hamilton Ac. | 1 - 2 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 25 Oct | St. Johnstone | 5-1 | Hamilton Ac. | SCD1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
St. Johnstone have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 5 conceded.
The Accies have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Accies, and 4 goals against.
St. Johnstone are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 62 points from 34 games. Hamilton Ac. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 57 points from 34 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 13 |
| Hamilton Ac. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the Saints, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St. Johnstone | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Hamilton Ac. | Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |