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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 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 February 2006, with St. Johnstone inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Accies in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | St. Johnstone | 0 - 0 | Hamilton Ac. | SCD1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | St. Johnstone | 1 - 1 | Hamilton Ac. | SCD1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Hamilton Academical are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Accies in those games, with 5 conceded.
St. Johnstone have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Saints's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Hamilton Ac.'s 27 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 4th position. St. Johnstone are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 27 points from 17 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hamilton Ac. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
St. Johnstone are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from New Douglas Park with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hamilton Ac. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| St. Johnstone | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |