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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 28 and lost only 11 of the 54 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at McDiarmid Park was less than a year ago, in February 2007, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-2 thriller, in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Apr | Hamilton Ac. | 3 - 4 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Feb | St. Johnstone | 4-2 | Hamilton Ac. | SCD1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Hamilton Ac. | 2 - 2 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
St. Johnstone have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 7 conceded.
The Accies have had a decent run of form away from home recently, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen the Accies pummel 11 goals, and let in 4.
St. Johnstone's 8 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 4th position. Hamilton Ac. are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, with their 7 games giving them a return of 19 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 12 |
| Hamilton Ac. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Saints go into their game against Hamilton Ac. in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St. Johnstone | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Hamilton Ac. | 4 successive away victories. 6 games since last away draw. 8 games since last defeat. |