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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 just last season, in April 2008, with Hamilton Ac. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Scottish Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | Hamilton Ac. | 2 - 0 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 16 Feb | St. Johnstone | 2 - 1 | Hamilton Ac. | SCD1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | Hamilton Ac. | 1 - 0 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Sep | St. Johnstone | 4 - 1 | Hamilton Ac. | SCD1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Hamilton Academical have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Accies have scored 4, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
The Saints have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. Those games have seen the Saints pummel 17 goals, and let in 10.
Hamilton Ac. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 4 points from 6 matches. St. Johnstone find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 6 games have yielded only 3 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hamilton Ac. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
St. Johnstone are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Hamilton Ac.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hamilton Ac. | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| St. Johnstone | Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |