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St. Johnstone travel to take on Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 53 games played, Saints have recorded 9 wins, and Hearts have come away with 26 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Hearts was back in March 2002, over five years ago, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sun 30 Aug | St. Johnstone | 2 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Mar | Hearts | 1 - 3 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 02 Jan | St. Johnstone | 0 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Oct | Hearts | 3 - 0 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 30 Dec | St. Johnstone | 2 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Oct | Hearts | 0 - 3 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 06 Aug | St. Johnstone | 2 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Heart of Midlothian are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These games have seen the Jambo's score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 2.
St. Johnstone have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Saints's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Hearts see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 10 points from their 11 games played so far, St. Johnstone see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 9 points from their 11 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hearts | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With St. Johnstone only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Tynecastle Stadium will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hearts | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| St. Johnstone | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |