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St. Johnstone travel to take on Hibernian at Easter Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 48 games played, Saints have recorded 13 wins, and Hibernian have come away with 24 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Hibernian was back in March 2002, over five years ago, with Hibernian running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Wed 31 Jan | Hibernian | 3 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SLGC |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 12 May | St. Johnstone | 0 - 1 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Mar | Hibernian | 3 - 0 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Dec | St. Johnstone | 0 - 0 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 23 Sep | Hibernian | 4 - 0 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 01 Apr | St. Johnstone | 2 - 0 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Dec | Hibernian | 2 - 0 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Hibernian are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
The away form of St. Johnstone however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. These six games have produced a glut of goals, with the Saints scoring 19 and conceding 6.
Hibernian lie just outside the playoff positions in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, picking up 6 points from their 4 games so far. St. Johnstone are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 3 points from 4 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hibernian | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
St. Johnstone are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Hibernian. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hibernian | 4 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| St. Johnstone | Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |