St. Johnstone travel to take on Kilmarnock at Rugby 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 lose 29 and win only 11 of the 51 games.
The last time the two teams met at Kilmarnock was back in November 2001, over five years ago, with St. Johnstone inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Killie in a Scottish Premier match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2001/2002 | Sat 20 Apr | St. Johnstone | 0 - 3 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
2001/2002 | Sat 24 Nov | St. Johnstone | 1 - 0 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
2001/2002 | Sat 10 Nov | Kilmarnock | 0 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
2001/2002 | Sat 18 Aug | Kilmarnock | 2 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
2000/2001 | Sun 11 Feb | St. Johnstone | 1 - 2 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
2000/2001 | Sat 25 Nov | Kilmarnock | 0 - 2 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
2000/2001 | Sat 26 Aug | St. Johnstone | 1 - 1 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Kilmarnock are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Killie in those games, with 6 conceded.
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. The games have constituted a decent return of 14 goals for the Saints, and 13 goals against.
Kilmarnock see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 6 points from their 8 games played so far, St. Johnstone are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 6 points from 8 matches.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Kilmarnock | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
St. Johnstone | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
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 Kilmarnock. Away win
Sequence statistics: | |
Kilmarnock | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
St. Johnstone | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |