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St. Johnstone face a trip to Partick Thistle at Firhill Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 42 games played, Saints have recorded 13 wins, and Partick Th. have come away with 19 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2005, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 4 - 4 draw in an Scottish Challenge Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 30 Aug | Partick Th. | 4 - 4 | St. Johnstone | SCC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Apr | Partick Th. | 0 - 4 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 22 Jan | St. Johnstone | 1 - 1 | Partick Th. | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Dec | Partick Th. | 0 - 4 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 25 Sep | St. Johnstone | 2 - 1 | Partick Th. | SCD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 12 Apr | Partick Th. | 0 - 4 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Mon 13 Jan | St. Johnstone | 0 - 0 | Partick Th. | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Partick Thistle's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While The Jags have scored 9, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
St. Johnstone's away form is none too clever either, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Saints, and 3 goals against.
Partick Th. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 8 points from 4 games. St. Johnstone's 8 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 4th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Partick Th. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
St. Johnstone are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Partick Th.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Partick Th. | 9 games since last home draw. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| St. Johnstone | 6 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |