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St. Johnstone prepare to entertain Queen of the South at McDiarmid Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Saints are clearly on top, having won 16 and lost only 6 of the 31 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at McDiarmid Park was less than a year ago, in April 2007, with St. Johnstone running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 04 Aug | Queen o.t.S. | 3 - 3 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | St. Johnstone | 3-0 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 06 Mar | Queen o.t.S. | 1 - 0 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | St. Johnstone | 5 - 0 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 12 Aug | Queen o.t.S. | 0 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Apr | Queen o.t.S. | 3 - 2 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | St. Johnstone | 2 - 1 | Queen o.t.S. | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
St. Johnstone are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the Saints, with 6 goals against.
In complete contrast to St. Johnstone, Queen o.t.S. are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. The Doonhamers have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
St. Johnstone are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 14 points from 9 games. Queen o.t.S. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 9 points from 9 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 16 |
| Queen o.t.S. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for St. Johnstone fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Saints. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St. Johnstone | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Queen o.t.S. | 8 games since last away draw. No win in the 4 most recent games. |