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St. Johnstone prepare to entertain Raith Rovers at McDiarmid Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Saints are clearly on top, having won 20 and lost only 9 of the 38 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at McDiarmid Park was less than a year ago, in January 2004, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 5-2 thriller, in a Scottish Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Apr | Raith Rovers | 1 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Jan | St. Johnstone | 5-2 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Raith Rovers | 1 - 4 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | St. Johnstone | 0 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 29 Apr | St. Johnstone | 1 - 2 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 31 Dec | Raith Rovers | 2 - 0 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 22 Oct | St. Johnstone | 3 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
St. Johnstone have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Saints's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
The away form of Raith Rovers is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Rovers have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
St. Johnstone find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 3 games have yielded only 0 points. Raith Rovers are stuck down in the relegation zone of Bells Scottish Division One with a return of just 1 points from their 3 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
St. Johnstone are not exactly setting the world alight at McDiarmid Park at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Raith Rovers in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St. Johnstone | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Raith Rovers | Not won in previous 18 away matches. No win in the 13 most recent games. |