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St. Johnstone prepare to entertain St. Mirren at McDiarmid Park on Saturday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Saints are clearly on top, having won 23 and lost only 8 of the 41 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at McDiarmid Park was less than a year ago, in May 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 21 Aug | St. Mirren | 2 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 May | St. Johnstone | 1-3 | St. Mirren | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Mar | St. Mirren | 1 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | St. Johnstone | 1 - 0 | St. Mirren | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 02 Sep | St. Mirren | 0 - 2 | St. Johnstone | SLC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | St. Mirren | 1 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | St. Johnstone | 1 - 1 | St. Mirren | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
St. Johnstone have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 5 conceded.
St. Mirren have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Buddies, and 6 goals against.
St. Johnstone's 25 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. St. Mirren are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 31 points from 18 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 11 |
| St. Mirren | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Both teams are displaying reasonable form at the moment, and for that reason, the Madmen predict the game will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St. Johnstone | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| St. Mirren | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |