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St. Johnstone face a trip to St. Mirren at St Mirren Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 17 of the 44 previous games, with the hosts winning just 12.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, when they played out a goalless draw in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Feb | St. Johnstone | 0 - 0 | St. Mirren | SCD1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Dec | St. Mirren | 0 - 0 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 23 Aug | St. Johnstone | 0 - 1 | St. Mirren | SLGC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | St. Johnstone | 1 - 2 | St. Mirren | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 May | St. Johnstone | 0 - 0 | St. Mirren | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Feb | St. Mirren | 1 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Dec | St. Johnstone | 1 - 0 | St. Mirren | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
St. Mirren have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Buddies in those games, with 5 conceded.
St. Johnstone's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Saints, and 5 goals against.
St. Mirren are leading the way in the Bells Scottish Division One, with their 35 games giving them a return of 76 points. St. Johnstone are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 63 points from 35 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St. Mirren | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 15 |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Saints, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St. Mirren | 11 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| St. Johnstone | 4 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |