FootyMAD's St. Johnstone match preview

Last updated : 05 December 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the St. Johnstone v Queen of the South fixture

Queen o.t.S. face a trip to St. Johnstone at McDiarmid Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Doonhamers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 18 and win only 6 of the 33 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2008, the Saints carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory 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:
2008/2009Sat 20 SepQueen o.t.S.2 - 2St. JohnstoneSCD1
2007/2008Tue 11 MarSt. Johnstone2 - 1Queen o.t.S.SCD1
2007/2008Sat 09 FebQueen o.t.S.3 - 1St. JohnstoneSCD1
2007/2008Sat 20 OctSt. Johnstone2 - 0Queen o.t.S.SCD1
2007/2008Sat 04 AugQueen o.t.S.3 - 3St. JohnstoneSCD1
2006/2007Sat 21 AprSt. Johnstone3 - 0Queen o.t.S.SCD1
2006/2007Tue 06 MarQueen o.t.S.1 - 0St. JohnstoneSCD1

Recent respective form guides

St. Johnstone are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 8 conceded.

Queen o.t.S. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the The Doonhamers have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

St. Johnstone are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, with their 15 games giving them a return of 28 points. Queen o.t.S. see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, showing a record of 21 points from their 15 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
St. Johnstone642011514
Queen o.t.S.61053123

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Saints, as the The Doonhamers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
St. Johnstone Won 4 successive home games.
9 games since last home draw.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Queen o.t.S. Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 4 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.