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Falkirk face a trip to St. Johnstone at McDiarmid Park on Saturday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 30 out of 44 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2003, with Falkirk inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Saints in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Falkirk | 0 - 3 | St Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Apr | St Johnstone | 0 - 1 | Falkirk | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Falkirk | 1 - 1 | St Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 30 Nov | St Johnstone | 0 - 1 | Falkirk | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Falkirk | 1 - 0 | St Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 26 Apr | Falkirk | 1 - 4 | St Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Thu 26 Dec | St Johnstone | 3 - 1 | Falkirk | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
St. Johnstone have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 7 conceded.
Falkirk'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 10 goals for the Bairns, and 7 goals against.
St Johnstone are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 24 points from 13 games. Falkirk are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 24 points from 13 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St Johnstone | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 14 |
| Falkirk | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Falkirk are performing with pride on their travels, but the FootyMad panel believes it may not be enough to prevent the Saints coming away with a hard-fought home win. Home win.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St Johnstone | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Falkirk | Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |