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Falkirk face a trip to St. Johnstone at McDiarmid Park on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 31 out of 46 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2004, the Saints carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Apr | St. Johnstone | 2 - 1 | Falkirk | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 09 Mar | Falkirk | 0 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | St. Johnstone | 0 - 4 | Falkirk | SCD1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
St. Johnstone have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 9.
The away form of Falkirk however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. Those games have seen the Bairns pummel 16 goals, and let in 6.
St. Johnstone are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 7 points from 6 matches. Falkirk are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 13 points from 6 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| Falkirk | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 18 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bairns's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with St. Johnstone, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St. Johnstone | 7 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Falkirk | 3 successive away victories. 7 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 7 matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |