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Falkirk face a trip to St. Johnstone at McDiarmid Park on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bairns will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 32 and win only 12 of the 50 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with St. Johnstone running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 13 Mar | Falkirk | 1 - 2 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 31 Oct | St. Johnstone | 3 - 1 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Feb | Falkirk | 0 - 3 | St. Johnstone | SFAC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Apr | Falkirk | 3 - 0 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 15 Jan | St. Johnstone | 0 - 3 | Falkirk | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 20 Nov | Falkirk | 3 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Sep | St. Johnstone | 1 - 2 | Falkirk | SCC |
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, 9 to 8.
The away form of Falkirk is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Bairns have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
St. Johnstone see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 34 points from their 28 games played so far, Falkirk find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 29 games have yielded only 21 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Falkirk | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Saints, as the Bairns have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St. Johnstone | 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Falkirk | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |