FootyMAD's St. Johnstone match preview

Last updated : 21 December 2007 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the St. Johnstone v Livingston fixture

Livingston face a trip to St. Johnstone at McDiarmid Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the Livi have winning 53.85% of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2007, with Livingston inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Saints in a Scottish Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sat 06 OctLivingston0 - 2St. JohnstoneSCD1
2006/2007Sat 31 MarSt. Johnstone1 - 2LivingstonSCD1
2006/2007Sat 13 JanLivingston3 - 2St. JohnstoneSCD1
2006/2007Sat 25 NovSt. Johnstone1 - 2LivingstonSCD1
2006/2007Sat 23 SepLivingston1 - 1St. JohnstoneSCD1
2002/2003Tue 05 NovSt. Johnstone0 - 1LivingstonSLGC
2001/2002Sat 16 FebSt. Johnstone3 - 0LivingstonSPL

Recent respective form guides

St. Johnstone are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Saints, with 5 goals against.

Livingston have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 12 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

St. Johnstone's 21 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 4th position. Livingston's 20 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
St. Johnstone6132896
Livingston6312131110

FootyMad's prediction ...

Livingston are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from McDiarmid Park with a well-deserved point. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
St. Johnstone Drawn last 3 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Livingston Not won in previous 2 away matches.