St. Johnstone face a trip to Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 54 games played, Saints have recorded 10 wins, and Hearts have come away with 26 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2009, with St. Johnstone inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Jambo's in a Scottish Premier match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2009/2010 | Sat 30 Jan | St. Johnstone | 1 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
2009/2010 | Sat 21 Nov | Hearts | 1 - 2 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
2009/2010 | Sun 30 Aug | St. Johnstone | 2 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
2001/2002 | Sat 23 Mar | Hearts | 1 - 3 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
2001/2002 | Wed 02 Jan | St. Johnstone | 0 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
2001/2002 | Sat 13 Oct | Hearts | 3 - 0 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
2000/2001 | Sat 30 Dec | St. Johnstone | 2 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Heart of Midlothian have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Jambo's have scored 5, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
The Saints have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Hearts | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
St. Johnstone | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Saints could well see them head back from Tynecastle Stadium with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
Sequence statistics: | |
Hearts | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
St. Johnstone | Undefeated in last 3 away games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |