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St. Johnstone face a trip to Motherwell at Fir Park on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saints will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 33 and win only 13 of the 59 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2009, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 11 Sep | St. Johnstone | 0 - 2 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 06 Mar | St. Johnstone | 1 - 2 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Dec | Motherwell | 1 - 3 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 15 Aug | St. Johnstone | 2 - 2 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 28 Feb | Motherwell | 1 - 2 | St. Johnstone | SFAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Jan | St. Johnstone | 0 - 3 | Motherwell | SFAC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 06 Apr | Motherwell | 1 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Motherwell have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
St. Johnstone have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Motherwell's total of 19 points from their 11 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier. St. Johnstone see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 11 points from their 11 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Motherwell | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The 'Well, as the Saints have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Motherwell | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| St. Johnstone | An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |