FM Preview: St. Johnstone v Hamilton Academical 10 May 2011

Last updated : 09 May 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the St. Johnstone v Hamilton Academical fixture

St. Johnstone prepare to entertain Hamilton Academical at McDiarmid Park on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Saints are clearly on top, having won 31 and lost only 12 of the 59 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at McDiarmid Park was earlier this season, with St. Johnstone running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 19 Mar Hamilton Ac. 0 - 0 St. Johnstone Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Tue 01 Feb St. Johnstone 2-0 Hamilton Ac. Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sat 23 Oct Hamilton Ac. 1 - 2 St. Johnstone Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Sat 08 May St. Johnstone 2 - 3 Hamilton Ac. Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Sat 27 Mar Hamilton Ac. 1 - 0 St. Johnstone Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Sat 28 Nov St. Johnstone 1 - 1 Hamilton Ac. Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Sat 03 Oct Hamilton Ac. 0 - 2 St. Johnstone Scottish Premier

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Recent respective form guides

St. Johnstone's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Saints have conceded a disappointing 7 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 2 of their own chances.

Hamilton Academical's away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Accies have hit 5 goals, 9 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 40 points from their 36 games played so far,

Hamilton Academical find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 36 games have yielded only 26 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
St. Johnstone 6 2 0 4 4 10 6
Hamilton Academical 6 3 1 2 6 6 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at McDiarmid Park for the Saints and the Madmen are unable to see past Hamilton Academical claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
St. Johnstone Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
Hamilton Academical 9 games since last away draw.
5 games since last defeat.

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