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St. Johnstone prepare to entertain Heart of Midlothian at McDiarmid Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 26 of the 57 previous games, with the Saints winning just 17.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at McDiarmid Park was less than a year ago, in January 2010, the Saints carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 14 Aug | Hearts | 1 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
| 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 |
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 Saints's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
The away form of Hearts however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Jambo's, and 8 goals against.
St. Johnstone are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 11 points from 12 matches. Hearts's total of 20 points from their 12 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 4 |
| Hearts | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
St. Johnstone are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with Hearts running out comfortable winners. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St. Johnstone | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Hearts | 9 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 11 outings ago. |