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St Johnstone prepare to entertain Ayr United at McDiarmid Park on Saturday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Saints are clearly on top, winning 57.69% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at McDiarmid Park was less than a year ago, in April 2003, the Saints carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | St Johnstone | 1-0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 04 Mar | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 1 | St Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 16 Nov | St Johnstone | 0 - 2 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Sep | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 0 | St Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 25 Mar | St Johnstone | 1 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 14 Jan | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 3 | St Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 19 Nov | St Johnstone | 1 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
St. Johnstone have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 9 conceded.
The away form of Ayr Utd. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Honest Men have hit 4 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
St Johnstone see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division One, showing a record of 10 points from their 7 games played so far, Ayr Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Bells Scottish Division One with a return of just 6 points from their 7 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St Johnstone | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 12 |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Saints's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Ayr Utd.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St Johnstone | 8 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Ayr Utd. | Not won in previous 8 away matches. |