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St Johnstone play host to Raith Rovers at McDiarmid Park on Saturday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Saints are clearly on top, having won 19 and lost only 8 of the 36 games.
The last time the two teams met at St Johnstone was back in April 1995, over five years ago, with Raith Rvs inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Saints in a Scottish Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1994/1995 | Sat 29 Apr | St Johnstone | 1-2 | Raith Rvs | SCD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 31 Dec | Raith Rvs | 2 - 0 | St Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 22 Oct | St Johnstone | 3 - 1 | Raith Rvs | SCD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 13 Aug | Raith Rvs | 1 - 1 | St Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 26 Mar | St Johnstone | 2 - 0 | Raith Rvs | SPL |
| 1993/1994 | Wed 19 Jan | Raith Rvs | 1 - 1 | St Johnstone | SPL |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 30 Dec | Raith Rvs | 1 - 1 | St Johnstone | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
St. Johnstone have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
Raith Rvs have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
St Johnstone see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division One, showing a record of 7 points from their 5 games played so far, Raith Rvs are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 8 points from 5 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St Johnstone | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
| Raith Rvs | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
St Johnstone are not exactly setting the world alight at McDiarmid Park at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Raith Rvs in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St Johnstone | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Raith Rvs | 7 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |