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St. Johnstone prepare to entertain Airdrie United at McDiarmid Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 52 games played, Saints have recorded 23 wins, and Airdrie Utd. have come away with 13 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at McDiarmid Park was less than a year ago, in April 2005, with Airdrie Utd. inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Saints in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Airdrie Utd. | 3 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | St. Johnstone | 1-2 | Airdrie Utd. | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Dec | Airdrie Utd. | 0 - 0 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | St. Johnstone | 1 - 1 | Airdrie Utd. | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 Aug | Airdrie Utd. | 1 - 0 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 04 Feb | St. Johnstone | 1 - 1 | Airdrie Utd. | SFAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 25 Jan | Airdrie Utd. | 1 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SFAC |
Recent respective form guides
St. Johnstone have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the Saints, with 7 goals against.
Airdrie Utd. have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The The Diamonds's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
St. Johnstone are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 21 points from 12 games. Airdrie Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division One, showing a record of 15 points from their 12 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 |
| Airdrie Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Airdrie Utd. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Saints in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St. Johnstone | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Airdrie Utd. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |