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St. Johnstone face a trip to Ayr United at Somerset Park on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saints will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 28 and win only 13 of the 54 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2003, with St. Johnstone inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Honest Men in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 04 Oct | St. Johnstone | 1 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Ayr United's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Honest Men have scored 7, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.
St. Johnstone's away form is none too clever either, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen the Saints pummel 12 goals, and let in 5.
Ayr Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Bells Scottish Division One with a return of just 11 points from their 16 games thus far. St. Johnstone are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 28 points from 16 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
St. Johnstone are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Ayr Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ayr Utd. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 5 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| St. Johnstone | 4 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |