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St. Johnstone prepare to entertain Dundee at McDiarmid Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 23 of the 58 previous games, with the Saints winning just 18.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at McDiarmid Park was less than a year ago, in March 2007, with St. Johnstone running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 25 Mar | St. Johnstone | 2-0 | Dundee | SCD1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Feb | Dundee | 2 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Dec | St. Johnstone | 2 - 1 | Dundee | SCD1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Sep | Dundee | 1 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Mar | Dundee | 0 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 02 Jan | St. Johnstone | 0 - 0 | Dundee | SCD1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 12 Nov | Dundee | 2 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
St. Johnstone have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Saints, with 6 goals against.
Dundee have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The The Dee's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
St. Johnstone's 2 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Dundee are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, with their 2 games giving them a return of 6 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 12 |
| Dundee | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
St. Johnstone are starting to turn McDiarmid Park into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St. Johnstone | Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Dundee | Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |