FootyMAD's Falkirk match preview

History of the St. Johnstone v Falkirk fixture

St. Johnstone prepare to entertain Falkirk at McDiarmid Park on Saturday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 30 wins out of 45 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at McDiarmid Park was earlier this season, where Falkirk annihilated the Saints 0-4 in a Scottish Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004	Tue 09 Mar	Falkirk	0 - 1	St. Johnstone	SCD1
2003/2004	Sat 22 Nov	St. Johnstone	0-4	Falkirk	SCD1
2003/2004	Sat 27 Sep	Falkirk	0 - 3	St. Johnstone	SCD1
2002/2003	Sat 12 Apr	St. Johnstone	0 - 1	Falkirk	SCD1
2002/2003	Sat 01 Feb	Falkirk	1 - 1	St. Johnstone	SCD1
2002/2003	Sat 30 Nov	St. Johnstone	0 - 1	Falkirk	SCD1
2002/2003	Sat 28 Sep	Falkirk	1 - 0	St. Johnstone	SCD1

Recent respective form guides

St. Johnstone have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 14 to 12.

Falkirk have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Bairns's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

St. Johnstone are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 50 points from 29 games. Falkirk's 46 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 4th position.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
St. Johnstone	6	4	1	1	11	8	13
Falkirk	6	3	1	2	7	7	10

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 Falkirk. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
St. Johnstone	6 games since last home draw.
Falkirk	Undefeated in last 3 away games.