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St. Johnstone face a trip to Gretna at Raydale Park on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Oct | St. Johnstone | 3 - 3 | Gretna | SCD1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 07 Jan | St. Johnstone | 0 - 1 | Gretna | SFAC |
Recent respective form guides
Gretna are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Black and Whites in those games, with 10 conceded.
St. Johnstone have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Gretna are leading the way in the Bells Scottish Division One, with their 15 games giving them a return of 30 points. St. Johnstone's 24 points from 15 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 |
| Gretna | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 13 |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Black and Whites, as the Saints have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gretna | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| St. Johnstone | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |