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St. Johnstone face a trip to Gretna at Raydale Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The Saints lost the only previous game played between the two.
The only previous meeting between Gretna and St. Johnstone at was earlier this season, with Gretna running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 27 Jan | St. Johnstone | 2 - 1 | Gretna | SCD1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 02 Dec | Gretna | 2 - 0 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 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 have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Black and Whites in those games, with 5 conceded.
St. Johnstone have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Saints's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Gretna are leading the way in the Bells Scottish Division One, with their 32 games giving them a return of 61 points. St. Johnstone are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 53 points from 32 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gretna | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Saints, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gretna | 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| St. Johnstone | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |