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St. Johnstone face a trip to Hamilton Academical at New Douglas Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 52 games played, Saints have recorded 14 wins, and Hamilton Ac. have come away with 26 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2007, with St. Johnstone inflicting a narrow 3 - 4 defeat upon the Accies in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Sep | St. Johnstone | 4 - 1 | Hamilton Ac. | SCD1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Apr | Hamilton Ac. | 3 - 4 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Feb | St. Johnstone | 4 - 2 | Hamilton Ac. | SCD1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Hamilton Ac. | 2 - 2 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | St. Johnstone | 0 - 0 | Hamilton Ac. | SCD1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | St. Johnstone | 1 - 1 | Hamilton Ac. | SCD1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Feb | Hamilton Ac. | 1 - 2 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Hamilton Academical are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. During these games, Accies have smashed 12 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 1.
The Saints have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Saints, and 5 goals against.
Hamilton Ac. are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, with their 16 games giving them a return of 34 points. St. Johnstone's 21 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 |
| Hamilton Ac. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Hamilton Ac. is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hamilton Ac. | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| St. Johnstone | Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |