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St. Johnstone play host to Heart of Midlothian at McDiarmid Park on Sunday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 26 of the 55 previous games, with the Saints winning just 16.
The last time the two teams met at St. Johnstone was back in January 2002, over five years ago, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Mar | Hearts | 1 - 3 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 02 Jan | St. Johnstone | 0-2 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Oct | Hearts | 3 - 0 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 30 Dec | St. Johnstone | 2 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Oct | Hearts | 0 - 3 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 06 Aug | St. Johnstone | 2 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 06 May | Hearts | 0 - 0 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
St. Johnstone have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Hearts is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Jambo's have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 0 in reply.
St. Johnstone see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 1 points from their 2 games played so far, Hearts are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 0 points from 2 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 13 |
| Hearts | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
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 Hearts. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St. Johnstone | No sequences of note |
| Hearts | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |