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St. Johnstone prepare to entertain Livingston at McDiarmid Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to improve on a dire past record against their opponents. It does not make pleasant reading, winning 30.77 of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at McDiarmid Park was less than a year ago, in March 2007, with Livingston inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Saints in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 06 Oct | Livingston | 0 - 2 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | St. Johnstone | 1-2 | Livingston | SCD1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 13 Jan | Livingston | 3 - 2 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 25 Nov | St. Johnstone | 1 - 2 | Livingston | SCD1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Livingston | 1 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 05 Nov | St. Johnstone | 0 - 1 | Livingston | SLGC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 16 Feb | St. Johnstone | 3 - 0 | Livingston | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
St. Johnstone are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Saints, with 5 goals against.
Livingston have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 12 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
St. Johnstone's 21 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 4th position. Livingston's 20 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
| Livingston | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Both teams are displaying reasonable form at the moment, and for that reason, the Madmen predict the game will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St. Johnstone | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Livingston | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |