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St. Johnstone play host to Stirling Albion at McDiarmid Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Saints are clearly on top, having won 14 and lost only 5 of the 26 games.
The last time the two teams met at St. Johnstone was more than a decade ago, in March 1997, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1996/1997 | Sat 22 Mar | St. Johnstone | 1-1 | Stirling Alb. | SCD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 18 Jan | Stirling Alb. | 1 - 4 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 30 Nov | St. Johnstone | 5 - 0 | Stirling Alb. | SCD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 15 Oct | Stirling Alb. | 1 - 3 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 1987/1988 | Wed 01 Jul | Stirling Alb. | 0 - 6 | St. Johnstone | SCD2 |
| 1987/1988 | Wed 01 Jul | St. Johnstone | 1 - 1 | Stirling Alb. | SCD2 |
| 1987/1988 | Wed 01 Jul | St. Johnstone | 1 - 0 | Stirling Alb. | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
St. Johnstone have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Saints, with 5 goals against.
Stirling Alb. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Binos's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
St. Johnstone's 1 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Stirling Alb. see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, showing a record of 1 points from their 1 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 13 |
| Stirling Alb. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
St. Johnstone may be coming up against a decent side in Stirling Alb., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Saints. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St. Johnstone | 9 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Stirling Alb. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 7 games since last defeat. |