FootyMAD's St Johnstone match preview

Last updated : 15 January 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the St. Johnstone v Aberdeen fixture

Aberdeen travel to take on St. Johnstone at McDiarmid Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 50 games played, The Dons have recorded 15 wins, and St. Johnstone have come away with 18 victories.

The last time the two teams met at St. Johnstone was back in February 2002, over five years ago, with Aberdeen inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Saints in a Scottish Premier match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010 Sat 07 Nov Aberdeen 2 - 1 St. Johnstone SPL
2001/2002 Sat 02 Feb St. Johnstone 0 - 1 Aberdeen SPL
2001/2002 Tue 08 Jan St. Johnstone 0 - 2 Aberdeen SFAC
2001/2002 Sat 01 Dec Aberdeen 1 - 0 St. Johnstone SPL
2001/2002 Sat 25 Aug St. Johnstone 1 - 1 Aberdeen SPL
2000/2001 Sat 28 Apr St. Johnstone 0 - 3 Aberdeen SPL
2000/2001 Tue 27 Mar Aberdeen 3 - 3 St. Johnstone SPL


Recent respective form guides

St. Johnstone have only performed averagely at home, winning three and losing two of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, eight to six.

Aberdeen have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just one and draw two of the last six. The Dons have conceded eight goals in these games, and only hit three in reply.

St. Johnstone see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 19 points from their 17 games played so far, Aberdeen's 21 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides: P W D L F A P
St. Johnstone 6 3 1 2 7 7 10
Aberdeen 6 2 0 4 4 8 6


FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Saints, as the Dons have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
St. Johnstone Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Aberdeen 4 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 8 outings ago.