FootyMAD's St. Johnstone match preview

Last updated : 26 October 2007 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the St. Johnstone v Clyde fixture

Clyde face a trip to St. Johnstone at McDiarmid Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 43 games played, Bully Wee have recorded 12 wins, and St. Johnstone have come away with 20 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2006, the Saints carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Division One match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sat 25 AugClyde1 - 0St. JohnstoneSCD1
2006/2007Tue 17 AprClyde0 - 1St. JohnstoneSCD1
2006/2007Tue 26 DecSt. Johnstone2 - 1ClydeSCD1
2006/2007Sat 28 OctClyde1 - 0St. JohnstoneSCD1
2006/2007Sat 05 AugSt. Johnstone0 - 0ClydeSCD1
2005/2006Sat 25 MarSt. Johnstone1 - 0ClydeSCD1
2005/2006Sat 14 JanClyde2 - 3St. JohnstoneSCD1

Recent respective form guides

St. Johnstone are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Saints, with 6 goals against.

In complete contrast to St. Johnstone, Clyde are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Bully Wee have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

St. Johnstone are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 17 points from 10 games. Clyde see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, showing a record of 10 points from their 10 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
St. Johnstone651017516
Clyde62138117

FootyMad's prediction ...

Bully Wee are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against St. Johnstone. Home win

Sequence statistics:
St. Johnstone Won 4 successive home games.
5 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 5 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Clyde Last drawn game 5 outings ago.