FM Preview: St. Johnstone v Kilmarnock 02 Apr 2011

Last updated : 01 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the St. Johnstone v Kilmarnock fixture

Kilmarnock face a trip to St. Johnstone at McDiarmid Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 25 of the 55 previous games, with the hosts winning just 15.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 15 Jan Kilmarnock 1 - 1 St. Johnstone Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sat 06 Nov St. Johnstone 0-3 Kilmarnock Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Sat 01 May Kilmarnock 1 - 2 St. Johnstone Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Sat 13 Feb Kilmarnock 3 - 2 St. Johnstone Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Sat 05 Dec St. Johnstone 0 - 1 Kilmarnock Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Sat 24 Oct Kilmarnock 2 - 1 St. Johnstone Scottish Premier
2001/2002 Sat 20 Apr St. Johnstone 0 - 3 Kilmarnock Scottish Premier

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Recent respective form guides

St. Johnstone are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These games have seen the Saints score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 1.

Kilmarnock have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Killie have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

St. Johnstone see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 33 points from their 29 games played so far,

Kilmarnock lie just outside the playoff positions in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, picking up 45 from their 30 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
St. Johnstone 6 1 4 1 4 7 7
Kilmarnock 6 3 0 3 9 10 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Kilmarnock on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against St. Johnstone. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
St. Johnstone Unbeaten in the last 9 home games.
Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Kilmarnock 6 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 8 outings ago.

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