FootyMAD's St. Johnstone match preview

History of the St. Johnstone v Clyde fixture

Clyde face a trip to St. Johnstone at McDiarmid Park on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Bully Wee have won 11 of the 35 games compared to the host's 16 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2003, with Clyde inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Saints in a Scottish Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004	Sat 13 Sep	Clyde	2 - 0	St Johnstone	SCD1
2003/2004	Tue 12 Aug	Clyde	0 - 1	St Johnstone	SCC
2002/2003	Sat 19 Apr	Clyde	2 - 1	St Johnstone	SCD1
2002/2003	Sat 18 Jan	St Johnstone	1 - 2	Clyde	SCD1
2002/2003	Sat 07 Dec	Clyde	1 - 2	St Johnstone	SCD1
2002/2003	Sat 05 Oct	St Johnstone	0 - 1	Clyde	SCD1
2001/2002	Wed 26 Sep	Clyde	1 - 2	St Johnstone	SLC

Recent respective form guides

St. Johnstone have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 7 conceded.

Clyde have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Bully Wee's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

St Johnstone are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 18 points from 11 games. Clyde's 18 points from 11 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 4th position.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
St Johnstone	6	4	2	0	12	4	14
Clyde	6	2	2	2	10	14	8

FootyMad's prediction ...

Clyde have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why St Johnstone may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win

Sequence statistics:
St Johnstone	Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 7 matches.
Clyde	No win in the 2 most recent games.