FootyMAD's St. Johnstone match preview

Last updated : 13 February 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the St. Johnstone v Ayr United fixture

Ayr Utd. face a trip to St. Johnstone at McDiarmid Park on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Honest Men will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 30 and win only 13 of the 53 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, 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:
2003/2004Sat 13 DecAyr Utd.1 - 1St. JohnstoneSCD1
2003/2004Sat 04 OctSt. Johnstone1 - 1Ayr Utd.SCD1
2002/2003Sat 05 AprSt. Johnstone1 - 0Ayr Utd.SCD1
2002/2003Tue 04 MarAyr Utd.0 - 1St. JohnstoneSCD1
2002/2003Sat 16 NovSt. Johnstone0 - 2Ayr Utd.SCD1
2002/2003Sat 14 SepAyr Utd.0 - 0St. JohnstoneSCD1
1994/1995Sat 25 MarSt. Johnstone1 - 1Ayr Utd.SCD1

Recent respective form guides

St. Johnstone have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While Saints have scored 10, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Ayr Utd. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Honest Men have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

St. Johnstone's 34 points from 21 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Ayr Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Bells Scottish Division One with a return of just 17 points from their 23 games thus far.

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
St. Johnstone613210116
Ayr Utd.6123685

FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics:
St. Johnstone No sequences of note
Ayr Utd. Not won in previous 6 away matches.
No win in the 5 most recent games.