FootyMAD's St. Johnstone match preview

Last updated : 25 December 2004 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the St. Johnstone v Raith Rovers fixture

Raith Rovers face a trip to St. Johnstone at McDiarmid Park on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rovers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 21 and win only 9 of the 39 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Saints carving out a narrow 1 - 0 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:
2004/2005Sat 30 OctRaith Rovers1 - 0St. JohnstoneSCD1
2004/2005Sat 28 AugSt. Johnstone1 - 0Raith RoversSCD1
2003/2004Sat 10 AprRaith Rovers1 - 1St. JohnstoneSCD1
2003/2004Sat 24 JanSt. Johnstone5 - 2Raith RoversSCD1
2003/2004Sat 29 NovRaith Rovers1 - 4St. JohnstoneSCD1
2003/2004Sat 20 SepSt. Johnstone0 - 1Raith RoversSCD1
1994/1995Sat 29 AprSt. Johnstone1 - 2Raith RoversSCD1

Recent respective form guides

St. Johnstone have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 4 conceded.

The away form of Raith Rovers is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Rovers have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.

St. Johnstone's 28 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Raith Rovers find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 19 games have yielded only 7 points.

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
St. Johnstone632110411
Raith Rovers6024172

FootyMad's prediction ...

Rovers 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 Unbeaten in the last 5 home games.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Raith Rovers Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 26 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 7 most recent games.