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Dunfermline A. prepare to entertain St. Johnstone at East End Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Pars are clearly on top, winning 52.31% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at East End Park was earlier this season, with St. Johnstone inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Pars in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 07 Apr | St. Johnstone | 0 - 0 | Dunfermline A. | SCD1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 01 Nov | Dunfermline A. | 1-2 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 16 Aug | St. Johnstone | 0 - 3 | Dunfermline A. | SCD1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | St. Johnstone | 1 - 1 | Dunfermline A. | SCD1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Jan | Dunfermline A. | 0 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 25 Nov | Dunfermline A. | 2 - 3 | St. Johnstone | SCC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 10 Nov | St. Johnstone | 0 - 0 | Dunfermline A. | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Dunfermline Athletic need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Pars have scored 4, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
St. Johnstone's away form is none too clever either, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Saints's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Dunfermline A. see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, showing a record of 41 points from their 31 games played so far, St. Johnstone are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, with their 31 games giving them a return of 53 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dunfermline A. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at East End Park for the Pars and the Madmen are unable to see past St. Johnstone claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dunfermline A. | Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| St. Johnstone | Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |