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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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2003, the Saints carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | St Johnstone | 1 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 04 Mar | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 1 | St Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 16 Nov | St Johnstone | 0 - 2 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Sep | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 0 | St Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 25 Mar | St Johnstone | 1 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 14 Jan | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 3 | St Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 19 Nov | St Johnstone | 1 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
St. Johnstone have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 9 conceded.
The away form of Ayr Utd. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Honest Men have hit 4 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
St Johnstone see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division One, showing a record of 10 points from their 7 games played so far, Ayr Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Bells Scottish Division One with a return of just 6 points from their 7 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St Johnstone | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 12 |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
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 | 8 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Ayr Utd. | Not won in previous 8 away matches. |