FootyMAD's St. Johnstone match preview

Last updated : 23 April 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Ayr United v St. Johnstone fixture

Ayr Utd. prepare to entertain St. Johnstone at Somerset Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Honest Men are clearly on top, having won 28 and lost only 13 of the 55 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Somerset Park 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 14 FebSt. Johnstone3 - 0Ayr Utd.SCD1
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

Recent respective form guides

Ayr United's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Honest Men's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

St. Johnstone's away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Saints's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.

Ayr Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Bells Scottish Division One with a return of just 25 points from their 32 games thus far. St. Johnstone are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 55 points from 32 games.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Ayr Utd.6123795
St. Johnstone6231879

FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing seems to be going right for the Honest Men at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Saints come away with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Ayr Utd. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
St. Johnstone Undefeated in last 5 away games.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.