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Brechin City face a trip to St. Johnstone at McDiarmid Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The City will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 10 and win only 3 of the 17 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with St. Johnstone running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 03 Dec | Brechin City | 1 - 4 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Oct | St. Johnstone | 3 - 1 | Brechin City | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Brechin City | 0 - 2 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | St. Johnstone | 2 - 2 | Brechin City | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 16 Nov | Brechin City | 0 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | St. Johnstone | 3 - 1 | Brechin City | SCD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 26 Aug | St. Johnstone | 1 - 2 | Brechin City | SCC |
Recent respective form guides
St. Johnstone losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. These low-scoring games have seen just 4 goals scored and conceded.
The away form of Brechin City is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the The City have hit 4 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
St. Johnstone are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 41 points from 24 games. Brechin City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 24 games have yielded only 9 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Brechin City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Saints, as the The City have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St. Johnstone | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Brechin City | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 12 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |