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Stirling Alb. travel to take on St. Johnstone at McDiarmid Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Binos will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 14 and win only 5 of the 26 games.
The last time the two teams met at St. Johnstone was more than a decade ago, in March 1997, 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: | |||||
| 1996/1997 | Sat 22 Mar | St. Johnstone | 1 - 1 | Stirling Alb. | SCD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 18 Jan | Stirling Alb. | 1 - 4 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 30 Nov | St. Johnstone | 5 - 0 | Stirling Alb. | SCD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 15 Oct | Stirling Alb. | 1 - 3 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 1987/1988 | Wed 01 Jul | Stirling Alb. | 0 - 6 | St. Johnstone | SCD2 |
| 1987/1988 | Wed 01 Jul | St. Johnstone | 1 - 1 | Stirling Alb. | SCD2 |
| 1987/1988 | Wed 01 Jul | St. Johnstone | 1 - 0 | Stirling Alb. | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
St. Johnstone have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Saints, with 5 goals against.
Stirling Alb. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Binos's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
St. Johnstone's 1 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Stirling Alb. see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, showing a record of 1 points from their 1 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 13 |
| Stirling Alb. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Stirling Alb. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why St. Johnstone may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St. Johnstone | 9 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Stirling Alb. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 7 games since last defeat. |