FM Preview: St. Johnstone v Rangers 29 Dec 2010

Last updated : 28 December 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the St. Johnstone v Rangers fixture

Rangers face a trip to St. Johnstone at McDiarmid Park on Wednesday evening, determined to keep up their impressive record at the venue, having pummelled their opponents 35 times out of 51.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2010, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 28 AugRangers2 - 1St. JohnstoneSPL
2009/2010Tue 30 MarSt. Johnstone4 - 1RangersSPL
2009/2010Wed 03 FebRangers2 - 0St. JohnstoneSLGC
2009/2010Sat 12 DecRangers3 - 0St. JohnstoneSPL
2009/2010Sat 17 OctSt. Johnstone1 - 2RangersSPL
2008/2009Tue 13 JanSt. Johnstone0 - 2RangersSFAC
2007/2008Sun 20 AprSt. Johnstone1 - 1RangersSFAC

Recent respective form guides

St. Johnstone's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Saints have scored 7, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Rangers however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the The Gers, and 7 goals against.

St. Johnstone see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 18 points from their 17 games played so far, Rangers are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 16 games giving them a return of 41 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
St. Johnstone6213397
Rangers632111611

FootyMad's prediction ...

The Gers have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from McDiarmid Park with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics:
St. Johnstone Been beaten in each of their previous 4 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Rangers Undefeated in last 5 away games.
4 games since last defeat.