FM Preview: St. Johnstone v Rangers 30 Mar 2010

Last updated : 29 March 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 Tuesday evening, determined to keep up their impressive record at the venue, having pummelled their opponents 35 times out of 50.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Rangers inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Saints in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
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
2006/2007Wed 08 NovRangers0 - 2St. JohnstoneSLGC
2003/2004Wed 03 DecRangers3 - 0St. JohnstoneSLGC

Recent respective form guides

St. Johnstone have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 5 conceded.

The The Gers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the The Gers, and 4 goals against.

St. Johnstone see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 35 points from their 30 games played so far, Rangers are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 29 games giving them a return of 70 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
St. Johnstone6213587
Rangers641113613

FootyMad's prediction ...

The Gers's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with St. Johnstone, believes the FootyMad team. Away win

Sequence statistics:
St. Johnstone Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Rangers 5 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.