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Brechin face a trip to St. Johnstone at McDiarmid Park on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The City will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 8 and win only 3 of the 14 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Brechin inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Saints in a Scottish Challenge Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 26 Aug | St Johnstone | 1 - 2 | Brechin | SCC |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 14 Aug | Brechin | 3 - 2 | St Johnstone | SCC |
| 1930/1931 | Sat 30 Dec | St Johnstone | 1 - 0 | Brechin | SC2 |
| 1930/1931 | Sat 30 Dec | Brechin | 3 - 5 | St Johnstone | SC2 |
| 1931/1932 | Sat 30 Dec | St Johnstone | 3 - 1 | Brechin | SC2 |
| 1931/1932 | Sat 30 Dec | Brechin | 0 - 1 | St Johnstone | SC2 |
| 1954/1955 | Sat 30 Dec | St Johnstone | 3 - 0 | Brechin | SC-B |
Recent respective form guides
St. Johnstone's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Saints's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Brechin's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the City have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
St Johnstone's 4 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Brechin find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 3 games have yielded only 0 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St Johnstone | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
| Brechin | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Saints, as the City have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St Johnstone | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Brechin | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |