Merson's predictions
Sky Sports' Paul Merson is back to look ahead to another round of Premier League fixtures as the title race hots up.
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League Table & Stats
 Scotland Division One (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Rangers | 34 | 1.91 | 51 | L2-5 | L0-1 | |
| 2 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 1.71 | 50 | D1-1 | D2-2 | |
| 3 | Third Lanark | 34 | 1.25 | 42 | L3-4 | L2-4 | |
| 4 | Celtic | 34 | 1.39 | 39 | W2-1 | D1-1 | |
| 5 | Motherwell | 34 | 1.23 | 38 | W2-1 | L0-2 | |
| 6 | Aberdeen | 34 | 1.00 | 36 | W2-1 | L2-4 | |
| 7 | Heart of Midlothian | 34 | 0.96 | 34 | L2-3 | L1-3 | |
| 8 | Hibernian | 34 | 0.96 | 34 | W2-0 | L1-3 | |
| 9 | Dundee United | 34 | 1.03 | 33 | L0-2 | W2-0 | |
| 10 | Dundee | 34 | 1.15 | 32 | D1-1 | L1-2 | |
| 11 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 0.85 | 32 | W2-1 | L0-3 | |
| 12 | Dunfermline Athletic | 34 | 0.80 | 31 | W2-1 | L1-5 | |
| 13 | Airdrieonians (old) | 34 | 0.86 | 30 | D2-2 | L0-3 | |
| 14 | St Mirren | 34 | 0.91 | 29 | D1-1 | D0-0 | |
| 15 | St Johnstone | 34 | 0.75 | 29 | |||
| 16 | Raith Rovers | 34 | 0.69 | 27 | L0-2 | W3-1 | |
| 17 | Clyde | 34 | 0.71 | 23 | D2-2 | D0-0 | |
| 18 | Ayr United | 34 | 0.63 | 22 | W4-1 | W1-0 | |
| St Johnstone | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 15th | 13th | 15th |
| Played | 34 | 17 | 17 |
| Won | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Drawn | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Lost | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 10th | 11th | 11th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-2-2 | 2-3-1 | 1-2-3 |
| Goals (F-A) | 11-13 | 12-9 | 5-13 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 17th | 14th | 18th |
| Goals scored | 47 | 30 | 17 |
| Failed to score | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Since failing to score | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 9th | 11th | 8th |
| Goals conceded | 63 | 29 | 34 |
| Clean sheets | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 14th | 14th | 14th |
| Goal difference | -16 | +1 | -17 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 16th | 13th | 18th |
| Goal total | 110 | 59 | 51 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 21 | 11 | 10 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | won last game | ||
| Home | lost last game | ||
| Away | won last game | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 3-2-5 | 3-2-2 | 1-1-3 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 9-7 | 6-3 | 3-7 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W2-1 |
W2-1 |
L0-3 L1-3 L2-4 more |
| Occurence | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| St Johnstone | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Division One (old) | 15th | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 63 | -16 | .431 |
| Scottish FA Cup | First Round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 | .375 |
| Scottish League Cup | Preliminary Round | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | .438 |
| TOTAL | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 65 | 78 | -13 | .420 | |