ST Johnstone welcome Falkirk to McDiarmid Park on Saturday afternoon for a Premiership Regular Season fixture that carries genuine table significance for both sides. Sitting seventh with seven points from six matches, the hosts hold a two-point advantage over their visitors, who occupy tenth place with five points from the same number of outings.
Falkirk sit in the bottom third of the twelve-team table, having won once, drawn twice and lost three times across their opening six matches. Their goals record reads five scored and eight conceded. Despite that overall standing, their recent form has shown signs of steadiness, with five points gathered from their last five matches — a run that included a victory over Heart of Midlothian and draws against Dundee United and Motherwell.
ST Johnstone are placed mid-table, with two wins, one draw and three defeats to their name so far this season. They have scored eight goals and conceded nine. The hosts have taken four points from their last five matches, a sequence that included a win over Hibernian and a draw at Dundee, alongside defeats to Celtic, Heart of Midlothian and St Mirren.
Falkirk's five form points from the last five matches edges ahead of ST Johnstone's four across the same period, giving the visitors a measure of recent momentum heading into the fixture. Nevertheless, it is ST Johnstone who carry the superior table position into Saturday's match.
The two-point gap between seventh and tenth place in the twelve-team Premiership table keeps the stakes firmly in focus at McDiarmid Park, with both sides having played six matches apiece heading into this fixture.