St Mirrenvs.St Johnstone

The hosts are seventh in the table with 30 points from 24 matches, while the visitors are at the bottom of the standings with just 18 points from 24 league outings.

Match preview

St Mirren came into the 2024-25 season aiming for a third successive top six finish in the Scottish Premiership, having finished sixth in 2022-23 and fifth in 2023-24.

They are currently in the race to place inside the top six, currently seventh in the table and only behind sixth-placed Hibernian on goal difference, but Stephen Robinson may feel his team could be higher in the rankings if not for several periods of inconsistency.

Their season has been marked by streaky runs, from starting the campaign with just two wins, two draws and six defeats in their first 10 to winning three and drawing one in the following four.

That pattern has continued as the season has progressed, with St Mirren subsequently losing two in a row before winning three, losing four and now heading into this one having won their last two.

Looking to keep their winning run going, St Mirren should be confident of securing all three points on Saturday, with St Johnstone sitting rock bottom of the table.

The visitors are 12th in the standings with just 18 points from 24 games, after five wins, three draws and 16 defeats, leaving them a significant seven points behind 11th-placed Kilmarnock.

However, Simo Valakari's men did bring an end to a dismal nine-game winless run by beating Motherwell 1-0 in the Scottish Cup, and they built on that result with another win over the Steelmen in their last outing, a 2-1 win in the league.

Hoping those results can serve as a catalyst in their fight to survive relegation, St Johnstone will be looking to defeat St Mirren on the road for the first time since May 2021.

St Mirren Scottish Premiership form:

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St Mirren form (all competitions):

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St Johnstone Scottish Premiership form:

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St Johnstone form (all competitions):

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Team News

St Mirren will be without the services of Alex Iacovitti (hamstring), Charles Dunne (hamstring) and Conor McMenamin (calf) due to ongoing injury issues.

On the back of two successive victories, Robinson may decide to name a similar starting 11 in this match, with a strike partnership of Toyosi Olusanya and Mikael Mandron expected to start.

As for St Johnstone, Uche Ikpeazu is yet to make an appearance this season and is not set to return to action until February, while Sam McClelland is also out with an Achilles tendon injury.

Following a brilliant 2-1 victory against Motherwell last time out, courtesy of goals in the 86th and 88th minutes, Valakari could name a similar starting team here.

St Mirren possible starting lineup:

Hemming; Fraser, Taylor, Gogic; Bwomono, Phillips, Boyd-Munce, O'Hara, Tanser; Mandron, Olusanya

St Johnstone possible starting lineup:

Fisher; Wright, Sprangler, Mikulic; Curtis, Kucheriavyi, Holt, Douglas; Carey, Griffith; Kirk

We say: St Mirren 2-0 St Johnstone

Written by

Ellis Stevens

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